Velkommen til Fjells

Welcome to the Mountains. I am excited to share that, after a 4-month application process, an excruciating waiting game, and a paperwork blizzard, my residence permit has been approved, and I will be living and working in Norway for the next six months!

As a Communications and Outreach Specialist at a traditional mountain lodge called Hakkesetstølen Fjellstugu og Hytter, I will be utilizing various communication tools in order to increase visitors to Hakkesetstølen and to help tell the story of this small, family-owned business located in Geilo, Norway.

Geilo is a vibrant mountain village located between Norway's two largest cities, Oslo and Bergen, in a traditional region of the country called Hallingdal. This popular ski destination is a stop on the Bergen Line, the train route between Oslo and Bergen, known as one of Europe's most beautiful train journeys.

This has been an exhausting, frustrating process (complete with a rejection and appeal), and it will take some time for this news to settle in. As my close friends and family know, this has been a battle filled with so many ups and downs. I have prepared myself to go home so many times, and haven't fully unpacked my suitcase since I arrived in Norway at the end of September.

I have been fighting so damn hard for this. And this is only a six-month residence permit. If I want to stay in Norway beyond that time, I will need to have another work permit lined up.

One step at a time.

I've got lots more to share about this role and this magical place, but am still in processing mode.

In the meantime, here are some trip-planning resources: ;)

➡️ www.visitnorway.no

➡️ www.geilo.no

➡️ www.hakkeset.no