Archive for 'Culture'
Statens Kartverk-Norwegian Mapping Authority Posted by kari on Apr 20, 2011
Founded in 1773, Statens Kartverk is the Norwegian Mapping Authority. NMA is a public agency of the Ministry of the Environment responsible for Research and Development, surveying and mapping both land and sea, and generating and producing both digital and printed information (including loads of really cool maps). My dad and I traveled around Norway…
Språkrådet-the Norwegian Language Council Posted by kari on Apr 5, 2011
Since late in the 19th century, Norwegian language politics have been present, but it wasn´t until 2005 that the official Norwegian Språkråd as it exists today was established. The goal of the Council is that Norwegian will be present in all sectors of society and will continue to do so forever. Furthermore, English will not…
Wenche Foss-one of Norway´s pioneering actresses Posted by kari on Mar 31, 2011
Just 2 days ago, one of Norway´s leading actresses, Eva Wenche Steenfeldt-Foss, more commonly known as Wenche Foss, passed away. Foss was born in 1917 in Kristiania (the old name for Oslo), Norway to her mother, Alfhild and father, Christian (an engineer). Foss made her debut on the stage in her early 20s in an…
Cantus Choral Ensemble at Mindekirken in Minneapolis Posted by kari on Mar 8, 2011
I attended a superb concert yesterday at ‘den norske lutherske‘ (the Norwegian Lutheran) Mindekirken Church in Minneapolis yesterday. It was a nice blast from the past as I taught an adult Norwegian class there several years ago. Although it isn’t in the greatest location, the Church is beautiful. It was built in 1922 an…
Norwegian Street Food Posted by kari on Mar 1, 2011
I´m sure it seems odd to think about Norway as a place with a lot of street food. Before I lived there, I didn´t imagine there would would be so many options, nor did I think Norwegians would be keen on street food. Not the case at all! There are plenty of options for street…
The Christian Radich-Norwegian tall ship Posted by kari on Feb 27, 2011
I probably never would have heard of the Christian Radich were it not for my father whose dream it is to sail on this ship. The Christian Radich is a Norwegian full rigged ship with 3 masts that accommodate 27 sails (14, 600 square feet of sail!). The ship is 240 feet long including…
Norwegian kicksled history Posted by kari on Feb 20, 2011
I guess I have sledding on my mind. Maybe it´s because I have not gone sledding once this winter or maybe it´s because we are in the midst of another dumping of snow on our already snowy grounds here in MN. We enjoyed a few days of melting and puddles, to which I gladly…