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Episode 39

Silje Moss

Returning to Norway after eleven years in France

At 19, Silje (@norskmedsilje) leaves Bergen to spend a year in Montpellier. She ends up staying in France for more than a decade.

Episode 38

Anaïs

From Dublin to Bodø: falling in love with a country

Years later, a relationship takes her to Bodø in northern Norway. When it ends, Anaïs returns to Ireland for a while. But she soon realises something: Norway…

Episode 35

Christine Bazalgette Holst

Leaving for six months. Staying forty-five years.

She expects to stay a few months. Then comes work, a sense of familiarity, children, everyday life… and six months turn into forty-five years.

Episode 34

Magalie

From Ethiopia to Norway: a new country and a new career

Magalie has lived in Norway since September 2025. Before Oslo, she spent five years in Ethiopia, which she describes as “five dream years”.

Episode 31

Olga

Growing up in France, returning to Norway

She tells us about her life between two countries, two languages and two ways of living.

Episode 29

Amandine

Pregnancy and birth in Norway: what’s different?

Amandine, a midwife who has worked in France and Norway, shares the differences she has encountered and what they mean in practice.

Episode 28

Amélie

Three children, and time to live

After more than ten years in London, Amélie moves to Oslo with her family. She talks about looking for work, making connections and finding a balance between…

Episode 27

Tristan Champion

Five months of paternity leave: taking the lead

Tristan Champion describes parental leave in Norway and going from “co-pilot” to “pilot” in his relationship with his child. We talk about sharing responsibility, other people’s expectations,…

Episode 26

Looking back on 2025: work, family and the podcast

Parenting, work, mental health, life in Norway and the podcast: we look back on an intense year and talk honestly about what we hope to build in…

Episode 24

Maéva & Fred

Oslo and Dubai: two lives abroad

Maéva and Fred welcome us into their home in Dubai, where they have lived for fourteen years at the time of recording. On paper, our lives abroad…

Episode 23 · Part 1

Mélanie & Thomas

Moving to Norway: hopes and unexpected turns

Mélanie, who is French-Norwegian and grew up in France, and Thomas, an animation producer, tell us how they met and moved to Norway. They describe job hunting,…

Episode 23 · Part 2

Mélanie & Thomas

Giving birth, creating and learning to trust

Mélanie talks about pregnancy and birth in Norway: unfamiliar approaches, worries and the trust she gradually developed. Thomas shares his experience of animation production and the differences…