tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109Sat, 14 Feb 2026 08:53:18 +0000I am half Faroese & 1st generation. My mom was born and raised on Nolsoy. I am not sure at this time<BR> what I will do with this but hopefully I can bring more attention to the Faroe Islands & make more<BR> people aware of one of the most beautiful places on earth.<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ogie)Blogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-5686057957975554531Sat, 26 Jul 2014 18:21:00 +00002014-07-26T11:22:01.418-07:00I am headed to the Faroe Islands for the first time in forty years. I thought it would be nice to resurrect this blog to record this trip. I hope I can provide everyone with some entertainment on this blog about our trip. More will be posted soon. http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2014/07/going-back-to-faroe-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-8162338051377771304Sat, 30 Jun 2012 17:23:00 +00002012-06-30T10:45:17.640-07:00Ok i am trying out a new app. Maybe I will be able to keep up with this blog. http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2012/06/ok-i-am-trying-out-new-app.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-7886824898052557575Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:55:00 +00002009-03-11T20:22:30.662-07:00OK I am getting excited. Týr has come to America and they will be in Seattle this weekend. If you are not familiar with Týr they are a Faroese metal band. But it is more then your typical metal band, their music is what is called by many as viking metal. This is a mix of traditional Faroese folk music with the metal influence. The mixture produces a unique sound.Here is a video of them.So if you http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/03/tyr-in-america.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-8152435982392043014Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:41:00 +00002009-02-16T09:57:39.835-08:00This is just a quick update but I thought it was important as a Faroese American. Kaj Leo Johannesen the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands had sent a congratulations to President Omama on his victory. And low and behold he responded back."THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONGRATULATIONS ON MY ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. YOUR THOUGHTFUL MESSAGE IS MUCH APPRECIATED.I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/02/barack-obama-and-faroe-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-7403301766370148816Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:18:00 +00002009-02-14T20:00:32.819-08:00So you are probably wondering what this image is. I thought the same thing. This happens to be a mountain of SALT. I found this tidbit of information about salt and the Faroe Islands on the website Ibiza Spotlight. It seems that the island of Ibiza, Spain produces an average of 37,000 tons of salt annually. Of that 37,000 the Faroe Islands uses 20,000 tons to salt the fish they catch.Now that is http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/02/saltfisk.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-5339293900492617003Sun, 08 Feb 2009 23:02:00 +00002009-02-08T15:29:35.957-08:00view Panoramic photography of EuropeI found this website that has panoramic images of Tórshavn. The one I posted here is one that has Nólsoy in the background. This is some cool technology and makes you feel that you are truly there.Here is the link to other 360 Cities in Faroe Islands.http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/02/panoramic-view-of-faroe-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-9039242829553756442Sun, 01 Feb 2009 21:11:00 +00002009-02-01T14:06:29.903-08:00Well it is sometimes hard to find news on the Faroe Islands but one area that I use and that I would suggest to anyone that is interested in the Faroe Islands is Facebook. For me it is a way to keep in touch with family and friends in the Faroe Islands but for others it is a way to make new connections with people from the Faroe Islands.There are many groups about the Faroe Islands and many that http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/02/faroe-islands-on-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-3377594108175669425Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:48:00 +00002009-01-25T09:31:01.409-08:00OK this may seem like a cop out for not writing but I have to again promote another blog for everyone who is interested in the Faroe Islands. The first podcast from "The Faroe Islands Podcast" is uploaded for your listening pleasure. This project has been put together by the two bloggers I promoted last week. This world of blogging is amazing how people from around the world can become friends. http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/01/faroe-islands-podcast.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-3105227348689229952Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:07:00 +00002009-01-18T10:32:37.130-08:00I thought I would give you a couple blogs to follow about the Faroe Islands. I have been reading these for awhile now.Workman is the one I would like to promote the most today. He has an article in the Mail Tribune from Medford OR today about him. He has been a constant promoter of the Faroe Islands with his Faroe Friday post. Every week he has an article of the Faroe Islands with images and newshttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/01/blogs-to-visit.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-9031637548042893645Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:50:00 +00002009-01-01T14:56:29.395-08:00Well I haven't been very good at keeping this blog up to date but it is a new year and hopefully I can do a better job in 2009. For now I will give post a new picture and I will be back with more information and news about the Faroe Islands.This is the church I was baptized in.http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2009/01/new-year-and-new-start.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-1073342629584780139Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:28:00 +00002008-01-19T23:46:59.517-08:00Well I guess you can call me a political junkie. I spent the day watching the returns of the Nevada caucuses, the South Carolina primaries and searching the internet for results of the Faroese Parliament. I'll let you find out about the first two outcomes on your own but just know that my candidate did not win. But I am still hoping that he will prevail.But what I wanted to bring to you are the http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/faroese-parliament-lgtingi-election.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-235178555540893224Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:45:00 +00002008-01-08T02:09:29.706-08:00I have a few ask the question "Where is the Faroe Islands" so I thought I would provide some basic information.When I was young I remember how difficult it was to explain the Faroe Islands or being Faroese that I quite often would take the easy way out and just say I was Danish and that my family was from Denmark. For those of you who do not know the Faroe Islands is an autonomous region of http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/where-in-world-is-faroe-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-3820591363063643690Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:51:00 +00002008-01-01T13:14:42.111-08:00The Church on Nólsoy where I was baptized.Well 2007 is over and the New Year has begun. I wish everyone a wonderful New Year and that everyone gets their hearts desire.2007 has had it's good and bad times and I hope that 2008 brings us all only good. For us we have had medical issues and financial problems but also new borns and graduations. Life is unpredictable but worth every minute. I also http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2008/01/finally-2008-gott-nggjr.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-3572855349257874147Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:20:00 +00002007-12-27T12:30:23.041-08:00I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. We have had a great time visiting with family and friends. One of my goals is to sometime in the future spend Christmas in the Faroe Islands. I have never been there during the winter and would love to experience the Faroe Islands during this time of year. Jenny has some wonderful pictures of what it is like during this time of year. There are times whenhttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/faroese-costume.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-4224084826625358075Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:17:00 +00002007-12-17T01:38:50.853-08:00It is Christmas time and things have been busy so I thought I would take the easy way out and post a couple pictures. Now I have to give a lot of credit again Jenny. She took them and posted them on her site but they were such good pictures of Nólsoy that I had to post them myself.I hope everyone is having a GREAT Christmas season.http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/couple-picture-nlsoy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-8305628003287994420Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:34:00 +00002007-12-22T22:15:57.750-08:00Well it is Christmas time again. (And as usual we are behind on getting things ready.) But I thought I would share some of the traditions that I grew up with. Now while I was looking for images and additional information I found out that many of the traditions that I thought were exclusively Faroese are celebrated throughout Scandinavia. This may be partially because we all share common roots. Ashttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/faroese-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-7239990202149381276Sat, 08 Dec 2007 20:20:00 +00002007-12-08T12:22:27.101-08:00I know this has nothing to with the Faroe Islands but in some way it has everything to do with. We are all in this world together.It was 27 years ago that John Lennon was shot and this Christmas his song "War is Over" is more appropriate then at any other time.When will this madness end.I pray that one day his message will come true. http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/27-years-and-we-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-8245109338839491131Sat, 08 Dec 2007 08:25:00 +00002007-12-08T00:51:15.084-08:00From a suggestion I thought I would post some images of one the most beautiful places on the earth.Pictures courtesy of G. Norðoy. Please check out his Flickr site.http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/images-of-faroe-islands.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-6847707367493100463Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:13:00 +00002007-12-05T23:51:30.512-08:00Image from G. Norðoy on Flickr of Klaksvik. Please check out his other pictures.I have written 15 postings since starting this blog. It has been good for me to write things down and let everyone know about the Faroe Islands. I hope that everyone that reads my blog are enjoying it too.I understand that it takes a while for the word to get around about a blog and I know I have had some readers. Buthttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/am-i-doing-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-8987654770021333281Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:31:00 +00002007-12-12T23:21:29.214-08:00WARNING SOME OF THE IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME PEOPLE.I understand that this is a controversial topic but this is one of my earliest and best memories as a child. I was five years old and would have been one of these small kids you see in this picture.I didn't think anything of it at the time. It was just a part of being Faroese. My mother even took a picture of me standing on one of the http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/12/grindadrp-whale-hunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-2602380514515046229Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:00:00 +00002007-11-22T12:18:07.588-08:00I haven't written anything for awhile so I felt I needed to say something on this day of giving thanks. I have many things to be thankful for as I believe we all do. I understand that things are not always the way we would like them to be and many things we would like to have changed in our lives but for me I need to give thanks for even the small things. We all have something that we can give http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/11/give-thanks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-4051876646539334463Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:23:00 +00002007-11-15T01:12:45.476-08:00Well the election is over and the results are in.Republican Party came in first and will send Høgni Hoydal to the Danish parliament.Union Party came in second and will send Endmond Joensen to the Danish parliament.Faroe-Man has all the numbers on his site. I didn't want to get into all that because it is a bunch of numbers and a lot of it doesn't make sense to me. So if you want the numbers checkhttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/11/faroese-election-results.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-766737069818666644Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:17:00 +00002007-11-12T16:23:05.860-08:00I have added a link to my blog called VerveEarth. It is beta blog referral site. It uses Google map and gives you links to websites and blogs according to the map. It truly makes it very easy to find websites and blogs based on where they are located in the world. If you are like me I am always looking for websites and blogs from around the world and this is a pretty cool site.Check it out.http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/11/verveearth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-3662579906984223089Mon, 12 Nov 2007 23:52:00 +00002007-11-12T16:06:01.201-08:00I have added a few of the links I use on a regular basis. I split it into two areas. One is a list of sites that have General information about the Faroe Islands. These are for the most part in English and will give you some good information about the Faroe Islands. The site Hoppa has a spider-web setup of all the sites in the Faroe Islands.The other list is a list of News and Media sites. These http://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/11/faroese-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39964501965730109.post-4606282043611841260Mon, 12 Nov 2007 08:01:00 +00002007-11-12T00:33:31.853-08:00Well this Tuesday the Faroe Islands will be holding elections for their two seats in the Danish parliament. From the discussion I have had with others this election will not have an effect directly with the Faroe Islands and its running of their parliament but it could be indicator of how things will go in January. The Faroe Islands will have their election for parliament at that time. There is ahttp://faroeusa.blogspot.com/2007/11/faroese-elections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ogie)0