I have gotten some recent news – I was offered a stipend in order to become a research fellow/PhD candidate at UiB. I am absolutely thrilled and I look forward to the project very much. Sadly, it also means I must say “ha det, blog” (thanks to my friend Lynn for that perfect title!) or…
Category: Norway
Activities, Bergen, Bergen Cultural Events, Christmas, Culture, Holidays, International Student Life, Norway, Norwegian culture
God Jul 2017
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It’s that time of year again, Happy Holidays everyone! This will be my second Christmas actually spent in Norway, so I have learned a few things about how it is celebrated here, but I am sure I will discover new things this year. For those of you staying in town for the holidays, or those…
Activities, Bergen Cultural Events, Christmas, Enrichment, Events, Frivolity, Holidays, Norway, Norwegian culture, Volunteer
What not to miss – culture
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Your study abroad experience is finite. Do you want to know what aspects of Norwegian culture that you shouldn’t miss while you are here? Always a subjective subject, but perhaps some suggestions can get you started! Cultural Experiences Of course, you have no doubt explored some food, and you already have learned the Norwegian art of gearing up and…
Arrivals, Beer, Bergen, Bergen Cultural Events, Culture, Enrichment, Events, Food, Frivolity, Holidays, Housing, International Student Life, International Students, Norway, Norwegian culture, Practicalities, Sports
Building your Study Abroad Experience: Guide to settling into Bergen
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Hei! A huge welcome to all the new international students this Fall! I hope you are getting settled, exploring Bergen, and not letting a little rain stop you from having fun so far. If you saw me at the Welcome Programme, you know I think the keys to building a great study abroad experience in…
Arrivals, Bergen, International Student Life, International Students, Money matters, Music, Norway, Planning arrival, Practicalities, Student life
Getting here August 2017
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Activities, Arrivals, Bergen, Culture, Enrichment, Events, International Student Life, International Students, Introductory Programme, Norway, Norwegian culture, Norwegian natives, Planning arrival, Practicalities, Student life, Student Organizations, Welcome Programme
Welcome Programme August 2017
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Hei hei everybody! (This is the doubled up extra-friendly version of “hei”, which of course means “hi” in Norsk) The August 2017 Welcome Programme starts on Thursday 10 August! It is a hugely beneficial part of your start at UiB, and probably one of the first things you’ll do here apart from getting yourself to Bergen and to…
Activities, Bergen, Bergen Cultural Events, Culture, Enrichment, Events, International Student Life, Norway, Norwegian culture, Relaxation, Volunteer
Volunteer
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In response to a recent question I received on a different blog post, I thought it might be helpful for current and incoming students alike to have a master-post on volunteering in Norway. Volunteering is a pretty big part of Norwegian life, so here’s a post with the whys, the wheres, and the hows about the importance…
Bergen, Bergen Cultural Events, Holidays, International Student Life, Norway, Norwegian culture
It’s Christmas, it’s Christmas, in Norway
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Happy Holidays everyone! In honor of Christmas time I thought I’d share with you all some things I’ve learned from the first Christmas I’ve actually gotten to spend in Norway. God Jul (Merry Christmas). Photo: Stand Hiestand After my first taste of pinnekjøtt and getting a bit confused about what constitutes the first, second, and third day…
Academics, Arrivals, Beer, Bergen, Bergen Cultural Events, Culture, Enrichment, Food, Frivolity, Hiking, Norway, Outdoors
I’m coming to Bergen! Now what? 2017
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Hei! A huge welcome to all the new international students arriving in Bergen for UiB courses! Maybe you’ve seen the weather and wondered if anyone leaves their home. Maybe you’re ready to get out and make some new Norwegian or international friends. Maybe you’re wondering what to do, where to go, how to meet these…
Activities, Bergen Cultural Events, Enrichment, Events, International Student Life, International Students, Norway, Norwegian culture, Norwegian natives
Brann, “we are so good that it is almost not possible”
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Today’s blog focuses on the 16 of May football (that’s soccer for the two Americans or Aussies in the audience, but the Aussies already knew of course). This year, I got to go to my very first Brann (Bergen’s team) football game accompanied by Marianne, the Norwegian blogger – and it happened to be the…