Category Archives: Personal

Blog of the Month – Expat-Blog.com

Posted on February 3, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

I am so happy to have been selected as the Blog of the Month at http://www.Expat-Blog.com! They have a featured blog every month, and this month I am it. How cool is that. I was surprised because there are so … Continue reading →

Posted in Norsk i Argentina, Noruega en Argentina, Norway in Argentina, Personal | 16 Comments

Expat Blogs

Posted on January 25, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

I don’t really use the term expat about myself, as to me it refers more to people who have been sent to another country by their companies and that often lead a rather privilieged lifestyle. I guess that technically, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Buenos Aires, Canuelas, Norsk i Argentina, Noruega en Argentina, Norway in Argentina, Personal | 2 Comments

A day in the life of…

Posted on January 18, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

Today is a day of records: the hottest day since I came to Argentina (and probably some kind of record for today’s date), the most people we have had in the hotel sleeping – 27, maybe the biggest lunch we … Continue reading →

Posted in Campo, Canuelas, Hotel, Norsk i Argentina, Personal | 6 Comments

Happy New Year – Feliz año nuevo – Godt nyttaar!

Posted on January 2, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

I am off to a slightly disorderly start here – yesterday, on January 1st, I posted about planning a trip, and today I am saying happy new year. Oh well! I can always go back and change the dates. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Norsk i Argentina, Personal, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

Argentina Beach Vacation

Posted on January 1, 2014 by noruegaenargentina

January is the big vacation month in Argentina and people flock to the seaside. No wonder with the high temperatures and the often inadequate infrastructure that leaves some city dwellers without electricity for weeks at a time. This has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal, Travel | 4 Comments

Feliz navidad – God jul – Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I am officially on holiday! For a solid 40 hours! Not a lot, but oh, so welcome. I haven’t had a real day off (by that I mean a day where I don’t answer any emails or phone calls or … Continue reading →

Posted in Campo, Norsk i Argentina, Personal | 8 Comments

The little things

Posted on December 20, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

This has been a rough week! I am exhausted! And while everyone else seems to be looking forward to Christmas and New Year’s, I am frantically trying to get enough staff, buy enough meat, getting all the supplies we need… … Continue reading →

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Language musings

Posted on December 15, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

I really enjoy writing about language, it is fascinating to see how language is shaped by and shapes cultures, interactions, etc. Yesterday I was in Palermo Soho, a part of the city that is very cute but that I don’t … Continue reading →

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So many Norwegians!

Posted on December 6, 2013 by noruegaenargentina

The first week of December brought about a concentration of Norwegians that was pretty remarkable! We had three people from the Norwegian Polo Club for two full weeks (one was English but he lives in Norway.) Then another Norwegian who … Continue reading →