Have you ever bathed in a Norwegian lake or fjord? Já nadou nos lagos e fiordes da Noruega?
It’s Summer in Norway. The sun is warm, there’s no wind, sea water temperature is at its highest (20C). As a result: All Norway bathes. I live in Stavanger, which is located at the Southwest coast of Norway. The whole West coast has beautiful beaches, both open sea and in the fjords. The water is […]
Tips for socializing with your neighbors in Norway. Como fazer amizade com os vizinhos noruegueses.
If you want to make friends with Norwegians, you can start with your neighbors. A good relationship with the neighbors is valuable when you live abroad. Few years ago, I got sick and my husband was on a business trip. He called the neighbor next door, who went grocery shopping for me while his wife […]
How to know if Norway is the right place for you? Sinais de que a Noruega é o lugar certo pra você.
If you have just moved to Norway or is about to do it, it’s too soon to tell if Norway is the right place for you. The beginning is not actually how your life is going to be in the long run. My beginning was kind of hard. We arrived in the middle of the […]
Norwegians and waffles
Yes, Norwegians love waffles. The International Waffle Day (March 25th) is celebrated in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. It’s coincidentally also the Christians’ Feast of the Annunciation (commemorates the visit of the archangel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary). Waffles may not be originally from Norway, but they’ve found a good place in almost all Norwegians’ kitchens. […]
Corona quarantine in Norway from a Brazilian immigrant’s point of view.
Norway has just closed its doors, due to the spreading of Corona virus. It all began with a person who came back from China in the North of Norway. After that many people came from skiing trips to North of Italy. Now it’s coming from people who haven’t traveled. I see the closedown as necessary. […]
Why I’ve made Stavanger my home. It is much more than the Norwegian oil capital.
Stavanger is located at the Southwest coast of Norway. The city grew immensely after Norway’s blooming offshore oil industry in the late 60’s and 70’s. It’s today an international city, with almost 140.000 inhabitants. More than 10% of Stavanger population represents foreigners; mainly Polish and British. Stavanger is more than the Norwegian oil capital. It […]
My Barnehage word book for foreign parents in Norway.
As a mother who was raised in Brazil, I got confused when my kid started at kindergarten. It was a whole new world for me. I had passed Bergens test (a high level exam in Norwegian language), but kindergarten vocabulary is quite unique, and you don’t learn how to be a latin mom in Norway […]
My first time Ice skating in Norway.
When I was a child, I loved ice skating. We don’t have snow and ice in Brazil, but on Summer holidays, our biggest shopping center had an ice rink at the parking lot. I was there every year. First, I needed to hold the bars that surrounded the rink. After a few minutes I managed […]
Here comes the sun, Norway. Norwegians’ relationship with the sun.
When I was in high school in Brazil, a friend told me her parents had just been to Paris for the first time. It was Spring in France. They were very disappointed because instead of finding glamour, they saw many people sitting at parks, lifting their pants and skirts, rolling up their sleeves, in order […]
How volunteer work can help you integrate in Norway.
You can say Norway is moved by volunteer work. It pays essential contribution to all areas of your life. Health, education, integration, sports and many more. There are over 1300 volunteer organizations in Norway. Elders can get someone to visit them and bring them joy. Sports arrangements count on volunteers to hand out water, give […]