I knew that the day would come after I had been in Oslo a couple of weeks that my beautiful acrylic nails would fall off…and sadly that day has come.
The worst part is there is no hope of getting my nails done here. Not because they don’t do it, they do. But because instead of [...]

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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 I [...]

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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 [...]

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A couple of weeks before I left for Norway, I came across a website that I was going to share with all the expats out there in the world called Expat Essentials. But I didn’t have time then, and was reminded again of the site when I was so excited to find an [...]

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I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be;for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. ~Martha Washington
An article I just read has some great advice for key things to keep in [...]

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