The Next Choral Project

I have joined a choir where male and female singers from different choirs have come together for only one reason, i.e. to give a tribute to Simon&Garfunkel. After 2 weekends of rehearsals (I only participated in the first one) and a couple of extra rehearsals, we will give a “best of”-concert on April 2nd. If [...]

Between Jobs

Now it’s final! I handed in my keys yesterday and took the courageous step out of the clinic that has been my “work home” for the past 3,5 years. On Monday Nov 1st I will step into a new world with new colleagues and challenges. Exciting but also a bit scary. I am still gonna [...]

Lovely Fall

Another day at the Oslofjord with my kayak, paddling and struggling against wind and rough sea. We had a nice break at Bygdøy (just outside the Norwegian Maritime Museum) – on a bench in the sun with coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

My fingers were frozen as we started the return trip despite the coffee and [...]

Sunday Hiking

After almost 3 years in our new house, we have finally started to explore the green hills and forests surrounding the south-eastern parts of Oslo. Two sundays in a row we have been hiking in the woods. As a girl from the westcoast, I try to accustome myself to walking and never reaching a mountain [...]

Sunday-Kayaking

We try to go on kayak tours on weekends, especially when the weather is nice. Yesterday we had a terrific tour in splendid weather, nice temperatures above (approx. 27C) as well as below (approx. 20C) the water surface, but we had to struggle hard against the wind to get across the fjord. On fine-weather-days the [...]