What is it like to be a woman in Norway?
I was asked this question by a Brazilian friend who also lives in Norway. We’ll have a livestream together on March 8th, on Instagram. You can check it out by clicking here. Well, that question made me want to go a little deeper in history and nowadays. Norway is known for its advances in gender […]
My favorite places to bathe in Stavanger region.
It’s still Summer and the water temperature is around 20 degrees this week. I encourage you all who are here to bathe. In Brazil, I used to bathe and swim practically year round. I’m glad I still do it here in Norway. It’s Summer, I bathe. Once you are in the water, the experience is […]
The day I hiked the Pulpit Rock. Preikestolen was a breakthrough experience for me. O dia em que subi a Pedra do Púlpito foi um divisor de águas pra mim.
Pulpit Rock or Preikestolen is one of the most popular rocks in Norway. It has been crowned one of the most spectacular viewpoints by CNN Go and Lonely Planet. The rock is 640 meters over Lysefjord, a beautiful fjord in Norway’s Southwest coast. People from all over the world come specially in the Summer to […]
Spring effect on Norwegians.
You can’t say you know Norwegians if you haven’t spent a whole year with them. In Norway. The reason I say that is because they change personalities from Winter to Spring. It’s proven by NASA. Or should be. And I agree with them. In Brazil, the seasons are pretty much the same. We have change […]
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 […]