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Nikki

Posted in Christmas Special on 5 January, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Before I return to Japan I have one more thing to introduce from Norway, and that’s my pet ferret Nikki. She was the most wonderful companion true seven and a half year and will be deeply missed.
28/04/01 – 05/01/09
 

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Trondheim and New Years Eve

Posted in Christmas Special on 3 January, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Wednesday 31/12:
After Christmas comes New Years Eve, so I guess you all have figured out what this post is gone be about. I am gone add in some information about Trondheim also, the town where I study and second home to me.
I have a lot of my friends in Trondheim, so we all ended up [...]

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Norwegian Christmas

Posted in Christmas Special, Japanese Culture on 28 December, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Tuesday 23/12 – Friday 26/12:
Now Christmas is nearing the end and things are calming down, so I have time to write a bit in my blog again. I think I am gone use a lot of the pictures I took, to show how a Norwegian Christmas is. Here we go.
First I have to note that [...]

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More about “Drekkedagsnatta”

Posted in Christmas Special on 24 December, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Monday 22/12:
I didn’t find any sweet potatoes. Norway is such a small place that way. But I am pretty sure I could have found some in some of the bigger stores or in the immigrant stores, so we are not that bad. We had “pinnebrød”, or stick bread instead, which is a special Norwegian food [...]

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“Vintersolverv”, baking and “Drekkedagsnatta”

Posted in Christmas Special on 23 December, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Monday 22/12:
Yesterday was the shortest day in the year. “Vintersolverv” we call it here. The day was officially around six hours long around where I live, but most likely shorter because of the hills. From now one it will increase with about seven minutes a day, so today won’t be much longer. Actually it is [...]

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Anko

Posted in Christmas Special, Food on 19 December, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Thursday 18/12:
Yes, today I woke at five only, so I am improving. Since last time I have had a little anko party, with the eatable おみやげ/omiyage/souvenirs I broth back from Japan. Again, anko is the sweet bean paste I have mentioned in the Norwegian part of this blog before, and a traditional Japanese sweet. They had [...]

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Back in Norway

Posted in Christmas Special on 18 December, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Thursday 18/12:
Its time for the Christmas Special! While I am back, here in Norway I will write in English, introducing my home country and my life here.
As the title of this post says I have just arrived back home, and I am pretty confused due to jetlag. First I didn’t sleep at all almost one [...]

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