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1 Aug 2026 · Life in Norway

The Day Before Japan, My Flight Got Cancelled

The morning before my solo trip to Japan, the airline cancelled my flight. Here is what actually happens when that goes wrong: your rights, the fre...

25 Jul 2026 · Life in Norway

I Didn't Choose Norway, Norway Chose Me

Exactly 15 years ago today, I landed in Oslo, three days after the country's darkest day. I never really chose Norway. This is the story of how Nor...

Life in Norway

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Fifteen years in, still taking notes. The costs, the systems, the winters, and the everyday life between them.

  1. The Japan Systems That Just Worked (and the One Thing I Got Wrong) 17 Aug 2026
  2. The Day Before Japan, My Flight Got Cancelled 01 Aug 2026
  3. I Didn't Choose Norway, Norway Chose Me 25 Jul 2026
  4. Sykepenger: How Sick Pay Works in Norway (and My 50 Weeks on It) 08 Jul 2026
  5. My Third Apartment in Norway, and Why I Always Buy Brand New 05 Jul 2026

A tourist in my own city

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One real day out in Oslo per post: honest verdicts, real prices, my own photos. Some days famous, some days very local.

  1. Sales Season and a Classic Walk to the Palace 11 Jul 2026
  2. 25,000 Steps and Zero Plans 05 Jul 2026

My unexpected journey

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I planned to travel the world, life gave me cancer. The whole story, from the first suspicion to where I am now, written as it happened. New here? Start with chapter 1.

  1. Ch. 01 So, breast cancer has come into my life 😏 31 Jul 2024
  2. Ch. 02 The diagnostic process of my breast cancer (part 1) 02 Aug 2024
  3. Ch. 03 The diagnostic process of my breast cancer (part 2) 06 Aug 2024
  4. Ch. 04 My breast cancer diagnosis and treatment plan 11 Aug 2024
  5. Ch. 05 My Egg Freezing Journey During Cancer Treatment (Part 1) 17 Aug 2024
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  • How I spend my income in Oslo
About this blog
"I moved to Norway in 2011 to study. To be honest, I didn't choose Norway passionately, it's more like Norway chose me."
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