Read time: approximately 12 minutes This week Sunday, 25 January traveled to Oslo for church, brunch with a friend, and to pick up my wacky German uncle who was visiting me!  Monday, 26 January-Wednesday, 28 January Oslo with my wacky German uncle! We even did a sauna boat where we alternated between hot steamy sauna … Continue reading 2026-01-31 Language, Identity, and Belonging

Read time: approximately 13 minutes This week Tuesday, 20 January I went out to Halden Montessoriskole to work with the 7th-10th graders on slang. The first school I attended as a kid was a Montessori school, so it was fun to be at another one. And two teachers there have Colorado connections! One finished her … Continue reading 2026-01-24 Mirrors

Read time: approximately 11 minutes This week Monday, 12 January my first day back in the office! Wednesday, 14 January went out to Torsnes Skole in Fredrikstad to work the 6th and 7th graders on their self-portraits, framing it as how do we present ourselves? Who are we? The 7th graders might have gone into … Continue reading 2026-01-17 And we are back!

Read time: approximately 13 minutes Happy New Year! Welcome back! Thanks for continuing to join me here.  I’m back in Norway, but between the last post and this one, I spent four weeks in the States, first in Atlanta and then in Colorado. On my way back to Norway I gifted myself an extra-long layover … Continue reading 2026-01-10 Reorienting

Read time: approximately 10 minutes This week Sunday, 07 December ran a half-marathon! Traveled to Fredrikstad, where I would be staying for Roving this week.  Monday, 08 December — Wednesday, 10 December was at Hvaler Ungdomsskole, a school on an island! Taught every 8th—10th grader at the school. Saturday, 13 December Rover latke party at … Continue reading 2025-12-13 Take Care of Yourself

Read time: approximately 10 minutes This week Monday, 01 December we learned that a dear friend of Jeremy’s had died suddenly and tragically. Tuesday, 02 December attended our last Norwegian language class for the term. I have learned a lot of Norwegian! Wednesday, 03 December dropped off Jeremy at the airport to return Stateside. Thursday, … Continue reading 2025-12-06 What am I even doing here?

Read time: approximately 14 minutes This week Monday, 24 November - Tuesday, 25 November was in Götenborg, Sweden on a little weekend trip with Jeremy! I bought 2 ABBA records! In Sweden! Wednesday, 26 November workshop prep on campus Thursday, 27 November penultimate Norwegian class 😦 and traveled to Hamar, Norway for the Friday workshop. … Continue reading 2025-11-29 Sharing Knowledge

Read time: approximately 15 minutes This week Monday, 17 November & Tuesday, 18 November Jeremy and I were in Paris, France! Wednesday, 19 November facilitated a teacher workshop at Halden VGS to do our third teacher session on offering feedback to students on their writing Thursday, 20 November back to the office for Norwegian class … Continue reading 2025-11-22 Teaching: What I’m Learning

Read time: approximately 16 minutes This week Tuesday, 11 November stayed overnight at a hotel close to the Oslo airport for an early morning workshop Wednesday, 12 November facilitated a teacher workshop as part of their professional learning day; traveled to Oslo to run some errands: picked up business cards from the Fulbright office and … Continue reading 2025-11-15 Making the Familiar Strange

Read time: approximately 14 minutes This week Monday, 03 November facilitated an all-day writing workshop for teachers-in-training at Høgskolen i Østfold. We focused on how to offer and receive feedback on our work in preparation for students submitting their papers that will qualify them to be eligible for the final exam. Tuesday, 04 November traveled … Continue reading 2025-11-08 Giving Thanks