• No Guts No Glory
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    No Guts No Glory!

    In my previous blog I wrote about the Fjällräven Polar competition and why I work so hysterically hard to win this. If you haven’t read my story yet, please do so to catch up on what and why: https://lostinnorvana.com/2016/11/21/please-help-me-get-to-the-arctic-with-fjallraven-polar/?lang=en With only 7 days left before voting ends, I decided to go a step further. From the moment I entered this contest, I’ve been hearing it in the back of my head. A motto that I’ve been carrying around with me for a while now: “No guts, no glory.” Because yeah, it IS scary to chase your dreams like a total moron. But everything worth having, is worth fighting for, right? And…

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    Please help me get to the Arctic wilderness with Fjällräven Polar 2017!

    Last January I left the northern part of Scandinavia with a very bad heart ache. After living in a fairytale for a week and experiencing the most amazing and touching adventures, we headed home. Back from minus 40 degrees to minus two degrees. The following weeks were pretty hard on me. Looking at the pictures we took during the week was physically hurtful and I tried to distract myself with lots of activities. I always knew that my heart belonged to Norway, but staring at the Northern Lights with snow up to my knees was the moment I realized: I was born in the wrong country. But the feeling of constantly…