An American In OsloAn American In OsloThis is about my life as an expat moving from the US to Norway. It is also about my travels around the world. Articles
One Summer A Long Time Ago
2008-05-12 08:19:00 One summer vacation a long time ago my family took this motor home (which I am convinced was possessed) from California to Canada. It was supposed to be the best summer vacation we ever had but everything that could go wrong did…believe me! We still managed to have a great time once we turned ... More About: Travel , Summer , Time , Long
This Theme Business?
2008-05-12 08:11:00 I am getting super tired trying to find a new theme for my blog. What I have right now, frankly is driving me nuts! I need help finding a great theme. I am just not happy with anything I look at. Oh well, I guess we’ll all just have to wait. Share This More About: Business , Theme
A Trip To Bangalore
2008-05-12 08:09:00 Well last Saturday was my first trip away from the ashram since I’ve been here. We went to Bangalore for the day. I was happy to go because I wanted to go grocery shopping and get a bunch of food. But the truth is that I really do not like Bangalore. It is just too ... More About: India , Trip , Ashram
Another Great Expat Interview?.A Norwegian In Australia!
2008-05-09 14:10:00 I have had this interview for a while now, and it got lost in the shuffle…but I was happy to rediscover this great interview with Bennie. Bennie is a Norwegian living abroad in Australia . I was really excited to do an interview with a Norwegian expat, being that I have been living in Norway ! So, read ... More About: Interviews , Great
A Good Deed
2008-05-09 14:06:00 Ready to do your good deed for the day? Well, today you have the opportunity to help someone win a $20,000 home makeover with Tayna Memme. Unfourtunately that winner will not be me…because I have no home to makeover! :) hahaha. So, want to know what all this is about? You can go right over ... More About: Good
Rome, Italy: The Food & Drinks
2008-05-04 12:21:00 “When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, thats AMORE…” Italians are famous for their pizza, pasta and wine. And lets just say that I had more than my share of all three of them while I was in Rome . Rome, as I’ve mentioned before, is insanely expensive. The only cheap thing we seemed ... More About: Travel , Food , Italy , Drinks
A Correction
2008-05-04 10:52:00 I was corrected on a mistake I made in a past post by a very helpful reader (thank you!). In my post “Rome, Italy: Our Accommodations And Our Arrival” I did not put the correct web address for the Hotel Giada (where we stayed while we were in Rome). I have corrected it now, and ...
Happy Mothers Day!
2008-05-04 08:17:00 You know that mothers day is right around the corner, and have to get your mom the perfect mothers day gift, right? Well, at least you can get her something….and what a better gift to give to your mom on mothers day than flowers! I know my mom loves flowers, and if I was not ... More About: Mothers Day , Happy , Mothers
Need A Laugh? Read This!
2008-05-02 19:14:00 To talk to aliens, just gaze at the stars… outside in your underwear. This will save them the trouble of having to remove your clothes should they decide to abduct you. :) I know that this has nothing to do with expat life, Norway, Lithuania or India (the kind of things I usually write about…BUT it ... More About: Other , Read , Laugh
You Should Have Seen My Smile!
2008-05-02 19:05:00 Oh you should have seen the big smile on my face last night! Why, you ask? Well because yesterday I discovered that they served us Spanish rice for dinner! AND it actually tasted like it! Usually we have white rice, some other colored rice, some white stuff (curd), some green mushy stuff and yellow mushy ... More About: Other , Smile
Very Brave
2008-05-02 19:00:00 So now that I have informed you of the monkey trouble we have here in India, I have to give an update. The monkeys are getting VERY BRAVE. This translates to mean that they are ganging up on you in groups to take whatever you have in your hands. They are so nuts! Sometimes I ... More About: Other
My Most Recent Comment?
2008-04-30 14:43:00 I have a strange request, but I just accidentally deleted my most recent comment. The person commented on my first post about my trip to Rome and corrected my wrong web address for the Hotel Giada. But of course, silly me, I deleted it and cannot get it back! Sorry…but please comment again, so I ... More About: Other , Recent , Comment
Blog Templates
2008-04-30 13:06:00 I have been searching Google up and down for a new blog template and can not find one that fits ‘my style’. Does anyone know where a good place to look for themes for my blog?? I am getting frustrated! Please let me know if you have any ideas at all! **Side note: Get great memory ... More About: Templates , Other , Blog
RSS Problems
2008-04-26 08:22:00 I have a problem with my RSS feed button on my page right now. I am so sorry, and will fix it as soon as possible. It seems, though, if you have already subscribed you should have no problem receiving the feeds. Its if you want to sign up for it that there seems to ... More About: Problems
Life Lock
2008-04-26 08:17:00 So sometimes it is important to go back to reality and check out certain things to protect ourselves in the real world (I say in the real world because its not ‘the real world’ here for me at the ashram in India). At the top of the Federal Trade Commission’s complaint list (and not just ... More About: Life , Other , Lock
Rome, Italy: Our Accommodations and Our Arrival
2008-04-25 20:09:00 Okay, so I know that it is high time to tell you all about my vacation to Rome , Italy ! So here is the first part about my trip to Rome:) Since we found cheap airline tickets about six hours before we actually left, we had very little time to find our accommodations in Rome. Rome is ... More About: Europe , Travel
Printing Problems??
2008-04-25 14:50:00 Everyone likes customizable products for themselves and also to give as gifts. They are more personal, and thoughtful than anything that you could just go and pick up at the store. Give a gift to yourself of some new personalized business cards to put a new look on the image of your company or try ... More About: Other , Problems , Printing
Attack Of The Scary Monkeys
2008-04-25 14:21:00 You know how when I was living in Norway, I wrote about the weather like ten times a day (practically)? Well, now that I’m in India, I think you will be hearing about the monkeys ten times a day. They are so crazy! I am sure to have many stories for you! Share This More About: Other , Scary , Monkeys , Attack
Hungry?
2008-04-25 12:35:00 Well, I guess I am not exactly starving…but coming to India for me is a big deal. Because (I am sorry, I am just going to say it) I hate Indian food. I do not even like how they cook white rice. I am dreaming of something non-vegetarian and anything besides curry and rice. I am ... More About: Other , Hungry
Popcorn? I wish!
2008-04-25 12:31:00 Well, well, well…If I have to do many more assignments where the keywords are food that I will not be able to see for three more months, I think it might make me a little crazy. Todays wonderful topic is popcorn machines which makes me think of popcorn and soda at the movies….and nachos, and candy, ... More About: Other , Popcorn
My Protectors!
2008-04-25 12:22:00 Here is a quick and short update for you on the overly friendly (aka attacking) monkeys I am living with here at the ashram in Penukonda, India! Now that I have made friends with the stray dogs (well, everyone ends up being friends with them - their so cute) they are helping protect me from the ... More About: Other
:)
2008-04-25 12:16:00 Its hot and I keep getting attacked by monkeys! But I am still alive, and I am here in India (dreaming of the cold Norwegian winter again!). I have been working on some posts about my trip to Rome and Portugal will be next. But as always, I ask you to bear with me through ... More About: Other
A New Place To Visit
2008-04-24 12:59:00 As all of my readers know, I am currently not in Norway but here in Penukonda, India. And I found a place that I want to tell you about.. it is the beautiful Shangri La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center. Of course, I bet you would suspect that this is a place somewhere in the ... More About: Other , Place , Visit
Monkey Business
2008-04-21 15:38:00 I have been thinking all day about posting about the animals that are all around here, at the ashram. But specifically about the monkeys. (Click on the images for bigger pictures) Why? Because they are so funny. They are very brave, will steal things out of your hands, take things from you and not give it ... More About: Pictures , Business , India , Monkey , Ashram
Hello From India :)
2008-04-19 09:12:00 Hi everyone! Just wanted to drop a quick note from Penukonda, India . It is HOT here! But I am surviving….you will hear more from me soon :) Share This More About: Other
One More
2008-04-16 22:29:00 I have one more assignment to do before getting a good nights sleep and going to the ashram tomorrow. I could not figure out how to integrate the words ?magnifying glasses? into my lovely articles. So bear with me as I finish my jobs for the night tonight before I go to bed and get ... More About: Other
Driving In Europe
2008-04-16 22:05:00 Okay my computer and internet are totally freaking out on me here and making this very difficult! I was just going to share with you that driving in Europe can be a very interesting experience. Weather you are in Norway or Portugal, it seems to be quite the action packed adventure ride to say the least. Thats ... More About: Driving , Other
Exercise, Exercise!
2008-04-16 21:57:00 So since I will be away from life in Norway for a few months and here in the heat of India, Marius and I have discussed many times how we can exercise while at the ashram. Basically it is so hot that it would be dangerous to go jogging around the ashram grounds, so he and ... More About: Exercise , Other
I?m Much More Prepared This Time?
2008-04-16 21:48:00 I’m much more prepared this time coming to India…for those evil mosquitoes! I had my mom send me a huge supply of wonderfully poisonous mosquito repellent for me to have at the ashram in India. They really got me last time and I went through a can of mosquito spray in just a week. ... More About: Time , Other
Around The World!
More articles from this author:2008-04-16 21:43:00 Well, I have to say that as tired as all this traveling has made me, I can not complain at all. I was in Portugal last week, and was at home in Norway for only three days (three rainy days….which translates into making laundry very difficult to dry!) and am already in India. I have not ... More About: World , Other , Around the world , The World 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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