{"id":4643,"date":"2020-05-05T16:33:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T20:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4643"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:47:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:47:20","slug":"norway-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/norway-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Norway: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get creative<\/strong><br \/>\nOrganize 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\u2019s <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 <a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/entity\/norway\/m05b4w?hl=en&amp;categoryid=place\">online art collections<\/a> from famous Norwegian museums.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch 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<p><strong>Study some history<\/strong><\/p>\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<p><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><br \/>\nRead 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<p><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><br \/>\nArrange 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<p><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><br \/>\nCall up a friend and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.duolingo.com\/enroll\/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<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe world\u2019s 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\u2019s 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.ca\/blog\/norway-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4644,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4643","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4643"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4755,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4643\/revisions\/4755"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4644"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}