With my first full week in Oslo behind me, I’ve been looking forward to describing it all for you here. But now that I sit down to write, I’m struggling to put Norway into words. Instead of something more cohesive, let me share a few of my first impressions… The great outdoors. I arrived in …
I’m writing this in the air somewhere between Seattle and Amsterdam. I finished reading Life of Pi within the first hour of the flight and am seriously regretting packing my newest book — The Emperor of All Maladies — away in my checked baggage. Even worse, the entertainment system is malfunctioning for the entire airplane. …
We’re making the long trek to Seattle today, with a stopover in Amsterdam before the 11-hour flight to Seatac. It’s hard to believe it’s already been more than a year since I’ve been home and seen my family! I’m looking forward to some slightly warmer temperatures (hey, anything above freezing sounds pretty good to me), …
In exactly one month from now, I’ll be on my way to Oslo! I keep feeling like there’s way too little time left to get everything done, but I know it will all come together in the end. Especially when I think of all that I’ve already done… Like learn Norwegian. My university offered a …