tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2626988469952816672024-02-21T04:23:51.007+00:00Becoming ImigrantExperiences of moving to a new contry, and observations of how my wife handles living with a foreigner.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-88246024317461552982010-07-01T02:26:00.002+00:002010-07-01T02:55:56.972+00:00More LanguageIn April I wrote that my son had made progress of building sentences of 3 words. Now he talks more, and shows that he observes the world around him. A few examples:<br />1) Lis: You like the film?<br />Johan: Yes<br />Lis: The film is finnished?<br />Johan: No, its commercials.<br />(Watching the night drama on Globo)<br />2) Johan: Want Nescau<br />Aun: Not now<br />Johan: Ok, later<br />3) Johan: Remote control!<br />(Aun giving him the remote for the TV)<br />Johan: Put on cartoons!<br /><br />Sometimes I cannot do other than laugh of what he says and does. He evolves frighteningly quickly, with all my traveling and working away I might miss an important face.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-12097968240196625292010-04-28T23:56:00.002+00:002010-04-29T00:12:20.132+00:00Learning languageI have earlier here talked about my learning of Portuguese, and the last two years have made wonders for my language skill. Since October of 2008 I have worked in Brazil, together with Brazilian crew (among other nationalities), with varying responsibility for external communication and instructing the crew. That have resulted that my Portuguese both for private use and professional use have improved radically.<br />It is a bit unimaginable to think that only 4 years ago I didn't speak a single word of Portuguese, there are still words I don't know, and I still have problems with the grammatical, I guess most Brazilians can hear I am a foreigner. There have been work situations where I start the communication in Portuguese, but end up speaking English as a deck foreman or crane operator tries to utilize his limited English skills.<br />My son also have had improving steps in his language learning. For some weeks now he have commanded "Vai la" ("go there") when he wanted something, something that reminds me of histories I have heard about my great grandfather who only looked over the table and commanded "send me that" when he wanted something during family dinners.<br />Today my son for the first time added what he wanted: "Vai la peta", "vai la dedei", at least he tells me what he wants now. I have read that two years of age children can combine sentences of two or three words, and my son definitely does that now. How long time does it take before he combines 4 words?<br />There have been some time since my last post, and my son will now soon become a big brother, but more about the new family member in a later post.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-45804883390303302092009-07-14T11:22:00.000+00:002009-07-14T11:23:08.073+00:00Baptization of my son<object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt5KQMYIkcU&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Rt5KQMYIkcU&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-81246462647158376752009-07-05T17:24:00.002+00:002009-07-05T17:37:01.908+00:00Ford EcoSport 1.6 Flex 2009The car is now parked in the garage (still without plates, but they should arrive soon), and my son loves to play in the car. The result is that I am sitting in the car for hours while he plays.<br /><br />This car will allow us a lot of more liberty, to go places, visit friends and family, exploring. Up until now we have rented a car for when we wanted to go somewhere or had family visiting, and one week of rent costs close to the monthly payments we have on the car now. That means having one all the time costs about 12 weeks of rent, or a quarter of the price of renting for the entire year.<br /><br />This also mean that a drivers license for my wife is under way, that my DETRAN approval is needed (we will go there on monday) and much more.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-24946838726422408982009-03-18T22:02:00.001+00:002009-03-18T22:05:53.967+00:00VisitorsVisitors are coming over soon. Alas, my brother arrived in Rio today, while my mother will come in a few weeks time. They both will be visiting for Johan Vilje's first anniversary, but before that, my brother will travel a little around Brazil. He said he will put a few letters out on his <a href="http://morimekta.blogspot.com/">blog</a>.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-48822300547957237462009-03-16T03:18:00.001+00:002009-03-16T03:21:31.169+00:00Rich & Poor<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/b2CcG_WTv2o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/b2CcG_WTv2o&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-88482782749284502642009-01-30T00:38:00.002+00:002009-01-30T00:55:29.014+00:00Look, he is talkingToday Johan Vilje talked two important words in one sentence, "mama papa", at a age of 9 months, he is almost walking, he is building himself a collection of words he use (most of which is prety unknown words to us) and he knows what he want. He are looking for all those dangerous places, such as how far into the power outlet can the fingers reach, do the blades of the fan stop if my finger get stuck there, how much earth can I eat before somebody stops me, is it possible to crawl down the stairs head first, can I enter the pool if my father forget to hold my shirt, what happens if I shut the door over my hand? Can you imagine what kind of days we have?Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-48337145172934477622008-11-23T22:52:00.001+00:002008-11-23T22:52:56.130+00:00Power Outage!Last night, while the family slept I heard some noises from the street sounding somewhat like gun shots (though I was certain it was not), and on the same time the fan that we use to cool down my son stopped. Power Outage I thought and slept on, somebody will do something with it soon.<br />Early the next morning we woke up of noises from our television, each time the power came, the television gave a "pop" sound, and the power came and went like a disco light. To stop the sound I unplugged all the systems connected to the TV, and we slept on.<br />Now, 24 hours later, the power is still unstable, it seems like there are some serious problems with the electricity at the moment. One pharmacy I passed today used a notepad to write down what each customer bought (including the numbers from the bar codes), so that they could stay open without power. At times like this one notices how much we are tied to electric energy.<br />The computer I'm using is a lap-top with fairly good battery life, while the WLAN antenna and the ADSL modem both depend on a stable power supply. Alias our internet connection have come and gone all day.<br />Our Refrigerator and our Freezer are both kept shut, so that they can store the cold and keep the food from being destroyed, we cook most of our food on gas, but need electricity to heat water in the showers, it is also good with some light in the bathrooms, which is electric, and TV offers a lot of entertainment, either to watch TV broadcasts, or DVD's.<br />Now I wonder how long time it will take before we get the power back. I am tired of sitting in the dark.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-76510613757576586672008-11-18T15:17:00.002+00:002008-11-18T15:23:14.249+00:00Perminencia DefinitivaIt takes time, in Brazil. Everything takes time. On the 20th of October it was posted in the "Diaria de União" that I have been given permanent residency in Brazil, now I can apply for my ID card. When I get my ID card I can apply for a national drivers license and other things. I can probably apply for a workers ID now, but have no rush with that.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-45096333790933855852008-09-09T00:52:00.002+00:002008-09-09T01:21:23.589+00:00International bankingThe way I live, I need to have banks in multiple countries, and that way I also have to move money around the world. But wiring money is not as easy as you would think. Within one bank, or even within a country is no big deal, but as soon as your money are crossing the borders, than you need to know how things are working.<br />It takes time to learn this, and in the event of my last transfer (from Norway to Brazil) i grounded again. This time it turned out I had to sign for the money to receive them, something that is difficult when I was sitting on the opposite of the world.<br />After a few phone calls and emails explaining the situation, the money transfer was completed, but in case of this happening in the future, I need to make a backup plan, so that my wife can sign for the money.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-20949279404890702412008-08-12T23:54:00.002+00:002008-08-13T00:01:02.472+00:00Two new familly members<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnIC40towqztAroX7a8VN-oc639pLMnfPu9LDdfrgouTNSbVew1xz7n5FzFeShJf_K4Z0joLkfW-luquducgBUSwkG8ycj8rFWPYC2cMXbya9RNzsQUn6A0XRWRDFZir2YgmwvlHrTz5K/s1600-h/12082008085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSnIC40towqztAroX7a8VN-oc639pLMnfPu9LDdfrgouTNSbVew1xz7n5FzFeShJf_K4Z0joLkfW-luquducgBUSwkG8ycj8rFWPYC2cMXbya9RNzsQUn6A0XRWRDFZir2YgmwvlHrTz5K/s200/12082008085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233785164339495826" border="0" /></a>Minni<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAG355j5iZQTCzPynRvnqxtiETcnJsWMIel_QaC1N3IxbJ40BTZRW1NAGlVSSMBWx-GDQZZR5YOHVPcz9roIqoDi7xy89f5umXwaTJAyTMF3LW3dQziH8mPIYgqF0M_fhH5bz_sbDVk4l/s1600-h/12082008087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmAG355j5iZQTCzPynRvnqxtiETcnJsWMIel_QaC1N3IxbJ40BTZRW1NAGlVSSMBWx-GDQZZR5YOHVPcz9roIqoDi7xy89f5umXwaTJAyTMF3LW3dQziH8mPIYgqF0M_fhH5bz_sbDVk4l/s200/12082008087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233785174509107954" border="0" /></a>Mickey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxQxKmeAsdQQH58o80DWhQB2ZL7-0l9ga1NokDD4Rb4JUegIpueItwlUKlfyvdTbGUtUup4-5VVILdyzT4oF5zen3UN-bXtoHLRXo3pn-uf7iLTX1Xvb5he5xjNJ_TO_Efk-25Bg0Mw2s/s1600-h/12082008088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjxQxKmeAsdQQH58o80DWhQB2ZL7-0l9ga1NokDD4Rb4JUegIpueItwlUKlfyvdTbGUtUup4-5VVILdyzT4oF5zen3UN-bXtoHLRXo3pn-uf7iLTX1Xvb5he5xjNJ_TO_Efk-25Bg0Mw2s/s200/12082008088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233785174891606546" border="0" /></a><br />In their temporary home, a full featured turtle tank will be added soon, and a good location will be selected.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-69761357720384131292008-08-10T16:56:00.002+00:002008-08-10T17:04:32.710+00:00Solid food!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_PIvr6H4eFjBy2iPJ8L1A2eBZG7FThDtzEU1906DE0o3S5rcYcoM7vHRDOQPzuwiULMlgVbFnlPDVylIaRdDwWpRAv9nLhr7CVSVFsVKa09B_BNBfDGe_0YJ7hjTz8PccKuD6pHFsC-5/s1600-h/DSC_0207.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3_PIvr6H4eFjBy2iPJ8L1A2eBZG7FThDtzEU1906DE0o3S5rcYcoM7vHRDOQPzuwiULMlgVbFnlPDVylIaRdDwWpRAv9nLhr7CVSVFsVKa09B_BNBfDGe_0YJ7hjTz8PccKuD6pHFsC-5/s200/DSC_0207.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232935709641286322" border="0" /></a>First try at solid food, and the recipe: Potatoes and carrots boiled well and mashed. Served with a silver spoon :DSkippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-51317527140633378192008-08-03T02:35:00.002+00:002008-08-03T02:45:17.404+00:00Father - Son moments<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrYM_xQEye6LJFKvWn1QAFDjHI0a_Yjnb7e6O0u5oCGuo4P3uf6n8rYchY89UOPi5rjAoJ96DympbfgISUP9jghpmivb9mhtbxEXnXwueTb11oihygwCyD6RUdUOJE7u5kVC_O9V6s6A4/s1600-h/IMG_3810.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbrYM_xQEye6LJFKvWn1QAFDjHI0a_Yjnb7e6O0u5oCGuo4P3uf6n8rYchY89UOPi5rjAoJ96DympbfgISUP9jghpmivb9mhtbxEXnXwueTb11oihygwCyD6RUdUOJE7u5kVC_O9V6s6A4/s200/IMG_3810.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5230116182386096034" border="0" /></a>A Father and son moment, he loves to take a bath with his father.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-46097890261503855432008-08-01T21:51:00.002+00:002008-08-01T22:08:51.253+00:00Waiting for the papersAccording to Policia Federal and many other instances, everything is approved, but still I am waiting. The paper process is so slow that it is painful, and while I am waiting for the papers to arrive, I have to wait with getting many services in my name. For instance, I cannot transfer a phone subscription until I get the RNE, the ID card. It is frustrating to wait with all this.<br />But it isn't all painful, I have received my CPF, so I get some benefits there, and I have received a Brazilian bank account, with checks and credit card, so I can start to buy things on multiple payments (it is normal in Brazil to buy furniture and other things that are a bit expencive in multiple payments).<br />Finally all the documents I need to get my stuff liberated from customs are also ready, so the wait there is nearing an end. Now we are suffering from delayed communication between the Norwegian branch and the Brazilian branch, just hope that this doesn't further delay the process.<br />Further I am in the process of transferring the financing of the house to my bank, and in buying a car. I will of course put up a brag page here of the car when it is delivered, and I tell you I am buying a car with style!Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-80620177253038730052008-07-28T04:11:00.002+00:002008-07-28T04:26:30.329+00:00We have been busy, so there have been little time for writing, here are some pictures from what have been done lately.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsKfI0cdj749jHDyYTnw49iQJeurGzn-Lqvdr6YQMCkuNfrM3LFeuMojtrjvWnVtU3hazv1r2Mqa7CrlAXfYjwlz7gzptUH9fLxOvPY9s71VjJo9ZxGKnL36WjPfE-Xs5gsUpLaHM2yQd/s1600-h/IMG_3698.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHsKfI0cdj749jHDyYTnw49iQJeurGzn-Lqvdr6YQMCkuNfrM3LFeuMojtrjvWnVtU3hazv1r2Mqa7CrlAXfYjwlz7gzptUH9fLxOvPY9s71VjJo9ZxGKnL36WjPfE-Xs5gsUpLaHM2yQd/s200/IMG_3698.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227914677343308274" border="0" /></a>Praia Azul - Iriri - Espirito Santo - Brazil<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNz2P7btzN2g8mlb3tioBYj50UjyXDx-Mn5oS5tvMzgaYRJpnNpmFwPGdqgIsr1W1ITUEiLMFA8W3x_uoQYpYscZFcH-2xl4tFYQsdzNqM6S8ENiadLacn1ITB9J-vGok8DTR-cLyrf86/s1600-h/IMG_3523.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpNz2P7btzN2g8mlb3tioBYj50UjyXDx-Mn5oS5tvMzgaYRJpnNpmFwPGdqgIsr1W1ITUEiLMFA8W3x_uoQYpYscZFcH-2xl4tFYQsdzNqM6S8ENiadLacn1ITB9J-vGok8DTR-cLyrf86/s200/IMG_3523.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227914682379034834" border="0" /></a>The gift from great grandma was good to have in Patrimonio da Penha - Espirito Santo - Brazil, the nights there can be cold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCnf6Hg9slqSoiLbe2zGLA5AjbxRWRwt7M-ux82CqOD4KfM6NmHLLQmBSe1RUTLMgOxkRu5eqInDzoxUFvflFuIvwRbyq9myNPW0PgBsYPti8GIj3ZFK8WbrNTFMPBH2fETVxLx1lfTkp/s1600-h/IMG_3633.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmCnf6Hg9slqSoiLbe2zGLA5AjbxRWRwt7M-ux82CqOD4KfM6NmHLLQmBSe1RUTLMgOxkRu5eqInDzoxUFvflFuIvwRbyq9myNPW0PgBsYPti8GIj3ZFK8WbrNTFMPBH2fETVxLx1lfTkp/s200/IMG_3633.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227914691744395058" border="0" /></a>Visit to Tecnotruta where we ate smoked trout.<br /><br />More can be seen on my wife's <a href="http://lisjonhsen.blogspot.com/">blogg</a>.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-15503540921790572832008-05-22T00:47:00.003+00:002008-05-22T00:55:26.519+00:00Look, the kid is growing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd0FY1IiE71Nv7txJKDQTP6XlH3Q4RE148-itWZ62-QrWGEOFeMmHhfGQW77I9tOAts4-NoylO9DZBX7a85BvZvtB7yoNj_DmDB-YCTbVnhn1iQ0KcQ1xGpTduuR4tIouhTYz6EMmsHcf/s1600-h/IMG_2813.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfd0FY1IiE71Nv7txJKDQTP6XlH3Q4RE148-itWZ62-QrWGEOFeMmHhfGQW77I9tOAts4-NoylO9DZBX7a85BvZvtB7yoNj_DmDB-YCTbVnhn1iQ0KcQ1xGpTduuR4tIouhTYz6EMmsHcf/s200/IMG_2813.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202998700501654690" border="0" /></a>The kid is growing up, and since this is my first child, I am very uncertain of the tasks to do. But for each day grow a little more costumed, and things goes a little easier.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aW4SKrFCmBIgaqALDjwgb0a5WXmV88bj329y0L-a4DdAe-z28gEpu3r9_q5OkfzC1g7t0UZvvdbuo-0QktEml4n8NXkh3_2qCbPRt927UA6kGTRdylM0vXJAucha_C7B8A5GDDtQORZz/s1600-h/IMG_2832.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aW4SKrFCmBIgaqALDjwgb0a5WXmV88bj329y0L-a4DdAe-z28gEpu3r9_q5OkfzC1g7t0UZvvdbuo-0QktEml4n8NXkh3_2qCbPRt927UA6kGTRdylM0vXJAucha_C7B8A5GDDtQORZz/s200/IMG_2832.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202998704796622002" border="0" /></a>Growing up multi-lingual and multi-cultural means that I talk and sing Norwegian to the kid while my wife do the same in Portuguese. Add it up with baby-chatting, and you can sort of guess the conversations in the house at the moment.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-3454958309950170232008-05-19T02:48:00.004+00:002008-05-22T00:46:15.107+00:0017th of May in Brazil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDDSyWVSRdm44q1xQxF_v5U8ahf2wEv7rH0u9G-g3BDQmszlNMtKj7doHiwMAVIH3xEi4ydyTeGQv8dvRTFixtyc8HXuRT6WVkHf_46G0XQAcKjj1eP4W-mOtTnLEUdiL2aTj-kzC6PuP/s1600-h/IMG_2855.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDDSyWVSRdm44q1xQxF_v5U8ahf2wEv7rH0u9G-g3BDQmszlNMtKj7doHiwMAVIH3xEi4ydyTeGQv8dvRTFixtyc8HXuRT6WVkHf_46G0XQAcKjj1eP4W-mOtTnLEUdiL2aTj-kzC6PuP/s200/IMG_2855.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201918524816645202" border="0" /></a>For most of the world, 17th of May is just another day, but for a Norwegian like me, it is a day to celebrate the constitution and the independence of Norway.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fl55OprT5HE8hsufzVpyy20pw8ipCkj94_a72gAe97OqEkhyphenhypheneb4IrhjdEWCfUiKqQa6fxnaxDK4EVXTpochP5ISxx82HiD8F_tsftGOHF0yy-HpuRKo6auScZG2U3xZ00pLc05uNesyf/s1600-h/IMG_2856.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Fl55OprT5HE8hsufzVpyy20pw8ipCkj94_a72gAe97OqEkhyphenhypheneb4IrhjdEWCfUiKqQa6fxnaxDK4EVXTpochP5ISxx82HiD8F_tsftGOHF0yy-HpuRKo6auScZG2U3xZ00pLc05uNesyf/s200/IMG_2856.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201918529111612514" border="0" /></a>Here in Guarapari, I know few other Norwegians, and those I know have the same kind of work as me (i.e. is a lot of time away from home), so this year I had to celebrate alone. Not quite alone. I got my wife and my step daughter to gather friends around for a BBQ, and I have my mother over for visit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41X3WYUQSMJMVABrgtARLizKQWGUk8px8DACDUinEms8bLyJDhlIqT-5pRlKvoS4QvqQUPGLoiW7h1E2M1MdUt0Je5Xjc8VmX3tGdh15qN8JiL-NsCx-0Ml2PNkxRTQer12oWJb7Bi_I5/s1600-h/IMG_2864.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh41X3WYUQSMJMVABrgtARLizKQWGUk8px8DACDUinEms8bLyJDhlIqT-5pRlKvoS4QvqQUPGLoiW7h1E2M1MdUt0Je5Xjc8VmX3tGdh15qN8JiL-NsCx-0Ml2PNkxRTQer12oWJb7Bi_I5/s200/IMG_2864.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201918537701547122" border="0" /></a>So we got a few people collected, and had some meat on the plates, and we even had people in our pool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhJA91arTRa700YeLywUQlzgfmY4kaJx0eLkBgSeZAVMwBRfb2Syn7W5hLCCNoRYk_u_md6tb7WgOfOaQeDJ-Y5WGJjZYXocVXc5uRkSiZJWBvq-7MANAxSmgOaUXTKX1KH9eJmk5sHki/s1600-h/IMG_2885.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOhJA91arTRa700YeLywUQlzgfmY4kaJx0eLkBgSeZAVMwBRfb2Syn7W5hLCCNoRYk_u_md6tb7WgOfOaQeDJ-Y5WGJjZYXocVXc5uRkSiZJWBvq-7MANAxSmgOaUXTKX1KH9eJmk5sHki/s200/IMG_2885.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201918541996514434" border="0" /></a>When you have no traditions, invent them!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwa8Pr9CBe4_xmuNG2k2wDPktVEyVZYR-3PcHvUAPG8L5ZI_ajcE4nE7CIJ-lZYYG0WiFsvveYxrbY0nmRkxZtddiPjZG1uOOxVwTU5BDDFqQtsHtbyEZXfcBgfhQjOHo9cDszPCOUHc/s1600-h/IMG_2890.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgekwa8Pr9CBe4_xmuNG2k2wDPktVEyVZYR-3PcHvUAPG8L5ZI_ajcE4nE7CIJ-lZYYG0WiFsvveYxrbY0nmRkxZtddiPjZG1uOOxVwTU5BDDFqQtsHtbyEZXfcBgfhQjOHo9cDszPCOUHc/s200/IMG_2890.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202996926680161426" border="0" /></a>Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-85490771673548589242008-04-09T20:21:00.002+00:002008-04-09T20:50:14.516+00:00Johan Vilje Guedes Johnsen<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_Qw7PkVTxq9qzEbvQseR8YB6l_FEXgrkreJFusUUbEbbnSZEvOOrBdzdwQtwls20hKaNqMCNrRfxHB2EtPJDUCMCYoes_xof4YtH7VTOATu9445b2543PHh_GqCbwX5gEiTXb3pabJ93/s1600-h/C%C3%B3pia+de+johan+vilje+089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS_Qw7PkVTxq9qzEbvQseR8YB6l_FEXgrkreJFusUUbEbbnSZEvOOrBdzdwQtwls20hKaNqMCNrRfxHB2EtPJDUCMCYoes_xof4YtH7VTOATu9445b2543PHh_GqCbwX5gEiTXb3pabJ93/s200/C%C3%B3pia+de+johan+vilje+089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5187349564563687346" border="0" /></a><br />Johan Vilje came home today. He was born a little early, but was healthy and full of strength. <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/skippern666/JohanVilje">Photos can be seen here</a>. We are all proud of him and happy to have him here.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-56042828478735738742008-03-25T22:54:00.002+00:002008-03-25T23:07:11.434+00:00Owning a houseOwning a house means work and responsibilities. As a matter of fact I own a house and an apartment, both financed on loans. That makes a lot of monthly expenses, but I'll cope through it.<br />But there are also other responsibilities. A house need regular maintenance, just like a car or a boat. But the good thing of having a large house is that you can renovate it one room at a time.<br />The house in Norway is just an investment. It is not really a house, it is rather an apartment, and the plan now is to sell it when I can make some money that way. In the meantime, I'll pay my monthly parts of the loan.<br />The house in Brasil is a life project. Not that it was in a bad shape, it was in really good shape when we was handed the key. But there are solutions that we're not too happy with, and some rooms have been used for quite some time since the last time they have seen some new paint or similar. Many bathrooms also means that some are seldom or never in use. The danger about that is that you don't know the status of systems like water heaters and taps until you need them.<br />It is an ongoing project to get this house like we want it. Everybody have ideas of how things should be, so to get a better view of things I have started to make drawings of the house. I have chosen to make it in <a href="http://www.inkscape.org/index.php?lang=en">Inkscape</a>, since it is a free program, though I still don't know if I can get the results I want from that. Maybe pen and paper is the best way?Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-78599788311729087762008-03-11T00:38:00.004+00:002008-03-11T01:18:08.385+00:00Permanent Visa<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2CYhV0l-cNu3CP_UlKEP82RJMnXV4WcwGEhv6zgGLvissW7oNAxw_yxBRhPFD0qib9Ijn8C1dQkZvCompLPf1cqS0dYkgavIYw99-p3_-13Q7hE4UrSLAip-YFZfixxlXzxV_Os0G_H6/s1600-h/brasaopf.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 128px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2CYhV0l-cNu3CP_UlKEP82RJMnXV4WcwGEhv6zgGLvissW7oNAxw_yxBRhPFD0qib9Ijn8C1dQkZvCompLPf1cqS0dYkgavIYw99-p3_-13Q7hE4UrSLAip-YFZfixxlXzxV_Os0G_H6/s320/brasaopf.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5176286391174661762" border="0" /></a>I have a very good advice to those who want to apply for Permanent Visa to Brazil. DONT!<br />I have probably been a bit naiv when I started the process of gaining my Permanencia (Permanent Residence Visa) to Brazil. The process have showed that there is no sure way to bypass the beuracracy. Each time I have showed up at Policia Federal, I have lacked one paper, or the last paper I was lacking need to be translated or authenticated. I have lost count of the times I have traveled to Policia Federal, which have its office on the border between Villa Velha, Vitoria and Cariacica.<br />But today marked a change in the process. The last document that needed translation was handed to me this morning (after finding the right house in Vitoria, but with good directions I managed that easily), and all the documents and the aplication was handed over to Policia Federal. After a short wait I received a declaration, a stamp in my passport and a protocolo, a document with refference number to the application. The Policia Federal informed me that it might take up to 2 years before the Permanencia is entered into my passport, because all the documentation will be checked by the Imigration Authorities and they will also investigate my life situation.<br />This opens many doors for me, so the next few days will be busy with finding the right offices, and apply for all the other necessary documents for a residence of Brazil. I will need a CPF, an ID card, a Brazilian drivers license, and a workers ID.<br />CPF is a ID number used for opening bank accounts, accuiring telephone number, water connection, energy connection, buying things to be transported to the house, renting cars, renting hotel rooms, buying stuff on down payments, signing documents. Basically, without CPF you are handicapped.<br />The ID card is the usual document to prove your CPF, but is also necessary when traveling in certain areas of the country, or when travelling with companies who send in passenger lists for passenger safety.<br />A worders ID allows me to require points for retirement, in other words I can get a pension from Brazil when I retire.<br />How long time it will take before everything is organized I do not know, but at least the ball is rolling now.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-49834762197858522742008-02-17T19:25:00.002+00:002008-02-17T19:56:40.754+00:00TravellingI am regularly travelling all over the world, but all this travelling have become different now. I used to love visiting new places, go exploring. When visiting places I have been before I used to love to see how things have changed, or stayed the same.<br />Now it is completely different, if I have visited the place before, than I am not that interested to go up in town alone, and when visiting new places I wish I had my wife with me.<br />I know we are planning to go round the world when we get older, when the kids becomes adults and I retire from my work, but that is still many years into the future. My priority now when travelling is to find out what might be interesting to visit together with my wife, and where to stay away.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-15657375558322347052008-02-04T21:17:00.000+00:002008-02-04T21:53:06.396+00:00Missing the Carnaval<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNX05B2cEsaa9GiIenw4U4jFayPbeOFOBV6nIVX_Ito-a8lJMXelso5sOouq72FHbuxdrFPjM2HaDa7BVJuMe0vRrz7yaPaSuOB3IHvN9unAh003UD0oyhl4srbIRfDedBsA_3w8ANdLn/s1600-h/IMG_1500.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKNX05B2cEsaa9GiIenw4U4jFayPbeOFOBV6nIVX_Ito-a8lJMXelso5sOouq72FHbuxdrFPjM2HaDa7BVJuMe0vRrz7yaPaSuOB3IHvN9unAh003UD0oyhl4srbIRfDedBsA_3w8ANdLn/s320/IMG_1500.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163240299849710594" /></a>The the biggest party in the world. Every year, some weeks before easter, all of Brazil dresses up in beautiful costumes, dances samba all night, and celebrates this ancient catholic tradition. Not much of Brazil is catholic of today, but this party has become the soul of the nation. You cannot take it away from them.<br />Since I am far away on job, my wife is covering the carnaval for me. I check out her <a href="http://lisjonhsen.blogspot.com/2008/02/desfile-de-carnaval-guarapari-03022008.html">blogg</a> several times a day to see if there are something new from the carnaval there. I check out all the photos she posts there and wish that I could be there together with her.<br />The photos I have put in here is taken from her blogg, I have chosen to put them here so that you can see that the carnaval is a big party also in Guarapari.<br />Before I left for work I had a small taste of what the carnaval could offer in Guarapari, just check out my video on <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=aVxeU22GIO0">YouTube</a>.<br />I hope that I can experience the carnaval next year together with my familly. One of my brothers, <a href="http://morimekta.blogspot.com/">Stein Eldar</a>, is planning to visit Brazil about the time of the carnaval 2009, with some luck he visits Guarapari then :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TQSjha8YabG99T7Q5JoiNlLGHTrey9TaR0XrZHSNZeN0g7p9zFGFHesSus4ScDRWkpHeAB3QK0G0_-P0EKkEMDeCqZQvpFYJfXstAJ0JCw_8FqUD6ptC5qFDMZz4fYFx0nJWVZuiwWZK/s1600-h/IMG_1567.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TQSjha8YabG99T7Q5JoiNlLGHTrey9TaR0XrZHSNZeN0g7p9zFGFHesSus4ScDRWkpHeAB3QK0G0_-P0EKkEMDeCqZQvpFYJfXstAJ0JCw_8FqUD6ptC5qFDMZz4fYFx0nJWVZuiwWZK/s320/IMG_1567.jpg" border="0" alt="" align="left" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163238547503053794" /></a>A big kiss for my wife for sharing these images with me!<br /><br />The dog Lays is holding is the newest member of the familly. We visited it during christmas, but it was still to young to be brought home. It arrived the house after I left for work, so I havn't met it in our home yet.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-48235767139824160232008-01-23T21:49:00.000+00:002008-01-23T21:55:14.942+00:00PhotoTo advertise a little about my familly. Photos are available in my <a href="http://www.gimnechiske.org/gallery2/main.php/v/misc/casa/">gallery</a>, but I have also activated a <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/skippern666">picasa profile</a>. All the photos in this blogg is available in Picasa, I have some feeling there will be posted a lot there when the baby comes. In my gallery is pictures of our life in Guarapari, as well as travels all around the world and various shows and much more.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-55816814877860507542008-01-11T23:59:00.000+00:002008-01-12T00:44:20.137+00:00Preparing the arrival<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViXj8VFz9ayJyiAljj2VnO3n7VHKOCsnM5EQDpk0J3nk6loQY4Vz7mZ3L5gsoGmDzALM97lU_VlPTckmvu8dKQdqh3G4d1CmdXCpqq7UiC-U-ZRbh3_FKQLn_VLS0bs2_HR9WpETVJwqz/s1600-h/DSC_9892.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjViXj8VFz9ayJyiAljj2VnO3n7VHKOCsnM5EQDpk0J3nk6loQY4Vz7mZ3L5gsoGmDzALM97lU_VlPTckmvu8dKQdqh3G4d1CmdXCpqq7UiC-U-ZRbh3_FKQLn_VLS0bs2_HR9WpETVJwqz/s320/DSC_9892.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154374673533153314" border="0" /></a>A new person will move into our house in a few months, we are expecting a little mini-me, and he needs a bedroom. Therefor the money sack was opened to buy furniture and tools, and working hours scheduled. The project started with removing old wall paper, than the old ceilings (as seen on the picture), before new light points was prepared, a new ceiling constructed, and painting before a grand final of new wall paper. The colour choise is probably not so very original, and many will argue that we will need to redecorate if the next baby is a girl, but that will be for the future.<br />I will post again here when the room is finished so that everybody can see what results we have been able to obtain.<br />The old ceilings was in painted and tinted wood, the new ceiling is plastered. There are two doors into the room, one was tinted brown while the other was painted white and covered with wall paper. The original room was devided, knocking down the false wall gave me a lot of thinking, as it was very hard to see how it was done to put it up, and I wanted to save the plates for future use, but evidently the plates was of such a quality that it was nothing to save, cutting in them would just make make a heap of garbage.<br />The old wall paper was yellow, we are heading for light blue wall paper. The furniture is pure white, and I have also chosen that colour for paint. Since the room have direct ventilation to the two bedrooms that are in everyday use, we have chosen to use only water based paint. All doors, ceiling and other surfaces that are not to be covered with wall paper (except floor of course) will be painted white.<br />Almost everything is ready for the baby to come now, and we are looking forward to it.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-262698846995281667.post-69399628626624817352008-01-06T22:25:00.000+00:002008-01-11T23:52:30.412+00:00Let's Make Friends<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBw5QgEkxbgScVgQgQ2ntQ60oA4qRx7hqNKpfoHSbiSe9m5sBVD-f-7OHBCTWJD2SxjHF0Np_bPVMVO7r8LUyYsr-XT2GBW7WnKnItoqw5rwyAZbgq-5aBcAOTwvoC5kIU2zVk0dT_577/s1600-h/IMG_1257.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBw5QgEkxbgScVgQgQ2ntQ60oA4qRx7hqNKpfoHSbiSe9m5sBVD-f-7OHBCTWJD2SxjHF0Np_bPVMVO7r8LUyYsr-XT2GBW7WnKnItoqw5rwyAZbgq-5aBcAOTwvoC5kIU2zVk0dT_577/s320/IMG_1257.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5152496673313173522" border="0" /></a>This weekend marked a change. By chance I met another Norwegian living here, and we invited him and his familly over for a barbeque. This was a lucky strike for us, Håvard, the other Norwegian is also working on the seas, so both of us have limited time ashore, and his wife have kids the same age as the daughter of my wife.<br />We got together, me and Håvard took care of the meat, while the wifes went to the kitchen to prepare the rice, vinagret, and other stuff we needed. The kids found the tone quickly and played card, took a swim in the pool, and watched movies together. Håvard's familly stayed over and we ended this all with a large breakfast this morning.<br />We will surely continue to keep in contact, it is good to have some friends speaking the same language, it can get exhausting to speak Portuguese all the time. A good start on the year making new friends.Skippernhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02896456942919484226noreply@blogger.com0