January 2nd As my career aspirations are to go into advertising, I decided to pay close attention to how different countries executed their ads.  I honestly expected many of the advertisements to be done in a similar fashion as they are in the United States, with a taste of different culture of course.  What I […]

November 15th I have come to find that consumer protection is something I have taken for granted in the United States. Customer service, while sometimes a headache, can still work out well for the customer in the end.  This is not what I experienced while in Norway.  When attempting to purchase a bus ticket that […]

It’s hard to understand homesickness when you are in an incredible place with an amazing opportunity to see the World and the different perspectives in it.  You find yourself discovering who you are, who you want to be and how you plan to run your life once returning to the “real world”. Yes, this is […]

October 2 – October 3 We arrived a little before 22:00 at our hostel in Laerdal after Bergen and after the miserable night on the bus before, we were all exhausted and ready to go to sleep.  We got into our cabin, made our beds and watched a little bit of TV before crashing.  Sleep […]

September 30 – October 4 Each year, ESN Norway puts on a fjord adventure trip for all ESN students participating at Norwegian Universities.  Students from University of Agder campuses (Grimstad and Kristiansand), Stavanger and Bergen all traveled to Laerdal to see the city of Bergen and surrounding areas, like Flam. It was an incredible opportunity […]

September 18 Born and raised in Oregon, I am no stranger to hikes and appreciating nature.  Coming to Norway has shown me a whole new level of respect for nature and amazement at what the world looks like. Cheesy statement? Sure! But it’s very true. I’m constantly impressed at what there is to see here […]

September 17th There are many opportunities here to become more appreciative to nature as well as have fun with others who also appreciate natural views and historical towns.  It’s crazy how young the United States is compared to the countries over here in Europe and it’s awesome to think that there are people who have […]

September 3 I have been on a lot of hikes in my time and have always enjoyed seeing new scenery and experiencing new places. However, I doubt anything will surpass my most recent hike up Trolltunga in Hordaland, Norway. One of our buddies set up and organized a trip for forty-two of us to attempt […]

August 25 The Norwegian Society and Culture class that I am taking has to be the most interesting course I have enrolled in.  While there are some cultural similarities between Norway and the States, Oregon specifically, I am often intrigued by the pleasure they get out of simple actions.  Today’s class was a discussion, and […]

August 20, 2016 The Norwegian culture class I am taking got to go on a field trip to Blindleia in Lillesand which is a mere thirty minutes from my .  It is a waterway that connects to the ocean, surround by several small islands where very few people still live.  There are maybe twenty to […]