Read time: approximately 10 minutes The US Embassy in Oslo was attacked in the wee hours of Sunday, Mar 08. I traveled to Oslo on Sunday morning, before news of the attack was made public. As far as I know, all US Fulbrighters in Norway are physically okay. It’s a little jarring, but I am … Continue reading 2026-03-07 Potpourri

Read time: approximately 15 minutes This week Wednesday, 25 February co-facilitated with a friend the first day of a multi-session teacher workshop on effective assessment design at Halden VGS in Halden. Then headed over to  Høgskolen i Østfold to do a workshop for teachers and teacher educators on defining and enacting justice. Then traveled to … Continue reading 2026-02-28 Benefits of and Challenges to Listening

Read time: approximately 11 minutes This week was Vinterferie (Winter Break)! I traveled to Tromsø in North Norway! Tuesday, 17 February flew from Oslo to Tromsø. It is north of the Arctic Circle and the farthest north I have ever been, not just in Norway but in my life! Did a yoga class at the … Continue reading 2026-02-21 Perspective

Happy Valentine's Day! Read time: approximately 16 minutes This week Tuesday, 10 February co-taught with teachers-in-training, at their request, at Kruseløkka Ungdommskole in Sarpsborg. Turns out no teacher-in-training has ever requested to co-teach with a Rover before! It’s cool to be able to work with the entire sequence of students: secondary, their teachers, teachers-in-training, and … Continue reading 2026-02-14 What Does it Mean to be Norwegian?

Read time: approximately 12 minutes This week I was in Bergen, Norway’s cultural capital, on its west coast! Tuesday, 03 February I took a train to Oslo and then flew to Bergen Wednesday, 04 February was a busy day! I had a mid-year check in with my Fulbright liaison and Director of the Fremmedspråksenteret, where … Continue reading 2026-02-07 Cultivating Connections

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