UN service in Somalia

From December 1992 until March 1994 I was working as a UN soldier in Mogadishu, Somalia. The United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) was established to end war and starvation, and counted about 30,000 soldiers from all over the world.

Language school in Poland

Together with a Norwegian classmate and friend, I stayed in Poland for a month to participate at an English language course in for Polish students. After the course, we traveled around the country. Puławy UNESCO organized a summer camp for…

A High School year in Alabama

From August 1988 until June 1989, I was an exchange student at Southside High School in Alabama, USA. I also travelled quite a lot to other parts of the USA. Alabama I arrived in Alabama on August 14th, 1988, and…

Childhood

I was born on May 8, 1971, and grew up at a place called Vindenes, on the island Sotra, west of Bergen. Home I grew up at the island Sotra, west of Bergen. Traveling Holidays were normally spent in Norway,…