Towards summer, towards the end
Entering the last month of this adventure, I can`t believe how time went so fast from last October, how many steps further I made, and how much I got more aware of myself. It`s been sometime since my last blog entry in April, as May was another very busy and memorable month. I have […]
Funny facts about Norway by a French girl
After living 8 months in Vinstra, here are some funny facts about Norway according to me: Norwegian can have really strange habits for a French person. To start: the fact of consuming snuss (tobacco in small bags). As it is unknown and illegal in France, it is really surprising at first when you meet people with it. […]
Thoughts after almost seven months in Norway
With only little more than two months left to live in this Country, and with long days and warmer temperatures, I can start to make a sum of this wonderful opportunity I had. Last weekend I was reading again a book I`ve finished before leaving for Norway back in last summer. It’s about the impressions […]
The learning process of being a «role model»
I have three months left to live in Norway and I can already feel the end of this adventure approaching. I came here 6 months ago to work as a “role model” in youth houses which technically means to be an example for the youths and have a positive influence. To be honest, the first […]
Goodbye winter! Or maybe not yet?
Another month has passed, and now Påskeferie are close. Here I am again… another month has passed, and so many things continue to happen every day, like the recent Bursdagfest of my Norwegian class teacher. Can I say something? Many people often say that nordmenn are cold: well, they`ve never been so wrong, as I`m still amazed, to this […]
Spring is coming
It is now already the middle of my experience as a volunteer in Norway. After a small Christmas holiday break in France, I am back in Vinstra. The amount of snow really surprised me as well as the low temperature (we reached -26 degrees lately!). Contrary of what I thought, the lack of sun is […]
Time goes on…
…really fast here in Vinstra, and days are getting longer and longer. And here I am again talking about my EVS experience… a thing I was always wondering when I`ve been chosen as a volunteer here in Norway was the winter: will I be able to “survive” the really long dark days? And the cold? […]
Juleferie i Norge
Time goes fast from the day I arrived here, almost 3 months ago. Every day I wake up looking at the window, wondering “ok, so what’s going to happen today?” and watching the white of the snow, the cold birds trying to stay warm under the roof, and the trees. As time passes it’s […]
Christmas letter from a French volunteer in Vinstra
Now, after two months and a half living in Vinstra, I can confirm how lucky I am to be a volunteer here. I already feel at home thanks to the very warm welcome from the people living here. The cliché «Norwegians are cold people» is definitely not representing the reality. Oppland is an incredible region! […]
Emanuele Ivaldi jobber som firvillig ungdomsarbeider i Midtdalen
Emanuele er den andre volontøren i Erasmus+ prosjektet «Broaden our horizon»: «Ciao»! I’m Emanuele, the new italian volunteer who is joining this wonderful adventure in Vinstra! I live in Asti, a medium-sized town which is half an hour from Turin, in northern Italy: I’m surrounded by the hills of Monferrato, a famous region now part […]
