August 2010
3 posts
Surviving Two Months of Darkness...Rotary-style
I have the opportunity today to present at the Rotary District Conference in Sioux Falls, SD. I’ll be sharing a bit about my time in Norway, thanking them for their support and challenging them to continue to fund cultural collaboration because the very students (like me) that they send abroad can come back and help make Rotary a stronger organization.
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Surviving Two Months of Darkness...Rotary-style
I have the opportunity today to present at the Rotary District Conference in Sioux Falls, SD. I’ll be sharing a bit about my time in Norway, thanking them for their support and challenging them to continue to fund cultural collaboration because the very students (like me) that they send abroad can come back and help make Rotary a stronger organization.
You can check out my presentation...
Surviving Two Months of Darkness...Rotary-style
I have the opportunity today to present at the Rotary District Conference in Sioux Falls, SD. I’ll be sharing a bit about my time in Norway, thanking them for their support and challenging them to continue to fund cultural collaboration because the very students (like me) that they send abroad can come back and help make Rotary a stronger organization.
You can check out my presentation...
June 2010
5 posts
Norwegian architecture firm to redesign Time...
Scandinavian design and architecture is often admired and heralded as clean, sleek and environmentally friendly. Equally so is there urban planning, and now it’s coming state-side.
The Norwegian architecture firm Snøhetta is redesigning Time Square. Over the next three years, they will aim to make Time Square more like Karl Johans Gate in Oslo with bicycle-friendly lanes and an overall...
Ava at 2.26am
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Eurovision arrives in Oslo, Norway
This weekend Oslo played host to the gooey pop contest known as Eurovision. Eurovision is a continent-wide event drawing viewers together for what is essentially the Olympic version of American Idol. Each nation has a contest who sings, dances and gyrates on stage in hopes of receiving votes from citizens in other countries. The winner of the Eurovision song contest then hosts the event the...
Eurovision arrives in Oslo
This weekend Oslo played host to the gooey pop contest known as Eurovision. Eurovision is a continent-wide event drawing viewers together for what is essentially the Olympic version of American Idol. Each nation has a contest who sings, dances and gyrates on stage in hopes of receiving votes from citizens in other countries. The winner of the Eurovision song contest then hosts the event the...
Eurovision arrives in Oslo
This weekend Oslo played host to the gooey pop contest known as Eurovision. Eurovision is a continent-wide event drawing viewers together for what is essentially the Olympic version of American Idol. Each nation has a contest who sings, dances and gyrates on stage in hopes of receiving votes from citizens in other countries. The winner of the Eurovision song contest then hosts the event the...
May 2010
4 posts
Photos from a Norwegian Wedding and a coffee at...
I’m enjoying a morning coffee at Edvards Cafe in the Gründerløkka neighborhood of Oslo, Norway. Lots of morning coffee drinkers and internet bums like me. I had a great weekend at a friend’s wedding in Oslo and have some great photos from the event. More stories to come, so check back soon for the stories. In the meantime, enjoy the photos:
Off to Norway
And just like that the day arrived! I’m headed to Oslo, Norway with a chance to attend my good friend and former roommate Børge’s wedding! Over a week of fun, friends and love should fill the Oslo summer air.
As I began my trip in the Minneapolis airport I had the pleasure of seeing real, live Norwegians! Then to make things even crazier, as I sit in Philadelphia, I started talking...
Syttende Mai (17th of May)
Syttende Mai. The 17th of May is a perfect day for the launch of The Traveling Cowboy as it is Norway’s Constitution Day. At least that’s the translation. We can really just think of it as the 4th of July for Norway. It is the one day in the entire year when Norwegians can demonstrate nationalism without being frowned upon. For this one day, Norwegian flags fill the streets and...
The re-re-relaunch on the 17th of May
Welcome to The Traveling Cowboy and Happy Syttende Mai. This site has taken a variety of forms as a house for a collection of previous travel blogs from Tanzania, Spain and Norway and a travel blog. Today marks the start of its re-re-birth as your gateway to modern Norway.
As a Norwegian-American who grew up and studied in the heart of Norwegian-American territory, I was always fascinated by my...
March 2010
2 posts
Happy Birthday to Emily!
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San Fran farmer's market
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February 2010
1 post
Does this go automatically to wordpress?
I’m not sure yet… -Scott Posted via email from leahskids’s posterous | Comment »
January 2010
8 posts
Time to Empower with Filters
As aid money continues to flow in to Haiti driven by new media such as text messaging and social media, it is evident that technology presents a unique opportunity to create positive peace by empowering individuals. We can instantly donate, learn and act without having to leave our cubicle. Plus, we can monitor the implementation of that aid and see the results of the donations to minimize...
Time to Empower with Filters
As aid money continues to flow in to Haiti driven by new media such as text messaging and social media, it is evident that technology presents a unique opportunity to create positive peace by empowering individuals. We can instantly donate, learn and act without having to leave our cubicle. Plus, we can monitor the implementation of that aid and see the results of the donations to minimize...
Time to Empower with Filters
As aid money continues to flow in to Haiti driven by new media such as text messaging and social media, it is evident that technology presents a unique opportunity to scale care. We can instantly donate, learn and act without having to leave our cubicle. Plus, we can monitor the implementation of that aid and see the results of the donations to minimize corruption and maximize results.
...
As aid money continues to flow in to Haiti driven by new media such as text messaging and social media, it is evident that technology presents a unique opportunity to scale care. We can instantly donate, learn and act without having to leave our cubicle. Plus, we can monitor the implementation of that aid and see the results of the donations to minimize corruption and maximize results.
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Class at the Chamber
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New Airline Security - Necessary Profiling
After a failed and scary terrorist attempt, the Transportation Security Authority (TSA) has (again) released new air security checks. These new rules have drawn the ire of many due to its profiling nature: any passengers on flights passing through or originating in one of fourteen countries are subject to extra scrutiny including full body pat downs. For those of you keeping score, those fourteen...
Morning kiwi. Happy New Year!
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December 2009
7 posts
Finished product!
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Christmas Eve pizza at the Meyer house
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Christmas dinner at the Meyer's
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3 kings?
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Rocking the Gloria Dei Xmas program
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Home for the Holidays? Only $49!
And the holiday airfare battle has begun! With snow in the air and Christmas lights around my office, it’s time to think about how to get home for the holidays. Usually planning ahead is rewarded, but this week the airlines are rolling out deals for their last seats.
United is fast out of the gate offering one way fares as low as $49 one way (with a round trip required). As you get closer...
TSA releases its secrets
Just when you thought it was safe to be patted down in peace at the airport, the Transportation Security Administration releases a “redacted” version of its s00per s33kr1t operations manual, downloadable here. Basically this means that now we know what TSA officials do when they find hazardous material, how they properly pat down a diplomat and the fact that passengers may transport...
Spanish arroz con frijoles at the 9 Clouds loft....
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November 2009
11 posts
Travel Tuesday in My Own Backyard
Traveling opens ones eyes, but as we all know, we often close our eyes to the sites, sounds and smells in our own backyards. I am as guilty of this as anyone and that’s why I decided this Travel Tuesday, it was time for this city slicker to head to the family farm in Hurley to learn about combining, this year’s harvest and a little about my roots.
I grew up in South Dakota. My...
Travel Tuesday in My Own Backyard
Traveling opens ones eyes, but as we all know, we often close our eyes to the sites, sounds and smells in our own backyards. I am as guilty of this as anyone and that’s why I decided this Travel Tuesday, it was time for this city slicker to head to the family farm in Hurley to learn about combining, this year’s harvest and a little about my roots.
I grew up in South Dakota. My...
Traveling Tuesday in My Own Backyard
Traveling opens ones eyes, but as we all know, we often close our eyes to the sites, sounds and smells in our own backyards. I am as guilty of this as anyone and that’s why I decided this Travel Tuesday, it was time for this city slicker to head to the family farm in Hurley to learn about combining, this year’s harvest and a little about my roots.
I grew up in South Dakota. My...
My brother Paul is in Fleet Foxes.
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I know me some ugly
While traveling, it’s easy to photograph the beautiful and seek out the perfect spot to create a memory. However, the moments that are usually even more memorable are the harrowing, strange and downright ugly places you may stumble upon. Whether it be bribes at the border, a dive bar in a sketchy part of town or a dumpy hostel, it seems the worst moments always make the best stories.
...
Holiday Gifts for the Traveler
As Black Friday approaches, it’s time to think about unique gifts, and for the avid traveler the USA Today published a story of the must-haves. Many of the items were tech—focused like the Kindle, netbooks and flip video cameras. I’m a huge tech fanatatic, but when traveling I find the less electronics the better…although this is usually pretty tough for me.
Nothing can...
The Trains are a Comin'
For train enthusiasts and time and environmental conscious travelers in Europe, exciting news is on the way courtesy of Lonely Planet’s Tom Hall.
On December 13th, Amsterdam is moving just a bit closer as it opens a high-speed southern line connecting Paris to Amsterdam in three hours and Brussels in just under two hours. Plus, with the addition, a ride to London from Amsterdam only takes ...
Rockin bluegrass at the orpheum!
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Mabe's pizza at Luther alumni event in Sioux...
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Two Thumbs Up for Munich
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October 2009
13 posts
Daniel is working hard at the Grus office in...
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Smallest screen ever on United's B767-300?
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Quick! Who can name this airport? *hint* gershwin...
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Corn feed or grass fed? Which burger is better?...
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KELO heard thepostsd.com was covering the flu...
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Winter has arrived!
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Dinner is served!
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A colorful start to chile relleno.
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Twins hit two home runs in first inning! Dome goes...
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