Scandinavians

[LlamaInvasion 76]

Jeg vet jeg kommer til å savne skikkelig brød når jeg en gang flytter over. Men vi kommer til å bo i nærheten av både Whole foods og Trader Joes så jeg få sjekke ut brødet der...

Men jeg har tenkt at jeg kanskje må bake mitt eget, gjør ikke det her hjemme for jeg er en elendig baker. Kanskje jeg må investere i en brødbakemaskin;)

Andre ting dere som allerede bor der savner?

Jeg kan ikke fordra melet her! Det er annerledes enn hjemme. Jeg har fundert en del på hvordan jeg kan få importert mel hjemmefra. Når jeg baker brød blir det liksom så tungt og tett, selv om jeg bruker "bread flour." Sist jeg var i Oslo, over jula, tok jeg med meg et kneipp i håndbagasjen. Når søsteren min kommer til sommeren skal hun også ta med seg en del brødmat til meg. Jeg vet ikke om brødmaskiner gjør brødet bedre, jeg, men er vel kanskje verdt et forsøk?

Foreløpig gleder jeg meg bare til slutten av Mai/begynnelsen av Juni! Da flytter vi til Pittsburgh, med bedre tilgang på andre butikker enn Wal-Mart!

[jaycali 415]

And having bears in the back yard doesn't make it any less exciting!

Haha oh how I miss those bears lurking in and around the trash cans all the time!

Lucky you're going to Alaska, that place is magical! Hope I get to go back one day.

[jaycali 415]

Anyone have any advice regarding the medical? My interview will be in Stockholm, should I have the medical there too or can I do that here in Oslo?

How do I go about scheduling this medical? Is there a list of «accepted» doctors, or will my fastlege do?

What happens during the medical? How thorough is it exactly? I don't have any horrible diseases or radical tattoos, but it would be very interesting to get an idea of what to expect, what to bring etc.

Edited March 8, 2012 by jhsm85

[Alaska2012 462]

Anyone have any advice regarding the medical? My interview will be in Stockholm, should I have the medical there too or can I do that here in Oslo?

How do I go about scheduling this medical? Is there a list of «accepted» doctors, or will my fastlege do?

What happens during the medical? How thorough is it exactly? I don't have any horrible diseases or radical tattoos, but it would be very interesting to get an idea of what to expect, what to bring etc.

Send an email to the embassy in stockholm and ask them if you have any doctors to chose from in Norway. If not there are 3 different doctors in sweden to chose from, Check the consulate info under swedens portal here.

You can't schedule an appointement until you have heard from the embassy. But what I did was i got in touch with the doc in stockholm to see if we could do anything in advance and the only thing was to make sure all our shots was up to date, my son had to get a couple of shots so weve done that.

At the medical thingy they will do some blood work, they will also x-ray your lungs plus an ordinary check up.

The doc in Stockholm said it was fairly easy to get an appointment with them, not that long of a waiting time unless it was around some of the holidays.

I'm not really sure what you need to bring, besides papers showing your shots and stuff like that but i'm sure the letter from the embassy will tell you all you need to know when that time comes. I should get my letter in a not too distant future, I can let you know then what it said if you haven't gon any other aswers by then.

Edited March 8, 2012 by Alaska2012

[jaycali 415]

Jeg kan ikke fordra melet her! Det er annerledes enn hjemme. Jeg har fundert en del på hvordan jeg kan få importert mel hjemmefra. Når jeg baker brød blir det liksom så tungt og tett, selv om jeg bruker "bread flour." Sist jeg var i Oslo, over jula, tok jeg med meg et kneipp i håndbagasjen. Når søsteren min kommer til sommeren skal hun også ta med seg en del brødmat til meg. Jeg vet ikke om brødmaskiner gjør brødet bedre, jeg, men er vel kanskje verdt et forsøk?Foreløpig gleder jeg meg bare til slutten av Mai/begynnelsen av Juni! Da flytter vi til Pittsburgh, med bedre tilgang på andre butikker enn Wal-Mart!

Trader Joe's/Whole Foods will save you! Also, Ikea has a lot of Norwegian and Swedish food. Et annet godt tips som ikke er så alt for langt unna PA er Sjømannskirken i NY - De har alltid mye norsk mat.

[Alaska2012 462]

Någon svensk härinne med bra tips på fraktbolag??

Vi ska bara skicka över ca 4 flyttkartonger alla tips emottages tacksamt!!

[EmigratingSwede 16]

Check out http://www.travelcargo.se/ and http://www.alfamoving.se

[EmigratingSwede 16]

Check out http://www.travelcargo.se/ and http://www.alfamoving.se

[Alaska2012 462]

Check out http://www.travelcargo.se/ and http://www.alfamoving.se

Thanks!!

[Mr. Borkström 63]

Foreløpig gleder jeg meg bare til slutten av Mai/begynnelsen av Juni! Da flytter vi til Pittsburgh, med bedre tilgang på andre butikker enn Wal-Mart!

Min amerikanska fru bor också i Pittsburgh så det är dit jag är på väg.

[jaycali 415]

Min amerikanska fru bor också i Pittsburgh så det är dit jag är på väg.

Du skal på intervju i Stockholm 2 måneder før meg Husk å skrive review! Har ikke vært på ambassaden i Stockholm før, men håper de er like hyggelige som i Oslo!

Mange skandinaver i Pittsburgh ser det ut som!

[Mr. Borkström 63]

Du skal på intervju i Stockholm 2 måneder før meg Husk å skrive review! Har ikke vært på ambassaden i Stockholm før, men håper de er like hyggelige som i Oslo!

Mange skandinaver i Pittsburgh ser det ut som!

Det ska jag göra! Har bara hört gott om ambassaden i Stockholm, men det är klart att man ändå är nervös. Hoppas bli klar med allting ganska snart så jag kan flytta till min älskling.

Pittsburgh känns som en bra stad. Jag längtar.

[Jilianne 1]

Does anyone know of any good online communities for Finnish people in the US? The only forums I've seen seem to be mostly dead and I definitely can't find any meetup groups around Louisville

[Mr. Borkström 63]

People who have already made the move from Scandinavia to the US, how did you go about moving stuff (books, CD's, clothes, your belongings etc)?

[jaycali 415]

People who have already made the move from Scandinavia to the US, how did you go about moving stuff (books, CD's, clothes, your belongings etc)?

I haven't made "the big move" yet, but I did move for 5 years for school. I actually managed to fit nearly all things important into two large suitcases that i brought over. After the first year I went back to Norway for the summer with two empty big suitcases. I brought the rest over in those. of course.. I still had my parents' house to store everything at. presently, I have half my things in Norway, a quarter of them at my aunt's house in San Diego and the rest in my in-laws' garage in Los Angeles. I'll probably get together another two big suitcases and a flat rate postal service box to ship the rest.

The fact that I also now have a bunch of stuff that needs shipping from California to Hawaii is something I haven't even begun to think about yet, except for the idea I had once of buying a car in California, shipping it to Hawaii with all my belongings inside lol.

Edited May 24, 2012 by jaejayC