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Episode 4 of the story about our move to Norway. I have moved to Bergen to attend graduate school. It is a change that impacts every facet of my life. Because of the pandemic my wife and I could not move here together (visa issues), so this is a chronicle of what I learned, what I experienced and how I grew to love my new life in Norway as I waited for her arrival.
This series chronicles my personal experiences along each step of the journey. Unfortunately, these are not "how to" videos. If you are looking for strategies to assist you on your own personal transition to Norway there are a number of outstanding online resources. First and foremost, I recommend the Life in Norway website (www.lifeinnorway.net/), and more specifically, their Moving to Norway section (www.lifeinnorway.net/moving-to-norway/). Author David Nikel has done a very thorough job of aggregating helpful links, and offers advice on navigating the system. It is updated regularly, and for Darcy and me the website has been an invaluable resource. I also recommend you stay on top of the news and events here. One source of solid information is The Local's Norway section (www.thelocal.no/). This is a subscription news service, but I find I refer to it daily -- both before I left and especially now that I live in the country. And for a fun and often insightful take on how an expat lives in Norway, check out the A Frog in the Fjord blog (afroginthefjord.com/). Lorelou Desjardins is a wonderful writer (her book by the same title is a really fun read) who documented her observations about her own transition to life in Norway with wit and charm. Don't forget to bookmark Norway's immigration website (udi.no/) as you will be there often throughout the process. There are many KZfaq resources that I leveraged (like the channels @YourWay2Norway, @Namaste from Norway, @Simon Braeck) but the links above are the ones that helped me create a strategy for making the transition. I hope this helps you.
Music from Epidemic Sound
Even If the Sky Is Falling Down
Every Day
City of Mine
Honey Harbour
Spin for Me
Your Turn
Backpack - Peak Design I mention this because I swear, it is in almost every shot.
I should also mention the blue checked shirt because I never realized until editing that it has become my favorite shirt.
Timestamps
00:00 Cold open
00:11 Intro
01:48 Unpacking the Beast
03:23 Smoke test
04:27 The Norwegian process
07:00 Why move to Norway?
08:03 University life at UiB
09:22 The digital desert
10:18 Going solo at home
11:25 Remote connections
12:25 The reunion - train to Oslo