My brother Andrew is cooler than me. He is effortlessly popular, a great athlete, and an amazing crooner on the guitar. He has lived in eight countries, many of which have State Department travel advisories, and one of which still has a problem with cannibals. He can grow a sick beard. He was here last […]

In the last couple posts, we have learning something interesting about you.  It turns out that we get way more views when we either (1) yell at each other in public, or (2) write a listicle.  So, I guess you can expect more of that, you Buzzfeed-loving monsters. Before returning to our normal beat (cheese […]

Last time, I wrote about the major inconvenience of Norwegian living. Today, I wanted to tell you about some of the delightful everyday conveniences that make Norway the happiest country on Earth. The bread slicer Have you ever wanted to buy really nice bread for sandwiches, but were discouraged because it wasn’t sliced? Or, did […]

Yesterday, Allison wrote a whole post based on the premise that Cold is Bad, and Hot is Good.  This is a terrible opinion. Do you like being somewhat sticky even when there are no children around?  Do you enjoy avoiding your friends and family because you smell like a horse, and it’s only 9:30 am?  Do […]

I have never been very adept at dealing with the cold. For most of my life this hasn’t been a problem, since North Carolina gets approximately 4 weeks of “cold” weather per year, and it’s possible to just suffer through it without developing any kind of strategy. After a trip to Vermont with my college […]

Back to the vacation! The day after Trolltunga, we were pretty sore (the last downhill had been brutal), and had a quiet day at our hostel.  The highlight of the day for me was a full exploration of the breakfast buffet, including the three kinds of pickled fish and the tube of caviar paste.  Allison […]

We’ll get back to pictures from our vacation in a bit, but first, some news.  Today Gavin and I applied for one-year residency in Norway. We began the process before we left, which involved gathering every official document we’ve ever been issued, making sure they were extra official (by getting an internationally-accepted apostille stamp), and […]

Gavin’s love of fjords is one of the main reasons why we’re here. So naturally our first priority upon arrival was to go hiking in some fjords. The Hardangerfjord is in southern Norway and is home to the Trolltunga (troll tongue), one of the most popular hikes in Norway, a 9-10 hour trek up to a […]