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Norwegian Christmas and Holiday Traditions

December 25th, 2010 · No Comments

For almost every country holidays are always a special time of year including Christmas. A traditional Christmas in Norway consists of many different events, rituals and traditions which help to bring families and communities close together. For many families in Norway they prefer a real pine or spruce tree over a store bought Christmas tree. [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday In Oslo · Norway · Other · Visiting Norway

Moving Is Not Easy

April 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments

After moving from the US to Norway, you all know that now I have moved to Germany. Making such big moves in just a few years is really exhausting. I know that the moving is not over for me, since we are in an apartment right now in Munich that is ‘temporary’. But we plan [...]

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Tags: Moving / Preperation · Moving Advice · Other

A Rainbow In Los Angeles

December 9th, 2009 · 11 Comments

Well, it hardly ever rains here in LA and when it does it is definitely a treat. Today it was raining and I was working on my computer at Starbucks and there was the most amazing rainbow in the sky. Rainbows in LA are even rarer than the rain. This rainbow caused all the employees [...]

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Tags: California · Other · Pictures

Fun For The Whole World

December 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments

You don’t have to speak a certain language. You don’t have to be from a certain place. It doesn’t matter if you are in Norway, India, Lithuania or California…its always really cool! That’s right, its the Rubik’s cube. It transcends language or culture and is fun for everyone. Check out this link to see a [...]

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