Entries for May, 2009

Green Things

I have an addiction.  Anything green I have to point my camera at and shoot it.  Green absolutely fascinates me.  It’s not that I haven’t seen it before but there is just something about it that makes me feel… alive. With each photo I always remember the atmosphere, the air, the smell, the sun.  Each [...]

Lasting in Norway

When I first came here I was put in a group of immigrants to learn Norwegian.  It hadn’t occurred to me that I was actually an immigrant myself, so I thought it very weird to be mixed in with everyone else.  Americans, Brazilians, Vietnamese, Georgians, Puerto Ricans, English, Russians, Germans and even Australians were considered [...]

Pentecostal Pains

Being so close to nature, Norwegians have a very casual relationship with the weather. Here in the north we jokingly say that «we don’t call in the kids until she [the wind] starts stripping the off the rooftops». To a Norwegian there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. We know that [...]

Norwegian Houses

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Norwegian houses are very charming with their wooden panels and slate roofing. It is typical for a house to be painted a strong colour such as red, blue or yellow, but white is the most popular.

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