Such a trooper! I just wanted to say that thank you for been so nice to everyone working with the quarantine hotel. I worked with quarantine hotels in Oslo, and it was an absolute mess. I would cry when I got home from work, several days a week. Mostly because people were so fed up with Norway´s handling in regards of the travel restrictions and letting it out on me (and my co-workers). I have not gotten yelled at at so many grown-ups in my life. Anyway, I really hope you´re still enjoying Bergen, and I absolutely adore your videos!
Thank you so much for making these episodes! I am an registered Nurse in the USA, been to Norway twice due to my ex-boyfriend but I absolutely fell in love with the country. I was planning to live there with him and I became quite fluent with my Norwegian and the process. Although we have broken up, I am still thinking about going there for my masters degree in public health. You have beautifully captured these moments and I really hope to see another video from you soon! Thank you so much!.
Dang! This is really good stuff! Each episode gets even better. I am still amazed with how well you tell this story. Especially without any drone shots, "slick" transitions, and (thank goodness), no dubstep montages...lol. You are really giving a master-class on visual story telling. Thank you! I cannot wait for the next one!
Very funny Mark. But be warned, I haven't had the time to break out my drones but the shots are coming. There just hasn't been a good reason in the narratives to use that type of footage. I appreciate the feedback because I work hard to make certain every shot has a purpose and advances the story. It is nice to know it is noticed. Thanks for watching.
I miss Solo. My Dad used to buy it all the time. Since I’ve moved from California, Solo is hard to find. We used to get it at the Norwegian church in San Pedro.
this needs more views. Just the fact that you moved to another country is interesting. someone moving to another country to study whilst working at your age with your humour and ability to convey a story through this medium is great.
I´m enjoying your narrative because I can relate with another elder American. Fortunately I only had a carry on bag, but four flights and 21 hours from Sacramento, CA to Tromsø was daunting to say the least. Thanks for sharing!
What a great series so far, keep it going, very inspirational, I'm 59 going on 60 This month and so want to make a change, so many people telling me I should be planning for retirement but I feel like I want to do more and something different, your story is inspiring, thanks
Hello from Oslo😀I live in Norway for 4 years. You have appeared on TH-cam today morning and after 3rd episode I am your big fan 🤗you make a video in soo interresting way that watching is huge fun. Thank you, and you are so sweet when you read Norwegian 🤗and believe me sometimes it is to good to don't know what you exactly eat 😉I hope you will have a good life in Norway and big career on TH-cam 👍good luck 🍀
I came a little late to watching this video, but the statement into 6m50 about "making the leap" speaks to me a lot. I have been setting mine up for about a decade now. Not to Norway, but to Brittany, France (maybe with a pit stop in Quebec, depending on how things roll out). I admire your grit and courage, sir.
Nice story, Drew. Your writing is sensitive and honest and you pull off the tech side seamlessly. Your food review could have been an episode of "Best Thing I Ever Ate." Glad you're free from your drawer-less box. Blessings on getting up to speed in your new home.
Thank you John. Your comments are appreciated. Hard to find a balance between honest insights and self-serving crap. As to the tech side, it is amazing what you can accomplish with an iPhone when you color correct the footage. :) I almost cut out the food section because I worried it is an overused bit, but the reactions were genuine (I had never tasted any of it before) and I thought it worked. It was really difficult to stitch this one together, I am glad it is behind me. And yes, life is much better now that I am "home". Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching.
Seen your videos pop up on my page for some time now, and at first I was like "What the ... is this?!" Well, I watched episode 1, then episode 2, now I'm done with episode 3, and you're just gonna leave us hanging?! Come on!!! We need more :D :D :D This turned out to be really enjoyable. Seing it from an adults perspective, not just kids. I really loved it, and can't wait for the next episode :D Hope you're having a good time here in Norway, and of course, WELCOME :D
Please release the next episode soon? love to see what you are up to next. Welcome to Norway, we are very happy to have the best people out of the United States come here.
What a marvelous surprise this channel is. Thank you for sharing with us this journey of yours in such a natural, simple yet profound way. I am impressed by how you're able to tell a story through images and smart editing. These videos are not simply about moving to Norway, it's an exploration about the wider concept of exploring and adapting to new cultures. I have so many things to learn. I even wrote to my cousin that works in Microsoft - hopefully he passed my compliments :D
Thank you for the thoughtful words. I really appreciate that the larger concepts that I am exploring resonate with you. I am pleased to report that Vlad and I had a great conversation. I think he was a little unsure how I would respond, but it was fun to chat about the value in stretching our perspectives when immersed in a new culture. Thanks again for the comment and the support.
Love your perspectives and how you describe your experiences meeting Norwegian culture and society (and even our universities (as one working at one of them)). Respect for your courage starting this change in life .must be thankful for your own, your family and your employers ‘culture’ to encourage change in you 😃
That is a very astute insight. I could not embark on this journey without the support of Microsoft, nor the excitement about the adventure with my family. I live in a personal culture of, "life is about learning new things." Even when it makes me uncomfortable. Thank you for watching and for the kind comments.
This was fun to watch and especially informative! My wife and I are working on moving to Norway from Texas as soon as possible so it's nice to see your process of getting over there so far. Tusen takk og ha en god tur!
Best of luck Taylor! It took us over a year to sort things out, and there were a lot of unforeseen roadblocks along the way. But the information is out there. It just requires diligence when piecing the parts together. I can't imagine I would be much help, but if you hit a roadblock just reach out and I might be able to point you in a different direction.
Hvor har dere tenkt dere? En av de større byene? Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim eller Tromsø? Eller et mindre sted? Where are you planning to go? One of the bigger cities? Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim or Tromsø? Or a smaller place? I hope you guys get here. I think you'll like the place. =)
Thank you Nogar. I do feel welcomed by my new home. I would not have chosen to move if I didn't feel this was the right place for me. Lots to learn, but I will take it one step at a time. And thank you for watching.
Great that the quarantine is over! Now the adventure starts and within a week or so you will be fluent in Norweigen. That was also a good test of food - leverpastej, kaviar, makrill i tomatsås and all the jam. I guess Scandinavians eat a lot of "cheese in a tube". In Sweden you have everything you can imagine as "tubost"". Good luck Drew and I know we want to follow you on your adventure, so keep those TH-cam vids coming... :-)
I was hoping to hear from you. Thanks for watching! I must admit, encountering "meat in a tube" the first time was a bit daunting. But I really did like the Kaviar. Pretty sure I have gone through 3 tubes of it on my morning toast in the last month. As to the Norsk... there is a loooooooooooong way to go with my studies. It does not help that everyone speaks better English than me. Difficult to practice when each time I try the person frowns at how I have mangled the language and immediately shifts to English. Pretty sure my skills hurt both their ears and their personal pride in the language. But I will keep trying. Not sure when episode 4 will come. Still shooting it and not sure what the focus will be. In time I will sort it out. Thanks for the feedback. It is always appreciated.
@@TheStoryGuide It was just declared that Sweden lifts the corona restrictions for a lot of the big crowd event. And it also is now ok to travel to Sweden from the US and the Scandinavian countries. We had a Korean exchange student living with us 2018-2019 and one of her “goals” was to try the “cheese in a tube”. We don’t know where she read about that. She tried a few but was not too impressed by it, except for the chili version… You’ll get into the language, you can try to find some type of hobby group, like Norwegian carpentry.
Skinke (ham) + ost (cheese) = melted cheese with ham . They also have a version with shrimps, which is tasty. Didn`t you have a coffee machine in your room, or at least a water kettle? I had, when I was in quaranteene in March this year.
@@bjrnjensen7074 Oh, shrimp. I will definitely check that out. Sadly, they didn't trust us with any electric devices except a broken TV and a hairdryer. I almost went out to buy a kettle but I figured that would be breaking quarantine so I just decided I could wait. Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip.
This is a fantastic series you make. You are very good with cameras and editing, and the content is both fun and interesting. Very well done !!! welcome to Norway!!! Big greeting from Helgeland in northern Norway!
15:00 Eyy I recognize that fountain. There is a Peppes Pizza right next to it. I climbed on those rocks not so long ago. (I was visiting Bergen with my Dad, my Brother, my two cousins, and my uncle)
I've enjoyed watching your journey a lot so far and had been looking forward to another episode! Could you do a deep dive into your norwegian and your studying? I fell in love with Norway over the pandemic and have been learning quite a lot of norwegian. Excited to see more videos and how you settle in, good luck!!
I will, at some point, talk about school. It can be a bit tricky to shoot in a class, I don't want to invade anyone's privacy. But that story will be told once I have a better perspective on the experience. I have a feeling what I think now will not be relevant in a few months. As to the Norsk... That will need to wait until my wife arrives. She was a much better student than I. I was telling the truth when I said, "I should have paid more attention in my Norwegian classes." :)
Just stumbled upon your channel and binged this whole Moving to Norway series! Absolutely enjoyed every minute of it! I can't wait to see more and I hope you are enjoying your new life in Bergen! ❤️
just found your channel while searching about norway.. I think your story would give me a wide view about the place. btw, your edits are awesome and somehow fun to watch.
Well thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Been doing video production for a while and that experience helps craft the story. Lots of "split edits" (sometimes called an L-cut) to stitch the scenes together so things feel a little less segmented. Thanks for watching and the compliment.
Leverpostei, the jams and Kaviar are proper essentials for me when it comes to meals like breakfast and lunch where bread becomes my best option. The only downside with Kaviar is that your breath really starts reeking from it, so it always becomes my breakfast choice since I brush my teeth right afterwards anyway. Welcome to the country, my man!
Bergen is such a beautiful city!! Very inspirational watching your journey! You have incredible storytelling and videography skills! Excited to keep following the journey! Thank you for sharing :)
Oh Sonia, what a wonderful surprise to see you here. Thank you for checking in. Shooting Ep.4 and trying to find the focus. Lots of challenges and I don't want to create a video where I complain, as life here is really awesome. But the bumpy parts are the interesting parts. Hopefully I will have the bandwidth in the next week-or-so to figure it out. Don't be a stranger and thanks for watching.
Thank you Harry. That is very kind of you to say. Not sure when I roll out the next one. Still shooting it and I I haven't found a focus for it. And editing always takes forever. Thanks for watching.
Wow man, this is one of the best vlogs I’ve seen to this day, period! Great work, you have such an awesome and unique approach to your storytelling, love it! Keep it up, best of luck with your new life in Norway!
I really enjoyed this series - really high production quality and interesting and inspiring story - cant wait for more. And welcome to Norway, hope you have a great time
I can’t believe the food you got served in quarantine! Sort of horrified. I’m glad you got to go on walks to ease boredom, but it kinda defies the point of quarantine, you might as well live in your house. I like rules that make sense. I lived in New Zealand for a year, just returned to Oslo. The quarantine experience there was wonderful. Tasty, varied food, very strict policies, but sensible and fair, and friendly people. Hope this doesn’t dampen the rest of your experiences! Velkommen skal du være :)
But this is how quarantine works for any Norwegian. If you are quarantined you are allowed to go out. You are just not supposed to visit people, go to stores, etc. Out on the streets it is highly unlikely that you infect somebody. Sure he could have done exactly the same from his house of course. But I suspect this is a middle ground. They got a bit more tabs on you but there is still a major component of trust here. They are trusting that you are only walking around outside and not venturing into stores, visit people etc.
Watched ep.3 first, which compelled me to watch ep. 1 & 2 as well. Now, I really don't remember what got me to push the video in the first place, but i'm glad i did after seeing it on my TH-cam frontpage. You're really good at this, from storytelling to editing and everything else that goes along with it. I really enjoyed following your journey, and hope the story progress with lots of positive experiences and adventures after a challenging start which you've seemed to overcome with a positive frame of mind. Also hope everything is resolved quickly with regards to your wife being able to join you here in Norway. Welcome to Norway, and thanks for the videos/story.
Thank you David! All I can say is this a a looooooong way from Laurel Springs. Growing up in Oregon, surrounded by a safe community of families, I never would have guessed the twists and turns of life would land me here. Perhaps the safety of our little neighborhood gave us the courage to dream a little bigger than most. This adventure is sure a stretch for me. But I think that is a good thing. Take care of yourself and keep in touch.
Thank you for the kind words. I am almost done living the next episode (I've dubbed it "Flying Solo") as I am in Oslo today to pick up my wife and dogs from the airport. Then I will focus on the task of trying to make sense of the last two months. Ugh. But it is coming. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate the feedback.
I love this series can't wait to see more of it! As a bergenser i am glad you ended up here so you can experience Bergen even with our rainy weather. I'd recommend a great and cozy place here in Bergen near the Cinema called " Hem" also there are some bars and cafes down by the docks on the side where the fjordlineship usually docks one called trikken which is in a old restored house that got a nice mood to it. Hope you enjoy Bergen city exploring here by walking the streets will defintively be worth it for you if the weather is nice! Hem usually has a nice mix of older adults and young adults. Also you should visit gamle Bergen or old Bergen in english, it's a little past sandviken :) def a historical place not to miss out on! PS: Also if you are looking to practice norwegian Anki app might be a good option with a large amount of audio to practice listening to "anki norwegian sentences with audio" is the best one i'd say
One of the things I love about this community (think of it as a Venn diagram with TH-cam, Norway and Bergen intersecting) is how folks share great advice. Thank you for your list of places to see and the advice on Anki. There is no doubt, my Norsk skills suck. But I feel confident that in time a rudimentary vocabulary will stick in my head. Each day I am surprised that I have acquired another "sight word" where I don't have to translate it into English. I also have a feeling that once my wife arrives from Seattle it will be like I just got my skis waxed and the language practice will be off and running. Thanks for watching and thanks for dropping the great comment.
Since I have a special connection to Washington state, having family there, I kinda feel I have a connection to you as well. Hope that doesn't sound too bad. Anyways, you make the "videos" very interesting to watch. Hope you don't get to board now that you are out of that hotel room. Stay safe!
I am living through you vicariously!!! I am in Oslo also as a student and I am rooting for you!!! The videos capturing your move to Norway evoked such emotion! Hope you're well!!!!!!
I think you Are awesome that U dare to do this ! IT reminds me of my Granny who started studying again when she was 86 years old ☺️🌞 Also im in quaraintine myself as i just landed a few days ago from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 😝 but i enjoy it ! 😎
Very enjoyable! I'm considering making this move myself as a retiree. I want so badly to live in Bergen! So it is great to see all that is entailed in such an endeavor. I look forward to seeing more videos from you. Well done!
been watching your series now and I gotta say as someone who lives in bergen, norwegian hotels dont have drawers usually, we live out of our suitcases, desks or closets when we stay in hotels here
Wow, I love you videos! You are a really good storyteller! Hope you are doing okay in Norway and that your wife is finally with you :) Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to the next episode!
This was a really nice produced and interesting set of videos. I assume you got busy with real life, and #4 never happened. Hope you have a good time in Norway.
Maria, I am pleased to report it HAS gotten better. It was a rough start, but not unexpected. I think I have always know the ultimate goal made the tough parts a little easier to bear. Thanks for the encouragement. I really appreciate it.
You are forgiven :D Also, you should have asked the hotel to fix your line, because that is not how it should be :) Hope you are all settled now and that you both enjoy Bergen, despite the weather.
I recently found your channel, and i love your videos! Very interesting to see your experience moving to Bergen. I live in Bergen as well, born and raised. I hope everything is going well for you, and I would love to see an episode 4 :D
Thanks for sharing the quarantine time, its normal that the hotels are used for people who recently traveled to Norway for staying in quarantine, so they have control over it and the hotels in whole Norway had no costumers at all during the lockdown, due to that they survived.
Do not want to hear anything negative about Bergen Norway's nicest city;) I myself am corona stuck in Sweden in my apartment health is not top notch so here I stay until it has calmed down, so take care of my city and rejoice that you were so lucky;) mackerel should you have mayonnaise on caviar should on eggs and liver pate I also have many recipes for hehe, have fun and follow you in Norway from another 58 model.
@@TheStoryGuide I recommend buying fresh bread with a high coarseness grade. Breads in the store are marked based on that. Too much can be hard to digest but contains a lot of nutrients, not enough is usually just carbohydrates, and honestly we're not as good at making them as the French. Our bread tradition is closer to the German one in a lot of ways, but also with things in common with the Finns, Sami and Slavic people in nearby areas. Experiment a bit and find a bread that works well for you. The bread should make you feel full without giving you digestive problems. And it's worth paying extra for good bread since bread makes up such a big part of our diet. Don't think of the bread as a way to hold or contain "the real food" but rather as the food itself with other things being added to enhance the bread. The Swedes and Danes heat hot lunches and breakfasts fairly often. But here it's far more common with just a "matpakke" basically a food package of slices of bread with something ("pålegg", literally "lay on") in between. Many of us eat bread for breakfast, lunch and evening meal with a warm meal for dinner being the one exception. With bread being such a big part of the diet you just can't afford to pick a bread that's essentially junk for those meals.
@@TheStoryGuide Yeah really strange. Unusual to see people eat that in Norway. But what you got reminds me a bit of hospital food. It tends to be kind of lame like what you got. I mean I actually do like both Leverpostei and Mackrell in tomato, but getting that kind of stuff every day can get a bit boring. At least if you don't have quality bread to spread it on.
I am big fan of your videos. I am in love with a nowegian girl from LOFOTEN Norway, and if she will ever talk to me, I am going to go thru this kinda process i THINK. Well, thank you for giving me a heads up on what I may encounter. Thank you sir. Much love from Los Angeles
Welcome to Norway and I really think you will be enjoying your stay here. Hope your wife have arrived now since it's December. I have never been to Bergen, but it's well known for the most rainy city in Norway. I live far north in Norway, in a city called Alta. If you have any questions about Norway or generally about Norwegian culture and so on, feel free to ask me. You do photography and videography as hobby? I have been doing photography for many years and started with videography 3 years ago. Btw I subscribed, can't wait for your next video about your stay in Norway.
You should get som Surge when you get out of quarantine. Norway was the testmarket for surge before they launched it worldwide, and now we’re the only ones left with it. Its called Urge here!
Now that's a comment I can use. Thanks! I bet the cucumbers give a little acid to the flavor balance. Great idea. Bedsides, it would then taste less like cat food to me. Thanks for watching.
We'll do our best. We love the city, and oh how we love the mountains and nature. We feel so fortunate this opportunity has come our way. If you see me on the street be sure to say "hello".
Ham cheese. Skinke ost. By the way , on dry bread like that ,not much taste good, in my opinion. I like Jeger brød best 😉. Sorry for the Hotel. Hope you get better experiences later 🥰
Putting the finishing touches on Episode 4. It should help explain the radio silence over the last few months. Hope to post it Sunday or Monday. Thanks for watching and especially thank you for reaching out.
Such a trooper! I just wanted to say that thank you for been so nice to everyone working with the quarantine hotel.
I worked with quarantine hotels in Oslo, and it was an absolute mess. I would cry when I got home from work, several days a week. Mostly because people were so fed up with Norway´s handling in regards of the travel restrictions and letting it out on me (and my co-workers). I have not gotten yelled at at so many grown-ups in my life. Anyway, I really hope you´re still enjoying Bergen, and I absolutely adore your videos!
It's really interesting. Enjoyed every second of it. Waiting for the next episode. Thank you for sharing this with us. Good Luck
Thank you so much for making these episodes! I am an registered Nurse in the USA, been to Norway twice due to my ex-boyfriend but I absolutely fell in love with the country. I was planning to live there with him and I became quite fluent with my Norwegian and the process. Although we have broken up, I am still thinking about going there for my masters degree in public health. You have beautifully captured these moments and I really hope to see another video from you soon! Thank you so much!.
Dang! This is really good stuff! Each episode gets even better. I am still amazed with how well you tell this story. Especially without any drone shots, "slick" transitions, and (thank goodness), no dubstep montages...lol. You are really giving a master-class on visual story telling. Thank you! I cannot wait for the next one!
Very funny Mark. But be warned, I haven't had the time to break out my drones but the shots are coming. There just hasn't been a good reason in the narratives to use that type of footage. I appreciate the feedback because I work hard to make certain every shot has a purpose and advances the story. It is nice to know it is noticed. Thanks for watching.
I miss Solo. My Dad used to buy it all the time. Since I’ve moved from California, Solo is hard to find. We used to get it at the Norwegian church in San Pedro.
this needs more views. Just the fact that you moved to another country is interesting. someone moving to another country to study whilst working at your age with your humour and ability to convey a story through this medium is great.
I´m enjoying your narrative because I can relate with another elder American. Fortunately I only had a carry on bag, but four flights and 21 hours from Sacramento, CA to Tromsø was daunting to say the least. Thanks for sharing!
Patiently waiting for the next episode
I'm really enjoying these as a Norwegian. Please make more!
What a great series so far, keep it going, very inspirational, I'm 59 going on 60 This month and so want to make a change, so many people telling me I should be planning for retirement but I feel like I want to do more and something different, your story is inspiring, thanks
Hello from Oslo😀I live in Norway for 4 years. You have appeared on TH-cam today morning and after 3rd episode I am your big fan 🤗you make a video in soo interresting way that watching is huge fun. Thank you, and you are so sweet when you read Norwegian 🤗and believe me sometimes it is to good to don't know what you exactly eat 😉I hope you will have a good life in Norway and big career on TH-cam 👍good luck 🍀
It's a pleasure to listen you telling your story
I came a little late to watching this video, but the statement into 6m50 about "making the leap" speaks to me a lot. I have been setting mine up for about a decade now. Not to Norway, but to Brittany, France (maybe with a pit stop in Quebec, depending on how things roll out). I admire your grit and courage, sir.
Nice story, Drew. Your writing is sensitive and honest and you pull off the tech side seamlessly. Your food review could have been an episode of "Best Thing I Ever Ate." Glad you're free from your drawer-less box. Blessings on getting up to speed in your new home.
Thank you John. Your comments are appreciated. Hard to find a balance between honest insights and self-serving crap. As to the tech side, it is amazing what you can accomplish with an iPhone when you color correct the footage. :) I almost cut out the food section because I worried it is an overused bit, but the reactions were genuine (I had never tasted any of it before) and I thought it worked. It was really difficult to stitch this one together, I am glad it is behind me. And yes, life is much better now that I am "home". Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching.
Seen your videos pop up on my page for some time now, and at first I was like "What the ... is this?!"
Well, I watched episode 1, then episode 2, now I'm done with episode 3, and you're just gonna leave us hanging?! Come on!!! We need more :D :D :D
This turned out to be really enjoyable. Seing it from an adults perspective, not just kids.
I really loved it, and can't wait for the next episode :D
Hope you're having a good time here in Norway, and of course, WELCOME :D
Please release the next episode soon? love to see what you are up to next. Welcome to Norway, we are very happy to have the best people out of the United States come here.
What a marvelous surprise this channel is. Thank you for sharing with us this journey of yours in such a natural, simple yet profound way. I am impressed by how you're able to tell a story through images and smart editing. These videos are not simply about moving to Norway, it's an exploration about the wider concept of exploring and adapting to new cultures. I have so many things to learn.
I even wrote to my cousin that works in Microsoft - hopefully he passed my compliments :D
Thank you for the thoughtful words. I really appreciate that the larger concepts that I am exploring resonate with you. I am pleased to report that Vlad and I had a great conversation. I think he was a little unsure how I would respond, but it was fun to chat about the value in stretching our perspectives when immersed in a new culture. Thanks again for the comment and the support.
your story inspires many
Love your perspectives and how you describe your experiences meeting Norwegian culture and society (and even our universities (as one working at one of them)).
Respect for your courage starting this change in life .must be thankful for your own, your family and your employers ‘culture’ to encourage change in you 😃
That is a very astute insight. I could not embark on this journey without the support of Microsoft, nor the excitement about the adventure with my family. I live in a personal culture of, "life is about learning new things." Even when it makes me uncomfortable. Thank you for watching and for the kind comments.
This was fun to watch and especially informative! My wife and I are working on moving to Norway from Texas as soon as possible so it's nice to see your process of getting over there so far.
Tusen takk og ha en god tur!
Best of luck Taylor! It took us over a year to sort things out, and there were a lot of unforeseen roadblocks along the way. But the information is out there. It just requires diligence when piecing the parts together. I can't imagine I would be much help, but if you hit a roadblock just reach out and I might be able to point you in a different direction.
Hvor har dere tenkt dere?
En av de større byene?
Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim eller Tromsø?
Eller et mindre sted?
Where are you planning to go?
One of the bigger cities?
Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Trondheim or Tromsø?
Or a smaller place?
I hope you guys get here.
I think you'll like the place. =)
It's facinating to listen to your journey. So from a bonafide Bergenser. Velkommen til Norge og Bergen :)
Thank you Nogar. I do feel welcomed by my new home. I would not have chosen to move if I didn't feel this was the right place for me. Lots to learn, but I will take it one step at a time. And thank you for watching.
Great that the quarantine is over! Now the adventure starts and within a week or so you will be fluent in Norweigen. That was also a good test of food - leverpastej, kaviar, makrill i tomatsås and all the jam. I guess Scandinavians eat a lot of "cheese in a tube". In Sweden you have everything you can imagine as "tubost"". Good luck Drew and I know we want to follow you on your adventure, so keep those TH-cam vids coming... :-)
I was hoping to hear from you. Thanks for watching! I must admit, encountering "meat in a tube" the first time was a bit daunting. But I really did like the Kaviar. Pretty sure I have gone through 3 tubes of it on my morning toast in the last month. As to the Norsk... there is a loooooooooooong way to go with my studies. It does not help that everyone speaks better English than me. Difficult to practice when each time I try the person frowns at how I have mangled the language and immediately shifts to English. Pretty sure my skills hurt both their ears and their personal pride in the language. But I will keep trying. Not sure when episode 4 will come. Still shooting it and not sure what the focus will be. In time I will sort it out. Thanks for the feedback. It is always appreciated.
@@TheStoryGuide It was just declared that Sweden lifts the corona restrictions for a lot of the big crowd event. And it also is now ok to travel to Sweden from the US and the Scandinavian countries.
We had a Korean exchange student living with us 2018-2019 and one of her “goals” was to try the “cheese in a tube”. We don’t know where she read about that. She tried a few but was not too impressed by it, except for the chili version… You’ll get into the language, you can try to find some type of hobby group, like Norwegian carpentry.
Skinke (ham) + ost (cheese) = melted cheese with ham . They also have a version with shrimps, which is tasty. Didn`t you have a coffee machine in your room, or at least a water kettle? I had, when I was in quaranteene in March this year.
@@bjrnjensen7074 Oh, shrimp. I will definitely check that out. Sadly, they didn't trust us with any electric devices except a broken TV and a hairdryer. I almost went out to buy a kettle but I figured that would be breaking quarantine so I just decided I could wait. Thanks for watching and thanks for the tip.
I could listen to you all day long, amazing at how you tell a story!!
I really love your content and the way you tell it all cheers😘
Really great Storytelling :-)
This is Norway and Norwegian bureaucracy...
Welcome to Norway .-)
This is a fantastic series you make. You are very good with cameras and editing, and the content is both fun and interesting. Very well done !!! welcome to Norway!!! Big greeting from Helgeland in northern Norway!
15:00 Eyy I recognize that fountain.
There is a Peppes Pizza right next to it.
I climbed on those rocks not so long ago.
(I was visiting Bergen with my Dad, my Brother, my two cousins, and my uncle)
I just discovered these videos. Very nice feelgood atmosphere! Great 👍👍 Glad you like Norway 😊
I've enjoyed watching your journey a lot so far and had been looking forward to another episode! Could you do a deep dive into your norwegian and your studying? I fell in love with Norway over the pandemic and have been learning quite a lot of norwegian. Excited to see more videos and how you settle in, good luck!!
I will, at some point, talk about school. It can be a bit tricky to shoot in a class, I don't want to invade anyone's privacy. But that story will be told once I have a better perspective on the experience. I have a feeling what I think now will not be relevant in a few months. As to the Norsk... That will need to wait until my wife arrives. She was a much better student than I. I was telling the truth when I said, "I should have paid more attention in my Norwegian classes." :)
Just stumbled upon your channel and binged this whole Moving to Norway series! Absolutely enjoyed every minute of it! I can't wait to see more and I hope you are enjoying your new life in Bergen! ❤️
just found your channel while searching about norway.. I think your story would give me a wide view about the place. btw, your edits are awesome and somehow fun to watch.
Well thank you. I appreciate the feedback. Been doing video production for a while and that experience helps craft the story. Lots of "split edits" (sometimes called an L-cut) to stitch the scenes together so things feel a little less segmented. Thanks for watching and the compliment.
Leverpostei, the jams and Kaviar are proper essentials for me when it comes to meals like breakfast and lunch where bread becomes my best option. The only downside with Kaviar is that your breath really starts reeking from it, so it always becomes my breakfast choice since I brush my teeth right afterwards anyway. Welcome to the country, my man!
Bergen is such a beautiful city!! Very inspirational watching your journey! You have incredible storytelling and videography skills! Excited to keep following the journey! Thank you for sharing :)
Impatiently waiting for episode four! Thoroughly enjoying this journey of yours-thanks for bringing us along. ;)
Oh Sonia, what a wonderful surprise to see you here. Thank you for checking in. Shooting Ep.4 and trying to find the focus. Lots of challenges and I don't want to create a video where I complain, as life here is really awesome. But the bumpy parts are the interesting parts. Hopefully I will have the bandwidth in the next week-or-so to figure it out. Don't be a stranger and thanks for watching.
@@TheStoryGuide “The bumpy parts are the interesting parts”-ain’t that the truth in life. Cheering you on from here-you’re an inspiration, my friend!
Can't wait for the next episode. Such a well told story.
Thank you Harry. That is very kind of you to say. Not sure when I roll out the next one. Still shooting it and I I haven't found a focus for it. And editing always takes forever. Thanks for watching.
Wow man, this is one of the best vlogs I’ve seen to this day, period! Great work, you have such an awesome and unique approach to your storytelling, love it! Keep it up, best of luck with your new life in Norway!
I really enjoyed this series - really high production quality and interesting and inspiring story - cant wait for more.
And welcome to Norway, hope you have a great time
I can’t believe the food you got served in quarantine! Sort of horrified. I’m glad you got to go on walks to ease boredom, but it kinda defies the point of quarantine, you might as well live in your house. I like rules that make sense. I lived in New Zealand for a year, just returned to Oslo. The quarantine experience there was wonderful. Tasty, varied food, very strict policies, but sensible and fair, and friendly people. Hope this doesn’t dampen the rest of your experiences! Velkommen skal du være :)
But this is how quarantine works for any Norwegian. If you are quarantined you are allowed to go out. You are just not supposed to visit people, go to stores, etc. Out on the streets it is highly unlikely that you infect somebody. Sure he could have done exactly the same from his house of course. But I suspect this is a middle ground. They got a bit more tabs on you but there is still a major component of trust here. They are trusting that you are only walking around outside and not venturing into stores, visit people etc.
Awesome series! Welcome to Bergen, I am happy that you like it here. I am looking forward to the next episode!😁
I just discovered this today. I've watched the 3 episodes and am fascinated by your adventure. I really can't wait to see your next post. Thanks.
Watched ep.3 first, which compelled me to watch ep. 1 & 2 as well. Now, I really don't remember what got me to push the video in the first place, but i'm glad i did after seeing it on my TH-cam frontpage. You're really good at this, from storytelling to editing and everything else that goes along with it. I really enjoyed following your journey, and hope the story progress with lots of positive experiences and adventures after a challenging start which you've seemed to overcome with a positive frame of mind. Also hope everything is resolved quickly with regards to your wife being able to join you here in Norway. Welcome to Norway, and thanks for the videos/story.
Are more episodes coming out? You're our favorite grand papi!!
Awesome. We just watched all episodes until this one. Can’t wait to see the next one :)
I really like how you tell your story. I'm hoping to achieve this kind of content at some stage. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Loved watching this, beautifully filmed!
I have really enjoyed your adventure! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you David! All I can say is this a a looooooong way from Laurel Springs. Growing up in Oregon, surrounded by a safe community of families, I never would have guessed the twists and turns of life would land me here. Perhaps the safety of our little neighborhood gave us the courage to dream a little bigger than most. This adventure is sure a stretch for me. But I think that is a good thing. Take care of yourself and keep in touch.
Okay this is some high quality & intriguingly interesting episodes, waiting for the next ones from your journey sir :D
Thank you for the kind words. I am almost done living the next episode (I've dubbed it "Flying Solo") as I am in Oslo today to pick up my wife and dogs from the airport. Then I will focus on the task of trying to make sense of the last two months. Ugh. But it is coming. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate the feedback.
I love this series can't wait to see more of it! As a bergenser i am glad you ended up here so you can experience Bergen even with our rainy weather. I'd recommend a great and cozy place here in Bergen near the Cinema called " Hem" also there are some bars and cafes down by the docks on the side where the fjordlineship usually docks one called trikken which is in a old restored house that got a nice mood to it. Hope you enjoy Bergen city exploring here by walking the streets will defintively be worth it for you if the weather is nice! Hem usually has a nice mix of older adults and young adults.
Also you should visit gamle Bergen or old Bergen in english, it's a little past sandviken :) def a historical place not to miss out on!
PS: Also if you are looking to practice norwegian Anki app might be a good option with a large amount of audio to practice listening to "anki norwegian sentences with audio" is the best one i'd say
One of the things I love about this community (think of it as a Venn diagram with TH-cam, Norway and Bergen intersecting) is how folks share great advice. Thank you for your list of places to see and the advice on Anki. There is no doubt, my Norsk skills suck. But I feel confident that in time a rudimentary vocabulary will stick in my head. Each day I am surprised that I have acquired another "sight word" where I don't have to translate it into English. I also have a feeling that once my wife arrives from Seattle it will be like I just got my skis waxed and the language practice will be off and running. Thanks for watching and thanks for dropping the great comment.
I hope that your wife have gotten to join you by now and wish you a great Christmas in Norway. God jul
You, sir, are an inspiration. After considering it for 10 years, I am going to grad school there soon.
really enjoyed this, cant wait for your next norwegian video!!!
You're a real trooper! I am so glad I haven't had to travel abroad during these days :)
Since I have a special connection to Washington state, having family there, I kinda feel I have a connection to you as well. Hope that doesn't sound too bad. Anyways, you make the "videos" very interesting to watch. Hope you don't get to board now that you are out of that hotel room. Stay safe!
Very nice... looking forward to the next vid
I am living through you vicariously!!! I am in Oslo also as a student and I am rooting for you!!! The videos capturing your move to Norway evoked such emotion! Hope you're well!!!!!!
This is so interesting to watch, love your storytelling.
Fabulous footage especially good year to be born - my husband is a dash older
than you and i'm lots younger but-we're all born same year!!!
Thank you! Pls continue posting your journey.
Wow I love your video and storytelling skills
I think you Are awesome that U dare to do this ! IT reminds me of my Granny who started studying again when she was 86 years old ☺️🌞 Also im in quaraintine myself as i just landed a few days ago from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria 😝 but i enjoy it ! 😎
Very enjoyable! I'm considering making this move myself as a retiree. I want so badly to live in Bergen! So it is great to see all that is entailed in such an endeavor. I look forward to seeing more videos from you. Well done!
Great videoes, loved every bit of it! And welcome to Norway 😄
been watching your series now and I gotta say as someone who lives in bergen, norwegian hotels dont have drawers usually, we live out of our suitcases, desks or closets when we stay in hotels here
Wow, I love you videos! You are a really good storyteller! Hope you are doing okay in Norway and that your wife is finally with you :) Thank you for sharing! Looking forward to the next episode!
This was a really nice produced and interesting set of videos. I assume you got busy with real life, and #4 never happened. Hope you have a good time in Norway.
Looking forward to the new episode!
Great video's ! Can't wait for your next episode! :-)
Welcome to Norway!!😊🇳🇴I'm sorry you had a tough start.It will get better.😊
Maria, I am pleased to report it HAS gotten better. It was a rough start, but not unexpected. I think I have always know the ultimate goal made the tough parts a little easier to bear. Thanks for the encouragement. I really appreciate it.
You are forgiven :D Also, you should have asked the hotel to fix your line, because that is not how it should be :) Hope you are all settled now and that you both enjoy Bergen, despite the weather.
I really enjoy your stinke OST!
Amazing videos! Hope you're enjoying Norway ❤️
Are you going to keep uploading? Really enjoying your videos!
Hi, we`re still waiting for nr 4 😃 Hope you`re ok and you got your wife next to you. Regards from a Bergen native (Fyllingsdalen)
I recently found your channel, and i love your videos! Very interesting to see your experience moving to Bergen. I live in Bergen as well, born and raised.
I hope everything is going well for you, and I would love to see an episode 4 :D
Same, jeg fant den i dag🤣
Thanks for sharing the quarantine time, its normal that the hotels are used for people who recently traveled to Norway for staying in quarantine, so they have control over it and the hotels in whole Norway had no costumers at all during the lockdown, due to that they survived.
Do not want to hear anything negative about Bergen Norway's nicest city;) I myself am corona stuck in Sweden in my apartment health is not top notch so here I stay until it has calmed down, so take care of my city and rejoice that you were so lucky;) mackerel should you have mayonnaise on caviar should on eggs and liver pate I also have many recipes for hehe, have fun and follow you in Norway from another 58 model.
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The only thing not Norwegian on the table there is the bread.
We're not big on white bread here, prefering more grains and stuff.
I know! I was so surprised at the bread. It was just awful. Good catch. And thanks for watching!
@@TheStoryGuide I recommend buying fresh bread with a high coarseness grade.
Breads in the store are marked based on that.
Too much can be hard to digest but contains a lot of nutrients, not enough is usually just carbohydrates, and honestly we're not as good at making them as the French.
Our bread tradition is closer to the German one in a lot of ways, but also with things in common with the Finns, Sami and Slavic people in nearby areas.
Experiment a bit and find a bread that works well for you.
The bread should make you feel full without giving you digestive problems.
And it's worth paying extra for good bread since bread makes up such a big part of our diet.
Don't think of the bread as a way to hold or contain "the real food" but rather as the food itself with other things being added to enhance the bread.
The Swedes and Danes heat hot lunches and breakfasts fairly often.
But here it's far more common with just a "matpakke" basically a food package of slices of bread with something ("pålegg", literally "lay on") in between.
Many of us eat bread for breakfast, lunch and evening meal with a warm meal for dinner being the one exception.
With bread being such a big part of the diet you just can't afford to pick a bread that's essentially junk for those meals.
@@TheStoryGuide Yeah really strange. Unusual to see people eat that in Norway. But what you got reminds me a bit of hospital food. It tends to be kind of lame like what you got. I mean I actually do like both Leverpostei and Mackrell in tomato, but getting that kind of stuff every day can get a bit boring. At least if you don't have quality bread to spread it on.
Welcome to Norway ❤️
Thanks! It is so nice to be here. Feels like "home".
I think it’s really cool that you study as an adult!And about the makrell i tomat:some say it’s like fish and pizza.A lot of kids like it.😊
Ivar, I really like your explanation of the Makrell. Now I understand why I liked it... two of my favorite things. Thanks for watching!
You are such a treasure! Ha en god dag!
I am big fan of your videos. I am in love with a nowegian girl from LOFOTEN Norway, and if she will ever talk to me, I am going to go thru this kinda process i THINK. Well, thank you for giving me a heads up on what I may encounter. Thank you sir. Much love from Los Angeles
What happened to the videos? Hope you guys are well! Love your videos!
Welcome to Norway and I really think you will be enjoying your stay here. Hope your wife have arrived now since it's December.
I have never been to Bergen, but it's well known for the most rainy city in Norway. I live far north in Norway, in a city called Alta.
If you have any questions about Norway or generally about Norwegian culture and so on, feel free to ask me.
You do photography and videography as hobby? I have been doing photography for many years and started with videography 3 years ago.
Btw I subscribed, can't wait for your next video about your stay in Norway.
You should get som Surge when you get out of quarantine. Norway was the testmarket for surge before they launched it worldwide, and now we’re the only ones left with it. Its called Urge here!
Are there coming more episodes? Curious on how things went and if your came over here as well 🙂
love the mack t-shirt.
its pretty good they let you go for walks i know australian quarentine you arent allowed to leave your room
Great story👍
Love your videos! I'm ready for the 4th episode tho!!! ❤
As am I. Still a little bit away but definitely coming. Thank you for watching.
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@@TheStoryGuide I live vicariously through you! Wya? I can't wait to see whats been going on!
wonderful video! for what it's worth, my preferred way to eat leverpostei is on toast with sliced cucumbers and mayo
Now that's a comment I can use. Thanks! I bet the cucumbers give a little acid to the flavor balance. Great idea. Bedsides, it would then taste less like cat food to me. Thanks for watching.
It's nice in Bergen, lives there myself, Smørås right by Smørås mountain, a lot of nature here :-)
We'll do our best. We love the city, and oh how we love the mountains and nature. We feel so fortunate this opportunity has come our way. If you see me on the street be sure to say "hello".
Never going to move away from Bergen ❤
Please make more videos!😊
What? And it just drops off from here? Come on! I wanted to see the house, what are you majoring in at school, did your wife ever make it etc?
Ham cheese. Skinke ost.
By the way , on dry bread like that ,not much taste good, in my opinion. I like Jeger brød best 😉. Sorry for the Hotel. Hope you get better experiences later 🥰
If you liked that cheap, low-quality jam, you'd love the high-quality stuff, doesn't even compare to what you got there.
Yeah, this is why I avoided travelling back to Norway during the extreme lockdowns, been in Spain the entire pandemic.
4:45 people in Norway tend to be very trusting.
Drew.
There's been silence for 2 months.
We want to know more, please!
Putting the finishing touches on Episode 4. It should help explain the radio silence over the last few months. Hope to post it Sunday or Monday. Thanks for watching and especially thank you for reaching out.
crazy how the only good weather for a full year was while you were quarantined! haha