We catch up after a short break to talk about the Winter Olympics and Norway's dominance, this years crazy Eurovision entry for Norway and lots of good beer talk.

Episode 25. A discussion about the Norwegian licensing system. We chat about the steps to obtain a driver's license here. For many there is an exchange option with requirements that vary depending on your home country. We discuss this and many of the country specific details. We end with an overview of the entire license application process, helpful for first time license holders or arrivals who do not have the exchange option. 

Episode 24. We chat with Tara, an American who moved from Maryland to Norway in 2015. Among other things, Tara is a co-founding member of Oslo Soup. Oslo Soup is a micro-granting experience that supports community-based projects. We discuss the "soup concept", moving to Norway, weather, work culture, and networking.Check out Oslo Soup at oslosoup.org, Facebook, and Instagram.  Topics: Winter sunlight, allergen filters, CVs/resumes, Detroit Soup, social meetups, winter clothing

Episode 23. We wrap up our first year of podcasting, and our first ever competition, with a Q&A session. Thanks if you submitted a question! We answer about gas and diesel prices here in Norway, what services we recommend if you need to move funds between countries, a little run through of what permittering means and how that works. We also answer about some mobile phone plans that new arrivals might like. It has been fun. It has been great. Catch us in 2022 for some new and exciting stuff. From both of us to all of you, thanks and God Jul!

Episode 22. We chat with Hull Tom, a Brit who moved to Norway in 2011. Tom now works in the Norwegian Energy sector. He is also one half of CNiRats, an Oslo area punk band. We discuss living in Norway, cultural differences, and Jul/Christmas season things. Check out CNiRats on FB and Bandcamp. Topics: Pub golf, NOKUT, suit culture, julebord, juleøl, julebrus, Panda Pop, pålegg

Episode 21. We talk with Mike, an American who moved to Norway in 2010. Among other things, Mike hosts several English language pub quizzes in Oslo and online. Listen and join our conversation about living in Norway and all things beer, quizzes. Check out The Magical Mystery Quiz on FB for specific dates, places, themes. Topics: Pub quizzes, California, Siste Sang (RIP), surviving the shutdown, Gardermoen beers, Las Vegas

Episode 20. We road trip south from Oslo to Nordby/Strömstad, Sweden for a harrytur. We discuss the how and where of the border shopping culture. From Abisko in the north to the massive center at Nordby  in the south, there are many places to go. We also direct compare the prices of some items we found.

Episode 19. We chat with Oleks, a Ukrainian who moved to Norway in 2018. Oleks is a software programmer who has also lived in Spain. He is an avid cyclist and we chat about a two week cycling trip he took in northern Norway. We discuss working in Norway and end with a list of our favorite "non-Oslo" pubs, restaurants, and views. Here's one for the many great places and businesses all around the country. Topics: Belgian beers, Oslo nature, software development jobs, the Norwegian workplace, expat meetups, Northern Norway, Svalbard

Episode 18. The national elections were a few weeks ago. We discuss the results and summarize the top performing parties in Norway. Recently we each took a political party test. We end with an analysis of our results.Update: since recording, SV has left the coalition talks. 

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