Sam and Caleb: Gone North

Episode 17. We talk with Talor, an Australian who moved to Norway in 2012. Talor has also lived in France. She has been called the Doughnut Queen. Talor built and runs Talormade (3 Oslo locations). Join us for a chat on location at the Lillo Gård shop.

Topics: Wodonga VIC, coffee, doughnuts, Paris, Northern Norwegians, feriepenger, starting a business in Norway 

Episode 16. We talk with Joe, an American who first moved to Norway in 2018. Joe has also lived in UK, Slovakia, Austria, and Sweden. Among other things, Joe is a 1st baseman/pitcher and Vice President for the Oslo Pretenders Sportsklubb. The Pretenders currently have baseball, softball, basketball, and disc golf teams.

Topics: baseball, MN Twins, UEA in Norwich, networking with a hobby, Oslo v Stockholm, New Orleans, softball, baseball clubs in Norway

Episode 15. Back from summer holidays, we chat with a familiar voice (from Episode 5). Join our chat with Jeremy about traveling during a pandemic. We discuss traveling to Canada and The USA in June and July. We also taste test Canadian maple syrup. 

Any corona related information is ever changing and varies case by case, always check with your local authority and airline before travel. 

Topics: Oi Oi, Kentucky bourbon, cereal, BBQ, travel testing, travel quarantines, Olympics, maple syrup 

Episode 14. A discussion about the Norwegian language exam. Why it is needed (by some), how/where/when to enroll, some study tips, and our own experiences with the exam. 

We also briefly chat about Samfunns­kunnskapsprøven. The "Social Studies" exam that many of us also need for visa, citizenship steps.

On Episode 13 we speak to Konrad who moved to Norway from Poland.
We chat about studying here, what its like to move over from Poland, weird English accents and training.

Episode 12. We talk with Ryan Kristiansen who has lived in Norway for several years. Ryan is a hydrographer by trade and has also lived in USA, UK, New Zealand, and Germany. 

Topics: offshore work, the Kents, Everett WA, Wales, London, multimeters, American Field Service, Liverpool-lapskaus, Bergen

Episode 11. We talk with Tony Sailer, an American who married a Norwegian and moved to Norway in 2018. He is the Director of Business Development for Oslo Brewing Company.

Topics: American beers, visas, driver's license exchange, cloudberries, draumur, the Norwegian brew scene, cool labels

Episode 10.5. From us to all of you, Hurra for Syttende Mai!

Join us for an "unscheduled" freebie, a chat about 17. May. New to Norway and need to know the backstory? Here it is, from our perspective. And some details that might help with your celebrations today. 

Episode 10. The follow up, second part of our two part series with coaches from Vålerenga Trolls, an American football club in Oslo.

We talk with Le'Von Warr, an American who moved to Norway in 2010. Among other things, he is current Head Coach of the Vålerenga senior teams and founder of the Golden Leaf Foundation & Academy. 

Topics: Networking,  cultural differences, Spartans (not Wolverines), American football, career shifts, youth development

Episode 9. The first of a two part series with coaches from Vålerenga Trolls, an American football club in Oslo.

We talk with Truls Bråthen, Co-founder of the Vålerenga Trolls and current Head Coach of the club's youth teams. Truls is also a member of Amerikansk Fotball Norge's Hall of Fame.

Topics: How American football arrived in Norway, famous players, Norwegian Federation season schedules and rules, NY Jets, youth development, Lambertseter Reindeer