In Tromsø the sun officially returns from the long winter on the 19th of January.  However, we still can’t see it.  This is because the 19th is the first day the sun peeks back over the horizon.  However, because Tromsø is surrounded by mountains, the traditional ‘day of the sun’ is when you can see [...]

It’s been a rough weekend… and it’s not even over yet.  I didn’t think that this would be my first post about experiencing the medical system in Norway but it has to be, if not for information for our readers then for my own sanity. I’m a subconscious writer.  I always need to write things [...]

You know that feeling.  When you’ve had a hard day and you just want to escape.  Finally the day is over and you start driving.  The closer and closer you get, the more you start thinking about your plans for the weekend – doing absolutely nothing.  You make your last turn.  It is an old [...]

NOTE: Updates on immigration to Norway can be found below. When moving to another country there are many legal procedures you have to go through. This can be very daunting, especially when you don’t speak the language. I can understand why they use the term ‘alien’, because you can certainly feel like one. Being questioned [...]