Emne: voices of our time

Stories: Norwegian is like a cute German

Stories: The Unaware Hong Kongese Ambassador

Stories: It is Not Just a Change of Location

International experience. Many people may never understand the terror felt while literally running for your life as your house collapses around you. I’m beyond proud, however, to have these experiences that reassure me that if I can survive that level of trauma, then anything is possible. Even living in Bodø.

Stories: Spicy Curries and Jokes That Make No Sense

Indian. Why was I trying to fit in when I could be myself and let people love me for who I was, who I am. In this race of finding someone to talk to, I realized that I was not my original self anymore.

Stories: Bitter Sweet

International experience. It was a foreign feeling to see desserts, prairies and rattle snakes, coming from Norway, the land of ice, snow, valleys and mountains. I also got to milk a snake for its venom, so there’s that.

Stories: «Learning to be Kinder, Nicer and More Loving»

The Venezuelan. Living your life scared, not knowing if the next day you’d lose someone or you’d lose yourself, that’s not really living, Jose de Pool writes about his experience as an exchange student.