10 Questions: Andrea

1. Current address:
Stavanger, Norway  

2. Previous address(es):
Melbourne, Australia; Perth, Australia; Paris, France; United States (where I’m from – various cities)  

3. I landed here because…
My husband was hired by a company in their Stavanger offices. We really wanted to live somewhere in Europe for our next stint so we jumped at the chance to come to Norway.

4. The best part of living abroad is…
Every day is new and exciting, even if you’re just going down to the local shops. 

5. The most difficult part of living abroad is…
Being so far away from friends and loved ones.   

6. Before living here (abroad), I never realized…  
How much I actually prefer cooler weather to the heat. After five or six Australian summers I’ve decided I don’t want to live anywhere that hot again – at least not for awhile.  

7. An addition to my day to day vocabulary is…
‘Takk,’ which means ‘thank you’ in Norwegian.  

8. Three words to describe my host country are…
Introverted, beautiful, carefree  

9. If I could live anywhere (hometown excluded) I’d choose…
New York City – I lived there several years ago and loved it – many of my friends and relatives live there. We’ve been hatching plans to move back for the last few years.  

 

10. A traveler or expat (famous or not) I admire is…  
Friedensreich Hundertwasser – I encountered his work in two different countries last year and got to learn more about him in Vienna. He was an artist, architect and environmentalist who travelled and lived all over the world. I admire him because he never let go of his vision despite quite a bit of opposition.

Thanks, Andrea! Looking forward to hearing more about your experiences in Norway on your blog.

xo, jill