This year I want to improve my Norwegian. Thus far, I’ve been too tired for my Pimsleur lessons and too busy to attend a language course. Instead, I’ve been watching documentaries about Norwegian Olympic hopefuls on the national TV station, NRK. These shows are preferable to NRK’s primetime lineup, which seems no better than TV […]

Norway is on vacation. It’s likely that our American readers don’t really understand what this statement means. What we mean is, Norway is on vacation. The hospitality industry. The university. The immigration office. The police. The military. The landlords who could answer questions about our apartment. The administration who could fix our gym memberships. Customer […]

Disclaimer: Norway, we love you and hope this commentary is taken in the spirit of good-natured teasing that is intended. But, these taco shells are garbage 🙂 An unexpected cultural oddity is the role that the taco plays in Norwegian society. Tacos are based around the spices and produce available in a specific part of […]

We are incredibly lucky that Annalise has always been an amazing sleeper. As early as two months old, she was regularly sleeping seven hours per night. I don’t think we can credit our superior parenting; she’s just that kind of kid, though we also give some credit to the SNOO smart bassinet. On a typical […]

This is the first in a series where Annalise reviews things about Norwegian life. Today, the “Scandinavian sleep method.” Apparently there is a viral trend on a social media platform we don’t use that was profiled in the Washington Post: the “Scandinavian sleep method.” The concept is that two people share a bed with no […]