Home improvement in Norway. My experience on this do-it-yourself. A cultura norueguesa do faça você mesmo. Veja como eu entrei na dança.
“Are we painting the house this weekend”? My husband asked/suggested. I think the question was more when than if. “We’re painting… THE HOUSE”? I was so surprised. I’d been living in Norway for a year. I was getting familiar with the do it yourself culture. Norwegians are used to doing almost everything themselves. Making food, […]
Rjukan: mirrors that brought the sunlight to the city and WWII history. A cidade norueguesa que construiu espelhos pra trazer o sol.
Last year, we visited Rjukan, a city with historical importance from World War II and the extravagant mirrors. It’s much more than a typical cute Norwegian city with a beautiful landscape. Rjukan is located in a deep valley called Vestfjord, in Telemark. The city is surrounded by steep mountains. In the Winter, the sunlight doesn’t […]
The new “normal” life in Norway and Summer 2020. A nova vida “normal” na Noruega e as férias de julho.
We have gone through many changes since the lockdown was implemented in Norway, in March 12th. At first, it was a shock. This invisible enemy made us act weird. I had panic when I needed to do grocery shopping. Then my husband got in charge for such errands. It’s been almost three months and we […]
Cabin culture in Norway. Skal du på hytte?
If you have lived in Norway before Corona, you’ve probably seen dazzling faces on Friday at work, staring at the clock. And children been picked up earlier at school. Also after Corona, the traffic jam towards city exit heading the mountains (or seaside) on Fridays around 4.p.m. It means Norwegians are heading to the cabins. […]