Culture Shock

Goodbye Norway, Hello Germany

Kristie — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:45:35 +0000

Well, it is official. My residence in Europe has now officially changed. We have moved out of Norway and our new home is now in Munich, Germany. It is a new adventure and I am really loving it so far. Of course my website is still a great place to find a lot of information about [...]

Back In Europe (Pictures!)

Kristie — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:33:04 +0000

Well I have finally left Los Angeles again after being there much longer than originally planned. Now we are in Frankfurt and have traveled around Germany just a little bit the past few days. Then we are on to India again. I just wanted to share a few pictures that I have taken on this little [...]

A Rainbow In Los Angeles

Kristie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:59:52 +0000

Well, it hardly ever rains here in LA and when it does it is definitely a treat. Today it was raining and I was working on my computer at Starbucks and there was the most amazing rainbow in the sky. Rainbows in LA are even rarer than the rain. :) This rainbow caused all the employees and [...]

Fun For The Whole World

Kristie — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:37:48 +0000

You don’t have to speak a certain language. You don’t have to be from a certain place. It doesn’t matter if you are in Norway, India, Lithuania or California…its always really cool! That’s right, its the Rubik’s cube. It transcends language or culture and is fun for everyone. Check out this link to see a YouTube [...]

Fun Time At The Blog Carnival

Kristie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:41:18 +0000

I really enjoy participating in blog carnivals. And I do so quite often. I just wanted to share with you the two I was just recently published in. Oh - and for those of you who do not know what a blog carnival is, it is where a bunch of bloggers submit their posts on certain [...]

An Expat Interview With Catherine In France

Kristie — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:27:48 +0000

I have to apologize to everyone. I have been failing at giving you more interesting expat interviews. I am very sorry for this but have many more lined up that I hope you enjoy. One problem I am finding that I have right now is that I have this wonderful interview from an expat in France [...]

The Cable Car Ride In San Fransisco

Kristie — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:37:27 +0000

So last week I spent one night in San Fransisco, California. It was the first time that I had traveled there but really enjoyed it. I really wish we had more time there but had such a nice time anyways. It was rainy and thankfully we had just gotten off of the cable car and [...]

Old News But A Cool Video Of A Lithuanian Dance Team

Kristie — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:48:30 +0000

Okay, so I know this is old news but I still thought it was kind of cool. One of my Lithuanian friends on Skype put a link to a video and I checked out. It was a youtube video of a European dance competition that I have never seen before. Now, as most of you know [...]

Help My Site

Kristie — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:36:23 +0000

I need some help with a problem that is happening with my blog. I wanted to write about my experiences moving to Norway from the US and my travels around the world. I have shared my experiences and stories and the things I have learned. It seems though that people are acting like I am [...]

In India For Guru Purnima Part Two (photos below)

Kristie — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 01:17:22 +0000

So I already posted a little bit about my trip to India for Guru Purnima this year. There were more pictures of the trip than were appropriate to put in one post. It was just too much, so I split it up into two posts and this is the second one.The first post (see it [...]