Los Angeles freelance science writer and editor
Survivor: Norway (or maybe anywhere) by Janice Nigro It is a similar story for many who find themselves living in another country-your friends are more likely to be other foreigners than natives. It does not really matter where your new friends are from, just that you meet them. I already had a strategy in place.... Continue Reading →
Currywurst and chocolate by Janice Nigro My efforts to entirely escape northern Europe have failed miserably. It is not that I do not like that part of the world; it is that I lived there for just over seven years and feel as if there are other parts of the world that need to be... Continue Reading →
Buonisimo! Janice Nigro It is difficult to justify taxi rides in general, but especially when you are taking a year off from work. It is really difficult to justify a taxi ride when it costs 48 euro and public transportation is convenient. Occasionally though I do take a taxi to/from the airport when I am... Continue Reading →
An American underwater in Bergen by Janice Nigro I am a scuba diver. I say that like it is some kind of an addiction. I now believe that it is because I have been diving in Norway. I never expected to be scuba diving this far north of the equator because I like warmth and... Continue Reading →
Are you making funny of me? To brush my teeth, to shower, and toothpaste were my newest Norwegian words, and with these latest linguistic tools, my Norwegian homework assignment was to ask people what they did before breakfast. I think that is what the teacher said. It didn’t matter, the exercise was to make a... Continue Reading →
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