Alta, Norway
Sanne Klein
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My experiences with living on my own for the first time, and being abroad! From school, to housing, to new people, to adventure time and Alta life.
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How to get around in Alta, Norway (TIPS!)
As an international student in Norway, you will experience the expensive groceries, clothes and other items. Norway just is not cheap, not for our standards in Europe. I have put down some tips to safe money and how to live the student life at the same time. Kiwi//Rema...
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Right to Roam
I will elaborate a bit on the Right to Roam, the outdoor culture and rules in Norway. Outdoor recreation is an important part of the Norwegian heritage. The right to roam is the right Norwegian people have to roam freely in their nature, it consideres the following...
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Outdoor Cooking Methods
There are many different ways to cook outside. Some are very well known, others rather less so. During our trip with the Norwegian class, we learned more about outdoor cooking methods. Below they are described. Regular campfire Source A method familiar with most people....
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Hot spots in Alta
Studenthuset//City Scene One of the best places in Alta to get a coffee, some food or a drink for a cheap price. They have special student prices and volunteer prizes. You can also just sit down and make your homework in the restaurant/cafe, the atmosphere is really...
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Traditional Norwegian cinnamon buns recipe
I have made this recipe with my friends in Norway, and now also back home. I really love it and it enhances the flavour of the true traditional Norwegian Skillingsboller (cinnamon buns). Ingredients: 5 gram yeast; 350 ml milk; 100 gram butter/margarin; 75 gram...
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Active student life. Going to the gym
In a city like Alta (Norway), you have the absolute necessity to be active all the time. Nature appeals to you. However, you need enough strength and stamina to be able to face it. Source At UiT there is, first of all, a gym for all the students. You can enroll in the...
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Trips with ESN
As described earlier, in Alta at the university, there is a student organization called ESN (Erasmus Student Network). This organization has organized different trips and activities for us throughout the semester. Below I will describe each trip. Alta Museum Alta...
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Hikes around town
Below I described some of my most magnificent hikes, some are close to the city, others might require a car or bus. Komsatoppen As described earlier, close to our studenthousing Komsa, the Komsa fjord was present. This is also called Komsatoppen and it is a truly...
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Sledding away and cuddles everywhere
Sledging away Alta is famous for its dogsledding event the Finnmark Race (Finnmarksloypet). And when learning more about the culture behind it, you will want to practice dogsledding as well. Husky dogs are mostly used for dogsledding. There are different types of...
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Crazy Sinful Houseparties
As described earlier, we had a really tight household. Our hallway was open to anyone who wanted to walk in for a chitchat, a coffee, something to eat, to watch movies, or just to hang out. Also, in an open kitchen like this, there is a great opportunity to organize...
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Our little family
In an open corridor with 8 people, you get to know each other fast, if everyone is open to it. In my kitchen they were, so we actually ended up with a little family. One German girl, a French boy, a Norwegian guy, a Swedish man, and two Norwegian girls. This was the...
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What about a job?
Norway is an expensive country compared to the Netherlands and compared to other countries in general. So when going on Exchange to Norway, you may want to consider getting a job and start saving before you leave. However, I personally had a problem if I had gotten a...
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Northern Lights and the Northern Lights Cathedral
In Alta, one of the most famous and outstanding buildings is the Northern Lights Cathedral. There is free entry to this beautiful cathedral. I went there on a Sunday with a friend. On Sundays, there are often ceremonies. This time there was a ceremony with children....
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Fishing adventures..
After the first fishing trip, we got the fishing vibes. Bought a relatively cheap fishing grod at the store and off we went for fishing. My favorite fishing spot is Tollevika. A place which is not far from Komsa studentboliger and it is not far from the city centre...
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Finland Crazy Roadtrip
The story of the crazy roadtrip to Finland with my friends. We traveled by car and stayed in a tent and a motel during the trip. November 24 - 26 It's day 1, 6:00 am, here we go, ready for takeoff, for the long planned roadtrip to Finland. Day 1 consisted of a lot of...
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North Cape Adventure
The story of our beautiful one day roadtrip to the North Cape during wintertime. Accompanied by my Norwegian friends, we head to the North Cape with their dog. November 11 What a day, 6:30, alarm goes off, roadtrip time. Dog in the back, there we go, into the...
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Adventure Tourism
Adventure Tourism was the second course I took during my exchange. It featured a lot of theory about tourism itself, adventure tourism, arctic tourism and much more. Furthermore, some fieldtrips were made with the classes. Below, I posted the most interesting parts of...
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Outdoor Life Activities
Outdoor Life Activities, one of the courses I have followed throughout my exchange semester in Alta, Norway. Below, I will describe the different activities and courses we had each week. And at the end, my home exam is placed, so you can see how home exams in Norway...
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Universitet i Tromso - Alta location
What to expect? 15th of July - 2017: Everything is arranged. School helped me organize my studenthousing, all documents are signed, I am ready to go. I need to wait one more month before school starts, I can't wait. I am trying to pinpoint differences between Norway and...
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Universitet i Tromso - Alta location
What to expect? 15th of July - 2017: Everything is arranged. School helped me organize my studenthousing, all documents are signed, I am ready to go. I need to wait one more month before school starts, I can't wait. I am trying to pinpoint differences between Norway and...
