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Landsmøtet 2015 (25-26. April)
The weekend of 25-26th April we spent in Nord-Trøndelag at the CISV Norway's annual meeting (Landsmøtet 2015). The whole weekend was filled with motions, discussions and elections of new members ... -
National Junior Camp (27. March - 01. April)
We spent the days preceding Easter at National Junior Camp in Lønningstrand Leirsted, just outside Bergen. The NJC is a five day camp where youth from all around Norway aged ... -
"The Gifts Culture" Activity
We would like to share with you the activity we have created from scratch! "The Gifts Culture" is a fun and educational activity that looks closer at diversity in general ... -
Holmenkollen World Cup 2014
Last Saturday I got into the metro, well, actually I got into the "Holmenkollen Express"-Metro-Edition, surrounded by countless Norwegians (all having at least one form of flag on them, on ... -
Birdwatching and German Art Nouveau
It so happened that me and Bine spent last weekend on this tiny island (Runde) off the west coast, having another Norwegian adventure. Our initial plan was to spend a ... -
Promoting CISV in Tønsberg
On Wednesday we took a train to Tønsberg - a small city south of Oslo - to promote CISV and look for possible Leaders for Villages in the summer. We ... -
Januarmøtet
We spent the last weekend in the fredshuset helping with the Januarsmøte of CISV Norway. All national committees met and planned the upcoming CISV year. Next to drinking about 25 ... -
Meeting Nobel Peace Prize Winners
Yesterday was a busy day in the peace house! We had the Nobel Peace Prize Winners coming in and were able to ask them questions about their job at OPCW ... -
Fakkeltog for Nobels Fredspris 2013
Yesterday Diana and me participated in the "Fakkeltog for Nobels Fredspris" - we helped to give out the torches to the participants, answered questions about the Nobel Peace Prize Winners ... -
Julebord from our language-school
Last Saturday Diana and me were invited to the "Julebord" / Christmas-Party of our language school. It took place in Rodeløkka, which offers people living in Oslo garden space. It ... -
Ikea Madness
Last week we had an office trip to Ikea. We met up in the morning and took the (free!) bus to Ikea to buy a fancy new Billy-bookshelf for our ... -
International Volunteer Day! - 5th December
Today we celebrate the International Volunteer Day! The day was established by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on 17 December 1985. Since then, governments, the UN system and civil society organizations ... -
CISV Norway is looking for 2 new EVS volunteers for 2014/2015
CISV Norway is looking for 2 EVS volunteers to start in the Summer of 2014. Check out this website for all the information you need, e.g. what it means to ... -
Getting started with our personal projects
One of our personal projects is a CISV cookbook - an online cookbook for CISV camps, workshops or other events. Right now we are in the process of collecting recipes ... -
Smells Like Christmas...Beer
It’s still November but the Christmas mood is already taking over Oslo and the office (which, for some, is not necessarily such an awesome thing 😉 ). ... -
Hunting The Aurora
Observing the Northern Lights (and maybe spotting some whales) was what we hoped for when we decided to travel beyond the Arctic Circle. Well, neither happened, but our trip was ... -
The Peace House // Fredshuset - Home of the CISV office in Oslo
Another thing we love about our job is the office location. CISV Norway shares work space in Fredshuset together with seven other peace organizations: Norwegian Peace Council (Norges Fredsråd) Nei ... -
Train the Trainers at the RTF (Regional Training Forum) in Slovenia
Last week I was lucky enough to go to the TTT at the RTF in Slovenia. The training was about improving training styles and about how to train in CISV ... -
The Nobel Peace Prize
Last Friday the Nobel Peace Prize for 2013 was awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Working at a peace education organization, located in Oslo, made ... -
Visit to Preikestolen
Last weekend I was lucky enough to fly to Stavanger and take a short trip up the Preikestolen. The Preikestolen is one of the most visited sights in Norway. Walking ... -
Street Art
After almost a month in Norway, I finally got a chance to ‘meet’ Oslo. A great way to feel the atmosphere of a place is to go on one ... -
Unnskyld, kan du gjenta det?
Hei, hvordan går det? Jeg heter Bine og jeg kommer fra Østerrike. These very important sentences are the first one learns when attending a Norwegian course in Oslo. ...
