gladys maneja
@maneja_adventure
Filipino expat in Germany
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About me
Filipino
Lives in Bergen
Speaks filipino, english, french, italian, a little german
Registration: 13 January 2010
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What do you appreciate the most about where you are living now? by The Happy Migrant
I appreciate the tropical climate, the people, and the variation in landscape that this country (Australia) has ......
never ending summer nights, fjords, brown cheese, salmon, bountiful fishing grounds Read More
Hi Guys! :) by nafeesat
Hi Everyone, So I guess like most of you I've decided to join this blog/forum in order to chat, meet people, receive advice and just generally share my/your experiences living in Norway. My name is Nafeesa and I just moved to Bergen about 2 and a ...
hi nafeesa! you're right, apartment hunting is very cutthroat in bergen ... it took me 4 months before i got our apartment. i'm here with my husband, he's doing phd too, but it concerns fishes. i hope you like bergen! as we sure do. my husband says ... Read More
filipinos in Norway by Dinah
hei.to all filipinos out there living in Norway; what are the dos and donts? or just like hows life living in Norway? any advice then? my hope is to work there within this year..im just waiting for my visa. salamat!!
norwegians are really very nice and respectful people ... though they seem cold at first. dahil vikings sila, it s so common not to say please or excuse me. like, if you want to say "one ticket please" to the bus driver, it is totally ok to say only ... Read More
Making Friends in Bergen by Karen77
Hi, In the process of moving to Bergen and would really like to meet some new people and make some new friends to make my move a little less scary!! Any friendly people out there?? Words of wisdom for settling in much appreciated too... Takk ...
hi karen! i also moved here to bergen with my husband temporarily (we are here until feb next year, then back to gemany) ... i have lots of free time to spare. care to meet also? Read More
You know you've been in Norway too long if.. by arjam
*You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing *You associate warm rice porridge with Saturday and Xmas eve *It seems nice to spend a week in a small wooden cottage up in the mountains, with no running water and no ...
that silence is dead on! but i love norway, no complaints ... except i can't get a doctor until my number arrives Read More
How many times have you moved? by Olivier de Montr茅al
Americans are known to move every 1 or 2 years... I wonder if you have moved as often as them... Was it in the same city/region/country? I lived in the Loire Valley, in Normandy and in Paris. Then i moved to Africa. Back to France, I lived in ...
ever since i entered the erasmus mundus, i've lived in: -angers, france -piacenza, italy -valencia, spain -makati, philippines >>> came back to work -kiel, germany -bergen, norway (this march 15, 2010) i love the experience of european culture. i ... Read More
Loneliness when you're abroad by Julien
Do you often feel lonely when you're abroad? I personaly suffered on week ends while I was in the UK. Even if I had several friends, I often missed my family and friends (from home). So I walked, visited museum, went to concerts, worked more... ...
i agree that having a good book is always a good company. i can never be bored with a book at my side. but at least we are now living in a high-tech time, so keeping in touch via email or chat is waaaaaay easier than snail mail (and having to wait ... Read More