Living in Blashyrkh.
I’m living in a municipality at something like 68;5˚ north, with 3,7 inhabitants per square kilometre, the place where I mostly grew up, has like 10 inhb. per square kilometre, but my first years in life, I spendt in a municipality with just 0,6 inhb. per km2 .
In this kind of smalltowns/ settlements there are a lot of free space to enjoy nature in a 5 minutes walk from your home, and that is one the best things about living in rural areas. In my case, I just need a minute, to get to the sea, - or the fjord, if one shall be picky, as I live in the end of a small fjord.
(When I started to write this post, I planned to mention a bit about Norwegians big personal space, but soon I discovered, that this wasn’t the whole truth.
Read this first: https://www.thesocialguidebook.no/blogs/norwegian-culture/norwegian-personal-space But.... when it comes to people we actually want to talk to, there is a quite different story: https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/heres-how-the-rest-of-the-world-defines-personal-space.html
When it comes to the people we know well, Norwegians are some of the most cuddliest in the world.! )
If you dont have a clue about where Blashyrkh is, I have links for you: Blashyrkh. http://metalinjection.net/black-metal-chronicles/black-metal-history-month/immortal-the-blackened-chronicles
Most time it is quite nice, - I love the summer, when it’s bright 24 hours a day.
I love the northern light, the northeners, the snow, and the time we are prepairing for Jul ( christmas) but when the sun is gone from mid-November to early february, it is kind of frustrating. I miss the sun constantly, from after Christmas, until it gets back. ( If we did not have the mountains, we would have seen it, from mid-January, where I am living)
When you are living in the northern parts of Norway, you really should keep an eye on your levels of vitamine D, because if you dont, the lack of daylight will hit you harder.
It is not a coincidence that black metal draws a lot of inspiration from Norwegian nature, and the lack of light in winter, even if those bands comes from the southern part, and in theory, could have a glimpse of sun, even in january.
In this kind of smalltowns/ settlements there are a lot of free space to enjoy nature in a 5 minutes walk from your home, and that is one the best things about living in rural areas. In my case, I just need a minute, to get to the sea, - or the fjord, if one shall be picky, as I live in the end of a small fjord.
(When I started to write this post, I planned to mention a bit about Norwegians big personal space, but soon I discovered, that this wasn’t the whole truth.
Read this first: https://www.thesocialguidebook.no/blogs/norwegian-culture/norwegian-personal-space But.... when it comes to people we actually want to talk to, there is a quite different story: https://www.thecut.com/2017/03/heres-how-the-rest-of-the-world-defines-personal-space.html
When it comes to the people we know well, Norwegians are some of the most cuddliest in the world.! )
If you dont have a clue about where Blashyrkh is, I have links for you: Blashyrkh. http://metalinjection.net/black-metal-chronicles/black-metal-history-month/immortal-the-blackened-chronicles
Most time it is quite nice, - I love the summer, when it’s bright 24 hours a day.
I love the northern light, the northeners, the snow, and the time we are prepairing for Jul ( christmas) but when the sun is gone from mid-November to early february, it is kind of frustrating. I miss the sun constantly, from after Christmas, until it gets back. ( If we did not have the mountains, we would have seen it, from mid-January, where I am living)
When you are living in the northern parts of Norway, you really should keep an eye on your levels of vitamine D, because if you dont, the lack of daylight will hit you harder.
It is not a coincidence that black metal draws a lot of inspiration from Norwegian nature, and the lack of light in winter, even if those bands comes from the southern part, and in theory, could have a glimpse of sun, even in january.
Kath.
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