What is an Expat anyways?

“Restauration” – The little sloop that started it all

September 15, 2011 What is an Expat anyways?

“Restauration” – The “little ship that could” was the start of some 800,000 Norwegian immigrants that journeyed to America starting in 1825… But this story is more about an American expat’s chance encounter with a bautastein (monument stone) in a park and an entire day spent researching the internet to learn everything possible about that [...]

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Norwegian word of the day – “bobil”

September 13, 2011 What is an Expat anyways?

Today I started looking around the area and wondering where all of the RV’s that I see are coming from?  And as I started to approach drivers/owners to make inquiries and discovered that while 91% of all Norwegians are fluent in English, they had no idea what I meant when I said “RV” or “motorhome”!  [...]

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Stavanger Norway, Harbour & City Pictures

September 12, 2011 What is an Expat anyways?

Just some quick-n-dirty pictures of our first couple of days in and around the area… more to follow!

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Moving Day… Look out Norway, Here we come!

August 19, 2011 What is an Expat anyways?

Today we start our new life and adventure in Norway as we are moving overseas to the city called Stavanger, Norway.  Traci has taken a great job and I am going to contemplate being an exceptional house hubby. We are currently at 12k feet as Delta offers peanuts and cokes…           [...]

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