1 year self-employment
A very honest business update. Around one year ago, in the beginning of April 2021, I started my activities as a one-person-company....
- Dec 31, 2021
The Movement of Intuition
I’m not one for new years resolutions. I’m not one for resolutions and ‘fresh starts’ in general. Doesn’t really matter whether it is the...
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- Nov 27, 2021
About turning 30 years old
I’m 30 years old today. I was born in Ghent, in Belgium, at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. This recent time, I have been in an energetic...
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- Oct 29, 2021
Group Therapy
But not how you think. I have been in group therapy for maybe a year and a half or so. I became aware of all the different parts of...
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- Sep 17, 2021
Whale watching in Vesterålen in Northern Norway. 5 tips from a whale safari guide.
Here are my 5 best tips for whale watching in Vesterålen! Whale watching comes in all shapes and sizes, just like whales come in all...
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- Jul 25, 2021
My sensitivity is my greatest power
I stand ankle deep in the salty water. The sand under my feet is so fine and filled with small algae, that it feels like silk. Because...
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- May 3, 2021
There is something missing in my life
There are different ways to figure out what you what in life. One of them is lack. What is missing in my life? Or better, what do I feel...
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- Mar 29, 2021
Becoming self-employed in Norway as a new immigrant
One of the biggest reasons we moved to Norway in July 2020, was to have more peace and quiet. That is why, next to the colossal task of...
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- Jan 7, 2021
We bought our dream house in Norway and it scared the crap out of me
Maybe this blog is also about being overwhelmed. Heck it is. Only 6 months after moving to Norway, we already took the next big step. We...
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- Dec 20, 2020
My biggest fear
A few days ago, I walked into the forest. It was already dark. Or it was still dark. These days it’s hard to tell. It has been very...
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- Aug 25, 2020
Living at 69 degrees North in Norway. Memories from Vesterålen.
The news that I was going to spend a few weeks in Northern Norway, in Vesterålen, came rather unexpected. It was something I had...
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- Jul 3, 2020
Moving to Norway. What's that about?
This summer, 2020, I embarked on another adventure. Perhaps the biggest one yet. I moved to Norway together with my husband Koen. We put...
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- May 26, 2020
About being a textbook example of a millennial quarter life crisis
Or how I dare to complain about my first world problems. This might be the most personal blog I have ever written. It is a more personal...
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- Aug 26, 2019
My August at Dolphin Spirit Inverness, Scotland
Inverness, Scotland, UK. It was one of those perfect mornings. The air still crisp from the night and the perfect light blue of the sky...
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- Sep 22, 2018
Smölun 2018. Taking part in the Icelandic sheep round-up in autumn.
Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. At this point in time I had been living here for almost half a year, in this remote part of Iceland and...
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- Sep 1, 2018
5 things I learned after living in the Westfjords of Iceland for 4 months.
Þingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. In May of the year 2018, I moved to a little village in the Westfjords of Iceland, Þingeyri. I ran away...
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- Aug 31, 2018
Sailing Dýrafjörður, another perspective on one of the nicest fjords in the Westfjords of Iceland
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ellen! Do you want to go on a boat?” I didn’t really have to think about that. “Run tot the...
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- Aug 25, 2018
Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 2: Skálavík
Skálavík, Westfjords, Iceland. The earth was turning away slowly from the sun when we arrived on the desolated beach. We settled for the...
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- Aug 23, 2018
Autumn sunsets in Iceland. Part 1: Þingeyri
Þingeyri, Westfjords, Iceland. The colours behaved like a mist, so dense that they lingered in the air before organically making place...
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- Aug 18, 2018
Diary of taking an Icelandic Crash Course
Ísafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. Monday August thirteenth 2018. I walked into the University Centre with an Icelandic vocabulary of...
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- Jul 8, 2018
A visit to Látrabjarg in the Westfjords of Iceland
Látrabjarg, Westfjords, Iceland. The evening hour made our walk up the hill almost solitary. Still, the sun stood high behind the clouds,...
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- Jul 6, 2018
Meeting all the puffins of Grímsey Island in the Westfjords of Iceland
Drangsnes, Steingrímsfjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “You want to eat here?” Koen asked me. We had been strolling through the small village...
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- Jul 5, 2018
Hiking from the Jökulsárlón of the Westfjords to the foot of Drangajökull glacier
Kaldalon glacier lagoon, Westfjords, Iceland. “No, this one is too wide, let’s find another spot to cross!” I said to Koen while standing...
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- Jul 3, 2018
Hiking to Valagil Gorge
Álftafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. We pulled up on the little parking lot, from where the hike to the Valagil Gorge started, less than 10...
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- Jun 20, 2018
Horseback Riding in Dýrafjörður, Iceland
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “Ok, so you grab the front of the saddle, put your left foot in the stirrup, bounce a couple...
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- Jun 4, 2018
Hiking Sandafell in Þingeyri, Iceland. The hard way
Þingeyri, Dýrafjörður, Westfjords, Iceland. “I’m going to go for an evening walk, do you want to come with me?” I asked my friend Julia...
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- Sep 7, 2017
Northern Lights in Alftavatn, Iceland
Alftavatn, Laugavegur Trail, Iceland. 23u35 “Ellen! Wake up! I think it started already!” Koen said while poking on my sleeping bag....
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- Sep 9, 2014
Sailing from Denmark to Seyðisfjörður, Iceland with Smyrilline
Seydisfjördur, Iceland. I woke up in complete darkness in a very disorienting room without a window. Koen switched on the light and...
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