Robinson Reality TV Series in Norway Posted by kari on Nov 4, 2010
Have you seen ´Survival?´ If so, you would recognize ´Robinsonekspedisjonen´as Norway´s version of this reality show. Norway obtained the rights to air their own version of the show in 1999 after its success in Denmark and Sweden. It is aired on TV3. As you might imagine, the name derives from Robinson Crusoe and Swiss Family…
Curse words in Norwegian Posted by kari on Nov 2, 2010
Although I am fairly well versed in Norwegian banneord (curse words), I’m going to try my best not to share them all with you in this post, for I feel it may be inappropriate? I’ll probably slip out a few though, so på forhånd (in advance), pardon my -ahem- norsk😉 Think about your own…
Fall food in Norway-Høstmat i Norge Posted by kari on Oct 29, 2010
While I have yet to experience an entire høst in Norway, I have been fortunate enough to enjoy mat that Norwegians typically enjoy at this time of year. The Norwegian National Dish is fårikål-lamb and cabbage stew. It is enjoyed at other times of the year as well and prepared in different ways, but is…
Haunting in Norway Posted by kari on Oct 28, 2010
Now that Halloween is just around the corner and I have, as I write this, friends exploring an old abandoned farm house which was the site of brutal murders a century ago, I thought it would be a good time to do a little research on spøkelser (ghosts) in Norway. Oh, and that´s not…
Norwegian first names-norske fornavn Posted by kari on Oct 26, 2010
Now that you have learned about norske etternavn, it only makes sense to learn about norske fornavn. There are many different origins of norske fornavn, such as biblical, historical, mythological, descriptive, or place-related. Nearly every navn has a meaning which can be understood in most cases by simply picking up an ordbok (dictionary) or a bibel…
Norwegian last names-norske etternavn Posted by kari on Oct 21, 2010
You may wonder why so many people with Scandinavian heritage have an etternavn (last name or surname) that ends in ‘son’ or ‘sen.’ There is a very simple answer and you will be much less perplexed to know the story behind the billion Johnsons of Olsons you know. Ok, maybe you don’t know that many…
Kristiansand Posted by kari on Oct 18, 2010
I´ve focused a lot of my writing energy on northern Norway lately since I was recently living there. Thus, I feel called to hone in on southern Norway now that it´s starting to get real dark up north:) My good friend from college is currently living in Kristiansand. I was with her in Bergen right…