{"id":10109,"date":"2020-04-29T17:15:59","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/?page_id=10109"},"modified":"2020-05-13T10:43:47","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T14:43:47","slug":"norway-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/norway-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Norway: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>Get creative<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Organize your art supplies and get painting! Pick a particular location you\u2019ll visit on your trip, and compare your artwork to photos of the location when you return. Consider painting one of Norway&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fjordnorway.com\/things-to-do\/natural-attractions\/what-is-a-fjord\">famous fjords<\/a>, the bustling trading hub and capital city of Oslo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atlasobscura.com\/places\/nigardsbreen-ice-cave\">Nigardsbreen Ice Cave<\/a>, or Galdh\u00f8piggen, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitjotunheimen.com\/experience-jotunheimen\/hiking-and-outdoor-activities\/mountain-hikes\/galdhopiggen\">highest peak in Scandinavia<\/a> and Northern Europe.<\/p>\n<p><em>Not a painter? Check out these <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/entity\/norway\/m05b4w?categoryId=place&amp;hl=en\"><em>online art collections<\/em><\/a><em> from famous Norwegian museums. <\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Norway include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ragnarok (2013)<\/li>\n<li>Operation Arctic (2014)<\/li>\n<li>The King\u2019s Choice (2016)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Dive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study the Viking Age, Norway\u2019s independence from bordering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.royalcourt.no\/seksjon.html?tid=28691\">Denmark and Sweden<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/place\/Norway\/World-War-II\">German occupation<\/a> of the country during World War II, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regjeringen.no\/en\/topics\/energy\/oil-and-gas\/norways-oil-history-in-5-minutes\/id440538\/\">Oil Boom<\/a>. Then, check out some of Norway\u2019s geographical history with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAGhXcYc0o4\">Geography Now Video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Read and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Fellowship of Ghosts: A Journey Through the Mountains of Norway<\/em> by Paul Watkins<\/li>\n<li><em>Summer Light: A Walk Across Norway<\/em> by Andrew Stevenson<\/li>\n<li><em>Growth of the Soil<\/em> by Knut Hamsun<\/li>\n<li><em>Norse Mythology<\/em> by Neil Gaiman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Arrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a cooking class with your travel group, or consider a group outing to a restaurant that offers your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingarthurflour.com\/recipes\/lefse-recipe\">lefse<\/a> (sweet flatbreads), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cheese.com\/brunost\/\">brunost<\/a> (brown cheese), kumla (potato dumplings), or <a href=\"https:\/\/food52.com\/recipes\/6239-mom-s-norwegian-meatballs-with-gravy-kjottkaker-med-brunsaus\">kj\u00f8ttkaker<\/a> (meatballs in gravy).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Call up a friend and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/course\/no-BO\/en\/Learn-Norwegian%20Bokm%C3%A5l\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The world&#8217;s most remote island, Bouvet Island, is a Norwegian territory. Located in the southern Atlantic Ocean, this island is a designated nature reserve and at least 2,000 km away from any inhabited land!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get painting! Pick a particular location you\u2019ll visit on your trip, and compare your artwork to photos of the location when you return. Consider painting one of Norway&#8217;s famous fjords, the bustling trading hub and capital city of Oslo, Nigardsbreen Ice Cave, or Galdh\u00f8piggen, the highest peak in <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/norway-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10110,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10109","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10109"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10237,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10109\/revisions\/10237"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}