It looks adorable, doesn’t it? The charming old, quaint houses on a cobblestone side street. Almost like a colorful puzzle. This is an old photo I shot years ago when visiting a town in the northern part of Denmark. These homes are unique in American eyes, but for a Scandinavian…
You might wonder: Why? Why eat this, every single day?
The Norwegian tradition for this meal, called packed lunch goes way back. A slice or two of whole wheat bread, with cheese, jam, or liver paste topping it.
This lunch actually originates from a breakfast initiative named The Oslo Breakfast…
Last week, I wrote an article about a handful of odd American things I just don’t get, from the perspective of my Scandinavian lens. I included large car garages in my piece. You know, those suburban garages with room for two or three cars.
Many people gave me new insight…
Mindfulness is a buzzword these days and has been for some time. Only on this platform, there are 99K posts tagged #mindfulness. If I’m being honest, the idea of mindfulness can stress me out sometimes.
Reading about it can make me feel there’s supposed to be a manual on how…
By now, you probably know about my love for coffee. Nothing beats a high-quality coffee drink, whether it is a strong black coffee or an oat latte with an extra shot of espresso. …
Although I am coming up on my fifth year calling the United States home, there are some Scandinavian routines and things I hold dearly onto for all its worth and which I am not planning on letting go off anytime soon.
These are not grand things, but they all play…
It’s the season for new beginnings, new resolutions, new goals. It’s the time to push yourself, get better, improve. Sounds like January yet?
Pushing yourself is good to some extent, but even though we changed into a new year doesn’t mean your head and your body automatically follows. Resolutions may…
Take this photo, for example. Can you spot the dust from the lens I didn’t bother to remove before snapping the photo? It’s is also a little out of focus. Not a lot, but enough to notice if you were a professional photographer. It’s not a perfect photo, not by…
It’s no secret American and Scandinavian diets are very different. One of the meals I’d say differs the most is the first one of the day, breakfast.
In a Scandinavian breakfast, you’ll find crispbreads or dark slices of bread, often rye, with cheese, cucumber, peppers, or something colorful and healthy…
Within a decade, I managed to leave my homeland, come back, with a husband, and leave again. I left Norway for the United States twice, and I like to say I got the best of both worlds.
That being said, from time to time I feel those heartstrings pulling me…
