tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442832299572555906.post1301101372299808591..comments2024-03-18T03:12:54.988-07:00Comments on Oh, The Places Solvor Will Go: StagesIngrid and Mathildehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14879809543517636425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442832299572555906.post-19950312652015445162012-09-01T07:06:18.628-07:002012-09-01T07:06:18.628-07:00I'm glad you liked it! And I'm glad I'...I'm glad you liked it! And I'm glad I'm not the only one who is shocked by groceries and missing cheap mexican food:) Lets do get together soon!!!Ingrid and Mathildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14879809543517636425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5442832299572555906.post-69015681964750062782012-08-31T23:56:44.093-07:002012-08-31T23:56:44.093-07:00excellent post liz!!! i completely agree with you...excellent post liz!!! i completely agree with you on every point! i think norway started to feel like home after like 5-6 months. for me it was when i really couldnt identify anything 'different' to talk about to my friends and family or on my blog. because it didnt feel different anymore...it felt normal. about 5-6 months in i didnt feel like an expat anymore. i was able to communicate in the language enough to feel comfortable, the rainy days hardly shocked me anymore and i just dressed for them, and i didnt mind cooking at all (although i would still kill for some cheap mexican food...not gonna lie). <br /><br />this is my second time living abroad and i definitely see that some people just cant hack it. its not that they can't, but it is that they never get past your stage 5. people dont accept cultures for what they are and just look at it as 'wrong'. they end up hanging out with overly negative or overly positive people and those people give the wrong illusions. they never make norwegian friends or friends of the local culture and only hang out with other expats. they complain about the differences because they find them wrong...etc etc. <br /><br />anyways im glad you feel at home here :) hope to get to see you before im off back to oslo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com