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It brought out the depths of Hardy’s pessimistic recoil from the vision of a universe of frightening interstellar depths and appalling inhumanity. His notes increasingly dwell upon the helplessness of people caged by fate, buffeted by their own emotions, pawns of inexorable time.

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Some people feel like they don’t deserve love. They walk away quietly into empty spaces, trying to close the gaps of the past.

—Into The Wild (2007), Dir. Sean Penn

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Norway in Sports

Norwegians are koselig, when you enter such an important part of their life as sports. Sports is what they do all the time, anywhere, in winter or summer, at any age - nothing can stop these resistant vikings!

Honestly, this was one of the brightest impressions that I got when I arrived in Norway, and afterwards I understood that here, in Norway, except for giving you a good shape, sports will give you an opportunity to see true Norwegians, free, emotional and supportive. This is what unites all of them into a great community, where you absolutely don’t feel yourself a stranger.

If you want to feel yourself koselig when coming in Norway, just buy a ticket for one of the great sports events that are held in different places of Norway quite often. I was lucky to see the World Biathlon Championship at Holmenkollen arena this year, and I can share my experience about it: that’s where it doesn’t matter from which country originally you are, ‘cause such an amazing atmosphere makes you feel being among “your” people, being a part of something fantastic that is going on :)

Whatever stereotypes you have about Norwegians being cold, distant and reserved people - come at least ones on the tribune with them, and you’ll immediately forget about all of this! Apart from being loud and emotional while supporting their national team and sportsmen individually, what really impressed me was that they sincerely support all the participants, from any country, celebrating their victories like their own! I think this is really great, and this is when you really feel Norway’s hospitality.

Oh, and also one of the impressions about Norwegian society from the Oslo Biathlon Championship was that the King Harald V of Norway was present at each race, and not on the throne, not in a royal gown, no-no, it’s not how the king of the country with the highest GDP per capita looks like: actually, he looked like an ordinary spectator, wearing a simple sport coat and cap, and who was happy to shake a hand of and even give a hug to the 1st prize champion in each race, no matter what country he or she represented. This is what makes you respect Norwegians and their country.

All in all, if you’re a sportsman, a sportswoman or just a sports fan - Norway is a great and koselig place for you to feel the spirit of support and fellowship; and even if you’ve never practiced sports - just come to Norway: this is a great place for you to start! ;)