Monthly Archives: January 2018

Today we took the bus downtown again to pick up a few items and go to the library. Nora is not impressed by the bones on display in the library entrance. This space was the city hall in centuries past, … Continue reading →

I saw the headline in Aftenposten, Norway’s main newspaper, that Trump referred to <<drittlander>> and there was a picture of his meeting with the Norwegian prime minister. The real words were translated into “shit countries,” although what was said was … Continue reading →

Today, Ted and I took a walk to our old neighborhood and grocery store while the kids were in school, 20-30 minutes each way. Trondheim has a network of pedestrian/bike/ski routes that cut through neighborhoods off main roads. You occasionally … Continue reading →

The kids love the snow and it’s really not so cold, usually 20s to 30s F. It’s much drier overall than Corvallis, so we are adjusting with hand lotion! It’s also so darn icy outside. They put down gravel on … Continue reading →

With the kids going to school, we will settle into regular life. Ted also started teaching this week and it seems to be going well. All of the Norwegian professors and PhD students sit together and eat lunch every day, … Continue reading →

Anders og Nora går på skolen! We brought the kids to school for the first day this morning, in the dark, of course. Anders was excited and Nora was anxious. Their faces in the picture say it all. Everyone was … Continue reading →

Det snør! (It is snowing!) I had contacted the youth band in this area before we came (it’s not a school class like in the US), and they told us that they were having a “seminar” this weekend and that … Continue reading →

Today we took our first trip to the city center on the bus for the necessities: immigration, bus cards, phone cards, winter coat, housewares, game store, and the library. We did it all! It was one of those days, but … Continue reading →

It’s Day 2, and we are working on the jet lag. We had started shifting our wake-up and bedtimes before we left so we had a jump on it, but a 9-hour difference is a lot! We managed to stay … Continue reading →

Leaving home, we packed and re-packed our four suitcases to meet the standard 50-pound weight limit. Moving for 6 months, this is packing pretty light, but we could buy anything that we really need when we arrive. We also knew … Continue reading →