Archive for the year 2010
Døgnvillfestival Posted by kari on Sep 6, 2010
Wow. I am so glad I purchased a ticket for one night of Døgnvillfestival in Tromsø last night. Well worth the 669 NOK spent to hear Band of Horses and Prodigy, not to mention just oppleve (experience) Norway´s 3rd largest music festival. What a production! I think the music actually started mid-afternoon, but we stumbled…
Dialekta Posted by kari on Sep 1, 2010
Try not to be confused with the norsk I use in this post-I am intentionally using different dialects to expose you to what I hear on a daily basis:) I have written on this topic before and I´m sure I will again. I just find dialekter (dialects in traditional bokmål, dialekta i nord Norge for…
Norway-Land of the Red, Yellow, and White Houses Posted by kari on Aug 31, 2010
As I was walking to Tromsø sentrum yesterday, my eyes were drawn to the red and yellow everywhere. Red, yellow, and actually white-3 colors that one sees a lot of in every village, town, and city. White is the most popular color for houses, but the red and yellow come in second forsure. You rarely…
How to pronounce L in Norwegian Posted by kari on Aug 26, 2010
It has been requested that I write a post on hvordan bokstaven l uttales (how the letter l is pronounced). By the way, I like suggestions for writing material, so keep them coming! Thanks, Jens. Not only is it good to write more posts about pronunciation, but I was actually just thinking about l sounding…
The healthy Norwegian lifestyle Posted by kari on Aug 23, 2010
I have been meaning to write a post about this for a long time now. Uten tvil (Without a doubt) one of the first things I notice when I come to Norway is how sunn (healthy) most people seem to look. I´m pretty sure every day I have a deja vu experience-I see someone, man…
Norwegian Hospitality Posted by kari on Aug 19, 2010
I continue to be impressed and thankful for Norwegian gjestfrihet (hospitality). I really haven´t experienced anything like it. I made contact with a woman with whom I have mutual friends and colleagues from a previous job and from college. She lives here in Tromsø and she´s very familiar with where I come from. It´s times…
Gun politics in Norway Posted by kari on Aug 17, 2010
The reason this topic is on my mind is because I was at a skytebane (shooting range) the other day in Tromsdalen, just across the bridge from Tromsø. A friend saw the patch I received for completing firearms safety training in MN and asked if I´d like to try myself at leirduer (clay pigeons) here…