Monthly Archives: February 2018

School Report: The kids are happy to go to school every day, although they seem to get by without working too hard at Norwegian. They have friends who are more than happy to speak to them in English, and translate … Continue reading →

Observation 1: It saddens Anders to know that baseball is only represented by the Yankees (with a dash of Red Sox) in Europe. He noticed that there were only Yankees fans around town (with an occasional Red Sox fan), now … Continue reading →

Anders performed with Steindal Skolekorps at Trøndersk Mesterskap 2018 today, the Trønder regional band championships. Bands from all over the region came to compete, from little kids as young as 8 to adults. There were bands playing in 3 different … Continue reading →

  Ted at work: On Wednesday I tagged along with Ted to work so that we could go downtown to give yet more documents to the bank. His building is the same as it was 12 years ago, with the … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/26/reader-center/arctic-winter-night.html My friend Jenna shared this article with us, thinking of our long northern nights. It doesn’t feel so extreme here in Trondheim, especially when the days are getting longer. But stopping to reflect on it is valuable, while we … Continue reading →