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kariofthenorth

@kariofthenorth

Karianne, 30, journalist, <3 friends, family, traveling, relaxing, being outdoor and laughing. Quit my job to go on an adventure as I'm getting my MBA-degree.

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@kariofthenorth Feb 21, 2018, 2:32 PM UTC

The most random event I've ever been to: World Championship in skrei cod tongue cutting

Did you know that Norwegian kids make a lot of money cutting cod tongues? Well, I didn't. Not until I moved up north. Here, many kids work weekends and holidays and they are able to make hundreds of…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 31, 2018, 10:05 AM UTC

Walking that ass off with a hike in the dark

https://s10.postimg.org/q94l7gzwp/IMG_2176.jpg Yesterday I kicked off hiking season with a headlight and crampons. I learned last summer that in order to not die while hiking mountains, I need to mak…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 15, 2018, 7:32 PM UTC

Go shorty, it's my birthday. And I got a cake made in heaven!

https://s13.postimg.org/cr0p51g5j/karrkakke.png Delicious cake and happy me! I turned 31 yesterday. Wowsa. Feels like I just turned 30 - where did the last year go? Anyway, I loooove celebrating my b…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 15, 2018, 6:45 PM UTC

Our adventure is in the Norwegian newspapers!

https://s13.postimg.org/6h5fi0tlj/Skjermbilde_2018-01-15_kl._19.20.08.png As you probably know already, my friend and I quit our jobs in a big city (big for Norway, anyways) and moved to a small vill…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 11, 2018, 5:41 PM UTC

Seeing the sun after one month, and ... wow!

This moment made me a little religious. I hadn't seen the sun in one month when I yesterday witnessed this. Due to my studies, I have to go to my hometown Stavanger once a month, and just as we took…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 6, 2018, 9:39 AM UTC

Waking up finding moose in your backyard - wow!

Finally it was my turn to witness the king of the forest right outside our house! Living in Sigerfjord, Vesterålen, Norway, I've been told that they're all around us, but I've only heard of them. The…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 5, 2018, 1:10 PM UTC

Some of the things I'd tell the very young me

- First of all: appreciate the fact that you're born in Norway. Stop being a spoiled brat. Do your homework! - Some of the friends you'll make within the next few years, will be some your best ones f…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 3, 2018, 6:33 PM UTC

Trying to live in the moment, but also looking forward to brighter days

... And with that I mean literally brighter days. As we are above the polar circle, we don't get to see the sun till late January. The dark doesn't bother me at all, and the snow and slippery roads I…

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@kariofthenorth Jan 2, 2018, 8:33 PM UTC

Picking yourself up from a dark place during a triathlon AND feeling like a champ after ...

https://s14.postimg.org/8v6ca2ca9/Skjermbilde_2018-01-02_kl._20.16.35.png This is a story about a not so fit girl and a triathlon. You do the math, or keep reading. Thinking about the year that we've…

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@kariofthenorth Dec 28, 2017, 1:48 PM UTC

Why my first weeks of my new adventure have been nothing but perfect

I've now been living in Sigerfjord, Vesterålen, for two weeks, and boy, what a great couple of weeks it have been! I've made new friends Before I moved I'd already met some people here, but I now fee…

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