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“What do you learn in school, Hans Thomas?” Dad asked. “To sit still,” I replied. “It’s so difficult that we spend many years learning to do it.”⠀ ⠀ This book was my absolute favorite growing up, I cannot remember how many times I went to the library to get it! I was a huge fan of this book - and still am 🙊I have read this book so many times, that I almost know it by heart. ⠀ ⠀ I am trying to keep my Spanish alive. Since I rarely speak it these days, I promised myself I would read at least one book in Spanish in 2019. When I got it, I was worried about two things: Would my Spanish level be good enough to read an entire book? And most of all: How would it be to read this book in another language? A book that I practically know every single word of. ⠀ ⠀ I didn’t really need to worry: from the first page I was swept away. I was right back in the same story that I have loved for years. The language barrier did not prove to be hard, I managed well enough and even picked up a few new words along the way. 🙌🏽⠀ ⠀ Usually I prefer reading books in their original language as I sometimes feel that certain elements get lost in translation. To my surprise every element that I love about this book, was still there when I read the book in Spanish. So cucos to the translator! ❤️⠀ ⠀ I’ve been trying to get back into my regular routine, but it’s proving rather difficult. After an adventures ends, I always have a long post travel depression. I’ll get over it, eventually. But for now I’m still looking at my red backpack in the corner of my living room. That keeps whispering: where to go next gabby? ⠀ ⠀ I already have a few travel plans set up for next year, so I’ll be off before you know it! 🌍 but for now, I’ll settle with traveling through the pages📖 and counting down the days until Christmas 🎄or try to sit still as is required for an adult while working 🙊 #bookstrider #josteingaarder #elmisteriodelsolitario #thesolitaremystery #kabalmysteriet #bookstagram #bookishthoughts #bookcommunity #bergenreads #alwaysbereading #booklove #bookalicious #bookworm #leeresvivir #bookstagramnorway #instabook #instabooks #bibliophile #bookphotography #bookphoto
“Don’t tell me how educated you are, tell me how much you have travelled.” Mohammed⠀ ⠀ And so my adventures came to an end, but what a beautiful journey it was! ✈️I have seen so much, I have learned so much and I have met great people a long the way. What else can you ask for when traveling? 🙌🏽⠀ ⠀ Morocco has left me with so many good memories, it is truly one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited. Looking through my pictures, I feel lucky to have been able to see it. To live and breath it myself. To let it shape me and change me for the future. I always change a little bit after another adventure, I might have learned something, maybe gotten a new perspective or maybe just learned to cook something exciting. In the end, your travels give you so much more than you think. 🌍⠀ ⠀ I have had a few days to let things sink in, but there are still elements I need time to digest, let my mind stop thinking and maybe just accept. Different cultures, different religions, different ways of explaining life - always takes time to sink in with me. I like to say I am an openminded person, I do sincerely believe I am - but I also find myself challenged with my views. My views might be the right for me, but not for others. And that is alright. ⠀ ⠀ Morocco put that to the test. How do I feel about a culture that has views on women that are so different than my own. How do I feel about religion (any religion that is) being a huge part peoples lives and dictate how to behave? Is it really bad? Maybe not. What about the double standards regarding men and women? What about the society with a new generation that has other demands and wishes? SO many questions and thoughts! 🙊⠀ ⠀ I love this part of travelling, they challenge your beliefs, down to the very core of who you are as a person. I might not agree with a lot of things, but I am so happy that I have seen it with my own eyes, learned it from people who live it and then make up my own opinion. ⠀ ⠀ Should you visit Morocco? Definitely! ❤️⠀ ⠀ My goal for next year will be to find a book written by a Moroccan author. Would love to experience Morocco again, at least through the pages. Do you have a tip for me?
I was tagged by @karolineinwonder in the challenge #gettoknowthebookstagrammer so here are som random facts about me: ⠀ ⠀ I’m a historian⠀ I’m 31 years old ⠀ I speak three languages ⠀ I’ve got seven tattoos ⠀ I’ve been to 21 countries - I am currently in Morocco! 🇲🇦✈️⠀ My favorite genre is fantasy 📖⠀ I can reread the same book a hundred times without getting tired of it (if it’s good) ⠀ ⠀ I’ve tagged some people in this post but feel free to do it if you wish! 😄 #bookstrider #bookish #bookishlove #booklove #booklover #alwaysbereading #bookshelf #bookaesthetic #bookcommunity #bookworm #instabook #bookstagramnorway #bookaddict #bookaholic #books #behindthepages #bookishconfessions #bookishconfession #travelvibes
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page."⠀ - St. Augustine⠀ ⠀ Just a small travel update between traveling and adventures! Morocco, you are truly amazing 😍 what a beautiful country! ⠀ ⠀ I am amazed of all the things I have seen so far and I can’t believe I’m already halfway through my trip. Right now I am in Marrakech, enjoying a warm afternoon after a few hours on the road. ⠀ ⠀ Yesterday I got lost in the old Médina of Fes, tomorrow I’ll get to explore what Marrakech has to offer. 📷For now I can say this is truly a eye opening experience. It is really nice to see a culture up close and then decide for yourself what your opinion is. It is a very different reality from home, but at the same time there are things that I find better here. I’ll have to sum it all up when I get back - but for now: you should definitely visit Morocco 🇲🇦❤️ ⠀ ⠀ I have started on one of my favorite books: The Solitaire Mystery by Jostein Gaarder. This time around, I am reading it in Spanish! Partly because it was a goal of mine this year, but also so I can keep my language skills alive 🙊 ⠀ have a nice book week and I’ll keep posting travel pics when I have a good WiFi connection 😄
"I am not the same having seen the moon shine on the other side of the world."⠀ ⠀ Mary Anne Radmacher⠀ ⠀ That first real backpacking trip I had changed something in me, it changed what I had always thought I wanted out of life. Ever since then I have tried to figure out exactly what I want.⠀ ⠀ While others strived to settle down, start their lives here and take part of what is considered the normal life. I struggled. Don’t get me wrong, I also wanted that at some point. A flat, a car, someone to settle down with and have "that" kind of life. ⠀ ⠀ I now want the opposite. 🙈I want to see every corner of the world. 🌏⠀ ⠀ It’s a cliche. But I want to see the sunrise in Bali, go trekking in Colombia, enjoy all the food I possibly can in Italy and pick off bugs from my hair in a rainforest somewhere. And maybe even learn to love spiders 🕷😅 ⠀ ⠀ Truth to be told I work so I can travel, I rent a flat so I can easily quit my lease and travel, I am even hesitant of entering a relationship (there I said it🙊) because being single gives me my freedom of picking up and starting over anywhere at any time and any moment. I am free to decide whenever. ⠀ ⠀ This is me. I don’t fit in to the A4 life as we say in Norwegian. I am most happy when I am out here, with my backpack, seeing and meeting new cultures. On the road I find something I just can’t seem to grasp at home. ⠀ ⠀ Who knows? Maybe I’ll end up with a flat, cats and a huge loan anyways 😂 - but maybe I won’t. I hope I won’t. Maybe I’ll sit on a beach somewhere when I turn 90 and enjoy my travel vibes. And of course have a huge library somewhere 📖⠀ ⠀ My point is, I don’t know where I’ll end up, but the more people tell me to settle down, to do the adulting world better - the more I rebel against it and the more those travel vibes call out for me. There, I’ve never been so honest about it. But there you have it ☺️🌏 ⠀ ⠀ Morocco here I come ✈️⠀ #bookstrider #bookishconfessions #travelvibes #travelvibe #backpackinglife #bookstagram #bookworm #bookshelf #insta_book #instabook #instabooks #bookconfessions #booklove #bookcommunity #alwaysbereading #alwaysbetraveling #bookstagramnorway #bookalicious #passportlife #bergenreads
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”⠀ ― Albert Einstein⠀ ⠀ Everyone knows how much I adore libraries, but libraries can be so much more than the actualy building. 📖I love mini libraries around the workplace and where I work I have discovered that each department usually has its own library corner. ⠀ ⠀ In my office there are just two books at the moment, but the other week I was at a different department and they had a huge bookshelf with books you could borrow. 😍I adore these mini libraries around, you always find something new to read or get tips about which authors to try out. It is almost like a hidden bookstagram community between adulting and work life. ⠀ ⠀ I know there are some bus stops here in Bergen that have their own mini libraries too, so you can grab a book while you wait for the next bus. I havent seen anyone near me, but everytime I take the bus I am hoping to spot one. 🙈⠀ ⠀ How about you? Do you have any minilibraries around you? ⠀ #library #library📚 #librarylife #bookstrider #bookstagram #books #bookshelf #bookshelves #bookaddict #bibliophile #minilibrary #alwaysbereading #bookcommunity #bookworm_insta #instabook #bookishthoughts #librarybook #librarybooks #bokglede #leseglede #librarylove #librarylover #stephenking #carrie #sorteorkideer #justadulting

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Leseeksemplar: Gjennom natten

Sorg er noe av det vanskeligste jeg vet om, fordi vi alle sørger så ulikt, vi går gjennom ulike prosesser og har ulike behov for å takle hverdagen når den kommer dundrende tilbake. Continue reading Leseeksemplar: Gjennom natten

The Firemane Saga: King of Ashes
Book reviews, Fantasy

The Firemane Saga: King of Ashes

King of Ashes is the first instalment of Raymond E. Feist’s new fantasy saga: The Firemane Saga. With this book Feist demonstrates again why I have loved his books in the past so much. Continue reading The Firemane Saga: King of Ashes

Det finnes ingen helter i 1984
Bokanmeldelser, Dystopian

Det finnes ingen helter i 1984

Hvor begynner man etter å ha lest en bok som rystet innvollene mine så grundig som 1984? Continue reading Det finnes ingen helter i 1984

My first Agatha Christie novel: Death on the Nile
Book reviews, Thriller

My first Agatha Christie novel: Death on the Nile

Mr. Poirot is on vacation trying to enjoy the Egyptian landscape. However, mystery is never far away and his vacation on a cruise along the Nile quickly turns into a crime scene. Hercule Poirot finds himself on a ship where no one seems to be who they claim. Continue reading My first Agatha Christie novel: Death on the Nile

En suffragettes bekjennelser: The Suffragettes
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En suffragettes bekjennelser: The Suffragettes

Dette er historien om kvinnene som forandret verden, fortalt gjennom taler, pamfletter, artikler og brev. Continue reading En suffragettes bekjennelser: The Suffragettes

The Witcher and Lion Cub of Cintra
Book reviews, Fantasy

The Witcher and Lion Cub of Cintra

Peace is over, war looms in the corners of the world and an assassins finds himself in care of a child that might change destiny. Continue reading The Witcher and Lion Cub of Cintra

Book review: A Court of Wings and Ruin
Book reviews, Fantasy, Young adult

Book review: A Court of Wings and Ruin

“How many others had seen the truth of my suffering – and tried to spare him from it? Seen my suffering and done nothing to help me.” Continue reading Book review: A Court of Wings and Ruin

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