As an American that moved to Oslo, Norway….the costs of things here is painful. Everything is very expensive, its true. But there is one thing that I’ve found that although its expensive, it is actually very useful. Its the monthly metro pass. Now, please forgive me if certain details of this are not perfect, but [...]

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I have to let you all know, that tragically I was mistaken when I thought I could watch my beloved tv show Big Brother over the internet here in Norway. In a previous post (before I left home) I wrote that many American TV stations have websites where you can watch most of the popular [...]

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There are many surprises living in a new country and there is something that they do in Norway that I find very strange. When you go shopping at any store (grocery store, 7 eleven etc.) no matter what you buy, if you want a bag you have to pay extra. It is never included when [...]

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Its funny to come to another country like Norway and have an “outing” to a familiar place…like Ikea. So yesterday the event of the day was the trip to Ikea. And apparently here it is a big deal to go to Ikea. There are special bus stops around the city for the “Ikea” bus. And [...]

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