Author: Christie Ericson

Christie Ericson is an academic librarian living in Anchorage, Alaska. She has a background in languages and linguistics and has been fulfilling her lifelong dream of learning the Norwegian language. She also serves as the cultural director and librarian at her local Sons of Norway lodge and is completely addicted to Selbu mitten knitting.

Language

3 Mar, 2020

Norsk 101: Language practice with Christie Ericson

In this edition of Norsk 101, Christie Ericson takes readers to Oslo’s Fram Museum, where visitors can see Fridtjof Nansen’s Arctic ship, Fram.

Features / Language / Norsk Språk

11 Dec, 2019

Norsk 101: Lussekatter

In this edition of Norsk 101, Christie Ericson helps language-learners discuss lussekatter, the warm buns seasoned with saffron and eaten on St. Lucia Day.

Norsk Språk

17 Oct, 2019

Norsk 101: Immigration

In this issue of Norsk 101, Christie Ericson returns to her ancestors’ home at Herføl in Hvaler, Norway, and discovers unexpected family connections.

Norsk Språk

5 Sep, 2019

Norsk 101: Out of the Classroom and into Norway

In Norsk 101, Christie Ericson takes us out of the classroom with the Univerity of Oslo International Summer School (ISS) on an excursion into Telemark.

Norsk Språk

1 May, 2019

Norsk 101: Norway in Red, White, and Blue

In Norsk 101, Christie Ericson shares essential Syttende Mai vocabulary for Norway’s national day of celebration, the 17th of May.

Norsk Språk

25 Jan, 2019

Norsk 101

Norway is one of the most beautiful countries in the world. Christie Ericson shares basic Norwegian phrases for getting around Norway for tourists.

Norsk Språk

13 Dec, 2018

Norsk 101: Saint Lucia Day (Luciadagen)

Christie Ericson shares basic Norwegian phrases for Saint Lucia Day, Luciadagen in Norwegian in Norsk 101 in The Norwegian American.

Features

3 Sep, 2018

Norsk 101: The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo)

Last summer, Christie Ericson attended the International Summer School (deltok jeg i den internasjonale sommerskolen) at the University of Oslo (UiO). She shares Norwegian vocabulary around her visit in Norsk 101, a column for Norwegian language practice.