Pinole
The Tarahumara Indians are a Native American people of northwestern Mexico (Copper Canyons). Most still practice a traditional lifestyle; living in caves, cliff overhangs, or small cabins of wood or stone. After 2009, when Christopher McDougall published his book Born to Run, the Tarahumaras are often being referred to as “the running people” due to their long-distance running ability. They eat lots of corn and beans, and usually run in hand made sandals! Pretty much as close as you can get to barefoot-running. When distance running they eat Pinole to keep their energy levels up.
“Pinole is a Spanish translation of an Aztec word for a coarse flour made from ground toasted maize kernels, often in a mixture with a variety of herbs and ground seeds, which can be eaten by itself or be used as the base for a beverage.”
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Sooo, after finishing reading Born to Run I was inspired to make Pinole. Well, my very own version. I’m not in Mexico and I don’t toast my own corn, so this was the closest I could get. Pinole can be eaten as a porridge, baked in the oven (shaped as cookies – easier to carry on long runs), or even made into a drink. The picture collage below pretty much explains it all…
I baked it in the oven at about 180 degrees celcius for about 15 minutes or so (until brownish/crispy).
Let’s taste (before baked in oven…)
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It tasted… like somthing new. I’ll have to experiment more to get my perfect recipe.
Keen to try? ;-)
BORN TO RUN by Christopher McDougall – true inspiration!
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Exploring snow and ice. Barefoot.
Wait wait wait, and never give up… Injuries are pretty shitty. But what can I do. Just wait. And I have, for months. I recently had my first run in a very long time, and it felt great! Ever since I bought my first pair of minimalistic (barefoot) running “shoes” in July 2012, I’ve not even once used my (old) regular running shoes. Even when hiking, exploring surfaces like rocks and mudd.
Now it was time to explore snow and ice. I reckon it was about -4 degrees celcius, the main roads were covered in ice while on the off road tracks I could enjoy fresh snow (on top of ice…). It felt funny at first, then cold and I had to squeeze my toes together every time they where off ground. It helped. After about 10 minutes I was warm and the next 30 minutes were awesome! I’m already excited for the next run :-)
What’s your winter running experience? Barefoot anyone?
Kitesurfing Wave Challenge 2012
This weekend I flew to Stavanger (West coast of Norway) for the Kitesurfing Wave Challenge 2012. I didn’t sign up to compete, but these kind of events are always very social and fun! Day one (Friday) was beautiful and sunny, but no wind so the competition was cancelled (postponed to Saturday). We were hanging out at Bore beach, where some went out for a surf or SUP. I could feel a cold coming on, so I decided to stay out of the water. The same evening we met up at Timbuktu in the city of Stavanger. Great to catch up with kite-friends I hadn’t seen for a while!
Saturday morning we went back to Bore beach, hoping for better conditions. It turned out to be crazy! I mean, ten minutes sunshine, then heavy rain, strong wind, then no wind and so on… The sky was fantastic though – see images :-) Late in the afternoon the competition was on! The waves where small, but the wind was good. I felt very cold after 7-8 hours outdoors in this crazy weather! Later in the evening we gathered at “De Røde Sjøhus” in the city for dinner, drinks, prizes and fun!
Then finally, Sunday I went out kiting at Sola beach. The wind was STRONG and GUSTY and I only got about 20 minutes on the water before I had to land the kite. I could have waited for the wind to drop, but my kite was leaking air so I just had do drive “home” :-(
It’s been a great weekend, Stavanger (and especially Jæren) is so beautiful! Tomorrow I’m heading back to Oslo…
Till next time!
Great colours!
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Karianne ready for a surf!
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Cato and Marius riding Wainman Hawaii Boss and Punch!
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Marius Coucheron in action
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Jannicke Stav and Karianne Tønne competing
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Jannicke and her colourful Nobile kite
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Karianne and Wainman Hawaii Punch
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Anne Sofie jumping around (or walking on water?)
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How cute!!!
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Friends!!!
(Photo: Kristin Lippe)
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Insta-moments @ Jæren
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End of the competition!
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Sunday kiting (photo: Anne Rekdal), then dropping Anne & Silje off at the airport
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Thanks for a great weekend!
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(Do not use any images without permission!)
The Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT)
Tidligere i år ble jeg medlem av Den Norske Turistforening. Nå har jeg også fått min egen nøkkel så da er jeg klar for tur! Det er jo nesten 500 hytter rundt i hele landet – hvor skal jeg begynne? Anbefalinger? Jeg har vært innom endel hytter i Indre Troms da jeg var yngre, og var noen dager i Rondane da jeg gikk på folkehøgskole, men husker ikke nøyaktig hvor vi var. Ser fram til å se mer av den norske naturen! ;-)
Earlier this year I became a member of the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT), which is Norway’s biggest outdoor activities organisation. I now also have a key to access nearly 500 trekking association cabins across the country. Where to start…??? Can’t wait to spend (even more) time outdoors ;-)
Hiking (with Fivefingers!)
Sunday, my brother Andreas and I went for a hike in Nordmarka (north of “downtown” Oslo). My first hike with Fivefingers (12,5 km)! We mainly walked, but did some running at the end. The terrain was very uneven with lots of rocks and mud! Free foot massage ;-)
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Did I say mud? MUD. Good thing with Fivefingers is that they dry quite fast so I didn’t relly get cold.
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Bro on his way up to “Skjennungstua“
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Lunch break. Btw, I like purple.
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Doing some stretching. I’ve done a proper “left” (and right) split a few times, but it’s usually more like this (left picture). So close. I never really do much stretching, so guess I can say I’m more or less natural flexible. And I’m not 20 anymore! However, I really want to be able to do a “side” split (what’s the best name?) like I’m trying in the right picture. Still a long way to go haha. Will I make it by the end of 2012???
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We started at Sogn, and ended up at Frognerseteren. Then had a chill metro ride back home :-)
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Have you been hiking with Fivefingers? What’s your experience?
(Mine was great!)
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My first barefoot running experience
Last year my brother Andreas introduced me to barefoot running. The concept of barefoot running could either mean actually running barefoot without shoes, or running with minimalistic/barefoot shoes. I had no idea this was a “big thing” (mainly overseas), however running without shoes was something I had done before. I used to train Tae Kwon Do in Australia (many years ago) and we often went outside for the warm up sessions, running barefoot on all kinds of surfaces. I was training barefoot for years, mainly inside on an old wooden floor. Last year I started training barefoot again, dancing. I really enjoy being barefoot, and I love being able to train without shoes!
My brother just finished a bachelor degree in “public health”, and his thesis was about barefoot running: “What are the effects of barefoot running vs. running with running shoes?” Part of his research was to start running barefoot. He now owns several pairs of barefoot running “shoes” (Vibram Fivefingers), and never use regular running shoes any more. He also convinced his former boss at the sport shop he was working at to start selling Vibram Fivefingers… ;-)
About 3 years ago I got more into running. I bought new Nike+ shoes and used my iPod Nano to track my runs. The ability to track my runs became a huge motivation, and since then I’ve been running regulary (well, not ALL the time hehe). In July (2012) i decided to try barefoot running and I bougth my very first pair of minimalistic running shoes: Vibram Fivefingers Bikila. Ohh, and they’ve got toes, soo funny! (Shouldn’t it be “fivetoes” instead hehe).
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So I put my feet in the fivetoes, I mean fivefingers, and I could barely feel them!
A bit challenging to get the smallest toes in place, but other than that it was easy peasy.
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Early next morning me and my brother went out for a run. My first “fivefingers” steps:
Beautiful morning sunshine!
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I even took them off the last kilometer..
…just to feel the difference.
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We did a 4km run, including some walking, stops to take shoes (Fivefingers!) off, and photography… ;)
OMG, the next day my LEGS (calfs) were sooo sore!!!
Advice for beginners: Do not go for long runs the first time barefoot running! Well, 4km is not that long, but when learning a new technique IT IS. Start with 1 or 2 km and do lots of stretching after, then wait a few days (or a week) and run a bit longer (and so on…). That’s my experience (and advice). However, we are all different! :-)
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One last thing. The running technique. It’s very different from running with “regular” running shoes where most people land on the heel. In barefoot running it’s important to land on the toe ball! (VERY easily explained, ask someone more experienced for more info). I managed the technique quite well (I think), but my body still needs time to adjust and it might take some time… Unfortunately I have membranous bone inflammation in both legs so I’m having a break from running (3 weeks now…Not sure when I can run again without pain..), which is something I was struggling with BEFORE I started barefoot running. I believe I was starting out “too hard” and after 5-6 running sessions the injury was back :-(
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Ok… HAPPY THOUGHTS! I’ll find a way to recover – soon I’ll be back out running barefoot!
Luckily I can do other activities without feeling the pain, like dancing :-)
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Soo, what’s your impression of barefoot running? Have you tried it / would you like to try it?
I’m excited to “learn more”. Thanks bro!
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(If you read Norwegian you can read Andreas’ Bachelor thesis or blog about barefoot running)
Fly Gym
I love to try new activities! Last Sunday it was climbing, today it was FLY GYM. To be honest I don’t know much about it yet, but it’s a new class at my dance studio. Here is some info from www.flygym.com:
Fly Gym is a series of soft, stretchy, reinforced fabric slings used for aerial yoga, fitness, rehab, aerial, pole dance and more. The web straps with handle are used mostly for functional boot-camp type training. You can train hard with both of them, and you can take a nap in Fly Gym when you’re done.
We did some stretching and strength excercises, a bit up side down and “flying”. Till next time!
Just chillin’
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Doesn’t it look fun?
If you live in Oslo you can sign up for a class at www.sometimes.no
Getting into the world of climbing
Having fun in the wall – made it to the top! I also tried to do a split haha, a bit hard to do up in the air ;)
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Two of my awesome (kite) friends, Ingrid and Merethe, invited me to come along to ‘Klatreverket‘ yesterday. I’ve never been climbing before, but got some equipment for my birthday in April so I’ve been ready to try for a while now! I only need to buy shoes… Any recommendations?
I’m actually scared of hights. Hopefully this is the cure! The same way my fear of (deep) water and waves slowly disappeared while learning to kitesurf… I felt a bit dizzy at the top (10 meter), but it wasn’t as scary as I though it would be! I even looked down haha. Now I just need to learn some technique (I don’t think the ‘split-style’ is good enough haha!).
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Merethe helping me out + Ingrid testing her new shoes!
(Photo from Instagram – Girl Gone Kiting)
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Ingrid, Merethe, me and Merethe (again).
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Sideshore Kitecamp Rhodes 2012
Weeee – I can fly! at least for a few seconds ;)
This summer (like last year) I attended Sideshore’s kitecamp on Rhodes, Greece. We spent about 10 hours a day at Prasonisi, probably the best kite beach in Europe!? ;) That doesn’t mean I was kiting for 10 hours a day, is it even possible? hehe. A few hours a day is perfect. Hanging out with frinds at the beach is great too! Making new friends, taking pictures, sleeeeep… Enjoying 30 degrees and a cloud free sky! Oh, and WIND!!!
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Look how happy I am (was):
Photo: Cathrine Lund
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That’s mainly because I’d just been out riding:
Photo: Kristin Telle
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One day (and only one) there wasn’t too much wind.
So we (me, Cathy, Emily & Karianne) went to the local Hotel Spa:
SPLASH! (Ok, it’s just the ocean, but we had heaps fun)
Diving in crystal clear water…
Taking pictures (video?)
Tanning! (floating)
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Then, a refreshing juice break in Lindos!
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BACK TO KITING.
Going fast…
Photo: Kristin Telle
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Me with Wainman Hawaii Punch!
Photo: Kristin Telle
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Cathrine!
Photo: Kristin Telle
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Kristin!
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Wooooops
SPLASH! (something we ALL do)
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PRASONISI. AWESOMENESS.
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Friends helping me out with some MadeUp promotion!
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Foto: Kristin Telle
See more images here
Buy an awesome MadeUp beanie here
(Ok, enough advertising hehe).
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Leaving the beach. Håvard, are you comfy in your seat?
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AFTER-KITE @ MOJITO BAR
Siw! (and Mojito)
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Kristin capturing the full moon (it was more fantastic ‘live’)
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A few Instagram moments:
Summary: Mythos, night swim, Lindos (by day), Sposa Beach Bar, limbo, sore back, dancing, dirty feet.
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BTW, this is EVERYONE:
HEY everyone!
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Just had to show you the awesome sun rise!
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Sooo, doesn’t it look fun? Are you going next year? Yeah, I think you should! ;-)
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Ciao!
(don’t know the Greek one…)
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July 2012 // Memories
Collie Buddz in Oslo!
Me and bro enjoying some great raggie tunes!
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Family :)
Me and Sverre bro with three of our cousins!
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Sverre’s birthday – Aker Brygge
Sverre, Tab, Thor.
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SUMMER and park life!
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A week of kitesurfing!
Packing
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Arriving Gennadi (Rhodes) early morning… Kite board ready to be used!
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I’m ready too!!!
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WOOOHOOO! :-))))
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To be continued…. This trip deserves its own blog post ;)
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June 2012 // Memories
In June I discovered Instagram. Well, I installed it last year but didn’t really use it much…
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Childhood friends
Three girls from the same small village far up north in Norway. We went to kindergarden together, followed by 12 years of school…! For about 8 years we where the only girls in class. True story. Unfortunately we don’t see each other very often these days.
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Wedding
My very good friend Carina got married! I was one of the guests, but managed to do some snap shots too :)
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Norske Talenter
One of my dance instructors showing off his skills at ‘Norske Talenter’ audition!
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Summer party with kite friends
Marit (kiter to be?) , me & Hege
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Visiting family in Elverum…
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AND buying my very first FIVEFINGERS! (More on that later).
RUN RUN RUNing with bro.
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Finally – I painted my kitchen!!!
What do you think? ;-)
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Mai 2012 // Memories
Bachelorette party in Tromsø!
You look fantastic as always Carina ;-)
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Varberg (kite destination!) in Sweden
Dolly waiting for the sunset!
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Me and Ingrid. Life in a car. Free accommodation – happy campers!
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Getting ready for a kite session in Apelviken!
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The weekend after
more friends joined us for another trip to Varberg…
…to celebrate the Norwegian National day…
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…enjoy great wind…
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…and of course, learn how to open a bottle with a skateboard.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR A GREAT LONG-WEEKEND!!!
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Then we drove home.
In the elevator at home – HEAPS of kite gear and stuff…! OMG haha.
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April 2012 // Memories
Easter 2012
I spent the first part of April in Målselv and Bardu (Northern Norway) with family. I spent some time at our cabin in the mountains (Altevatnet), I went snowkiting quite a few times, skiing, catching up with friends and just chillin’. I also introduced a friend to kiting, unfortunately there wasn’t enough wind that day to progress to the bigger kites, but he had full control of the trainer kite… :-)
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This is part of learning cross country skiing ;)
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Red Bull Ragnarok – Snowkite Endurance Race
The weekend after Easter I went to Haugastøl to compete in the world largest snowkiting endurance race. Close to 200 competitors had signed up, including about 25 girls…
There were 5 laps and a total of approx 50km (I think?). My goal was to finish the first lap, but I did 2! Including 30 minutes of fixing messy lines…haha. The wind was great and I had a great experience!
Wooops, I missed the start AGAIN (first time was at the Norwegian Championship) haha…!
That’s why I’m passing the starting line alone.
Enjoying perfect wind! I finished after 19km. Need to practice going downwind before next years race.. ;)
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My birthday
Birthday drink!
Siblings visiting!!! Only one missing.
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Kiting on water!
Then, 2 weeks after Ragnarok I was kiting on water again, in April!
With all this wetsuit stuff I kept warm in the freezing cold water…! :)
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A pretty sweet month :-)
March 2012 // Memories
Happy kite-chicks! // Røros (Storwartz), Norway
The first weekend of March, about 20 girls from all over the country attended the first ever Sideshore.no Girl Camp! The main focus was snowkiting, but also networking and having fun! Some took lessons and others were practicing to improve skills. Anne Sofie from the Sideshore.no crew organised the event and was also instructing – well done! I’m excited for next year! Read more here.
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I was the photographer for the weekend, but got to do some kiting too ;-) Photo: Siw Bang Larsen
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Håvard Berg flying high…!
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Hanging out with Karianne in Røros ;)
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Feel like I don’t belong here… haha. Time travel?
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Three weeks later I went back to Røros. This time to compete in the National Championship in Snow Kiting. Well, I just signed up for fun. I had no experience in competing, which wasn’t hard to see… First of all I hate competitions, I missed the start (haha), and it was a completely new experience to follow a trail and pass check points. Competitions are kind of more stressfull than fun, but I don’t take it too serious so I had fun anyway ;)
Storwartz kite arena (close to Røros). Photo: Kristiane Oustad
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MadeUp was one of the sponsors for the event!
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Happy winners (with new headwear!)!!! Photos borrowed from HERE.
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That was the two main events of March, both in Røros!
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February 2012 // Memories
Trysil ski resort
Me, Andreas bro & Kevin enjoying a day in the slopes.
Until we got tired…
…and went home.
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I did a photo shoot with Anne Kristin and her brother Bjørn Peder.
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I did another shoot with Hanne.
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I went to Haugastøl/Hardangervidda to snow kite! The weather conditions changed in seconds:
Landing the kite! (Photos: GoPro)
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I want back up north to take care of my mum’s cat haha…
…and her dog:
I took the dog out for a “trainer-kite session”.
I <3 WIND beanie from MadeUp.
(Ok, it’s really my mum, not her dog)
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This IS the dog.
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I did another photo shoot. For a CD cover.
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Then I went back to Oslo.
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January 2012 // Memories
Great start for the new year – snow kiting! Second day in January // Målselv, Norway
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THEN OFF TO RØROS: Sideshore Winter Kick-off!
Happy kiters! // Storwartz (Røros), Norway
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Some of the Sideshore.no crew! // Storwartz (Røros), Norway
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Not sure what’s happening here, but it’s definitely NOT kiting haha
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Loving all the space at “Storwartz Kite Arena”
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Back in OSLO. It was snow there too!
Not for kiting though, but hey, this was fun too!!! ;)
(Foto: Ann Rita)
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Pure happiness!
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End of January // Oslo, Norway
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No wait!
Because of this (autumn 2011):
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That lead to this (and much more demage than you can see here):
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I was now living like this:
(Good thing I have more than one room…)
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AND the renovation of my bathroom was done!!! New water pipes, tiles and shower (instead of the old bath tube).
THAT’S the end of January ;)
Winter came and suddenly it was summer
HELLO BLOG. HELLO EVERYONE READING. This is my first post in 2012… What happened? I’m not sure. Anyway, I’m back. (I hope).
Sooo, what’s new? Well, first of all I’ve merged my creative blog into my travel blog (this blog), and it’s now sort of… my lifestyle blog I guess. This is what I do. I create, I travel, and lots of other stuff. All posts (new and old) are to be found here: www.missnymo.com (LIFESTYLE). If you only want to read a particular type of posts you can pick a category from the top menu! OR scroll down and choose a TAG in the sidebar. AND I’ve modified the layout – puh!
Other than that I’ve been working, travelling (domestic only) and kiting (snow and water!), opened an online shop, and… just stuff. More on that later!
PS. I’ve signed up for instagram if you wanna follow: missnymo. And I still have Twitter!
February 2012 // Haugastøl, Norway
May 2012 // Varberg, Sweden
CIAO!
Outside closed doors
Lagos, Portugal
December 2011
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Walking the streets of Lagos is like being in a labyrinth. Narrow, unpredictable and without much of a system. And all the different entrances to where people live are fascinating me.
So colourful, so different. Inspiring.
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Activities in the Algarve
BEACH
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RUNNING & EXPLORING
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MARKETS
AND HEAPS MORE… :-)
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Read more about the Algarve
Marina de Lagos
Lagos is a beautiful and very charming small town. Above are a few pictures from the marina and surroundings, which is a few minutes walk from the apartment. Besides heaps of boats you’ll find restaurants, bars and a few shops, but it’s pretty quiet during winter. The flags are barely moving, which means I’ve not been able to go out kitesurfing in the awesome lagoon a short drive away. Everything is pretty much the same as it was back in 2008 when I lived here. Great to see everything again, and to enjoy some sunshine before I go back to the darkest time of the year in Norway….. ;)
Boa noite!
From snow to beach
Heading south…
…to this beautiful beach in one of my favourite small towns where I used to live 3-4 years ago.
That was when I started this blog.
Bare feet and fine sand – great feeling.
Sunset in Lagos :-)
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Good to be back!
Sun, wind and fresh snow!
First time kiting on snow since early 2009. First time with a snowboard (I used skies before). First time doing small jumps while snowkiting. Oh what a great day!
Hvis du vil lære deg å kite kan du melde deg på kurs her. Og den fete kiten finner du her.:-)
Mr.Green, Punch and GoPro Hero2!
Foto: Frode Hernes
So much snow! Tomorrow I want more wind…
Foto:Kristin Telle
Awesome kites from Sideshore.no
What happened to October, and where is the snow…?
Blog. Forgot about you again.
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I want snow and I want to go SNOWKITING!
Cause it’s awesome fun :-)
Before & After – rocking chair
Another makeover project, I’ll let the images speak for themselves :-)
The blue fabric is the same as I used for the armchair.
Close up of the seat – old and new.
The cool thing about this chair is that it can be folded!
Another fabric underneath, not the first makeover… :)
Preparing for 3 layers of white paint
Getting there…
(…scroll up and it’s done!)
Have an awesome weekend everyone :-)
X-mas gift idea!
What about an unique handmade beanie or headband? Order at www.madeup.no
Also, check out the Facebook page :-)
Galleri KarIna
My good friend Karina opened a gallery in Tromsø (up north in norway) about a year ago. Today I dropped by for the first time – I’m impressed! She’s sharing the space with Ina who makes jewellery. Two talented girls :) Check out their Facebook Page!
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Karina
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Awesomeness – I want them all haha. I bougth one…
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The purpose of our lives is to be happy
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GoPro!
Hello GoPro!
Hello Wainman Hawaii Smoke.
Hello bro.
Woohoo!
Hello coooold water…
Brrrr…
Hello board – I found ya!
It probably looks like a great day at Bork Havn (Denmark’s west coast). The truth is, it was shit! haha. Too strong gusty wind, freezing cold and even hail! Pictures CAN lie… SMILE.
We are ready for more action tomorrow! Ciao.
Roadtrippin’ Denmark!
I’m in Copenhagen visiting my oldest brother – ready for an impulsive road trip!
Me, Wainman Hawaii and CrazyFly ready for a sunset session at Sydvest Pynten.
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The wind was great and I loved the spot – pretty flat water reaching up to my knees and LOTS of space! Now we are heading west – blogging from the car :-)
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Have an awesome weekend !
My tiny little garden
In the end of May I decided to try grow a tomato plant. Everyone said it was too late in the season, but I tried it anyway and look – red tomatoes! I’ve counted 14, and 3 of them are ready to be tasted :) I also planted ruccola seeds:
They are starting to get a bit old in this picture…
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In June I sowed cucumber and peppermint seeds. I honestly didn’t think there would actually be any cucumbers, but what do you call the green veggie in the picture above? (Well, it’s getting there…!)
Have a great week!
*SMILES*
911
10 years ago, the day we never forget
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I was visiting Ground Zero in February – One World Trade Centre rises into the NYC’s skyline.
See more pictures from my NYC trip.
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