Zero To Travel Podcast · Tuesday, July 28, 2026
Guest Lorelou Desjardins, author of 'How to be Norwegian,' shares insights into Norwegian cultural concepts, including cabin culture and personal experiences as an immigrant. She aims to help people understand Norwegian life and Scandinavian culture.
“Today you will discover this killer Norwegian cultural concept worth stealing. I call this appropriate cultural appropriation.”
“Since 2013, she's been helping people make sense of Norwegian culture at her blog, a frog in the fjord.com, which is now a publishing house among other things.”
“Her latest book is called How to be Norwegian. That's what we're talking about today. In that book, she offers a fun crash course into 55 essential cultural quirks.”
“This is obviously a very personal episode for me. Being an immigrant here in Norway, now a Norwegian citizen, and, you know, in some ways still trying to figure things out.”