Description
After three years, three rentals, and more stair climbing than I care to admit, it was time: we decided to buy a home in Bergen.
In this episode, I look back at the homes we've lived in—each one a stepping stone, and each with its own quirks (including one where the sun disappeared at 4pm). I also walk you through the wildly different world of buying property in Norway, where the bidding happens by text, open houses are more like speed dating, and the process is fast, fierce, and very, very final.
When it came time to buy, Darcy was 2,000 kilometers away on a boat to the Arctic. I was alone, on the phone, trying to make a bid in a language I barely speak… on a house that was beautiful and broken in equal parts.
It’s a story about light, layout, and learning how to build a life one visning at a time.
📍 Filmed in Bergen, Norway
🎞️ New episodes every few months (or when I can find the time)
🐾 Featuring occasional appearances from Ruby and Alki
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All music licensed through Epidemic sound
Music in order of use:
Nordic Shine - Savvun
Happy-Go-Lucky - Victor Lundberg
The Warmth Of The Sun On Her Skin - Peter Sandberg
Vacation Mode- Rocket Jr
I Won't Let You Down - Loving Caliber
Dear Lily - Houses On The Hill
Braver -Jones Meadow
Sulco - El Equipo Del Norte
Ever After – William Claeson
The High Five Dance - Gary the Canary
Eternal Sunshine - Rymdklang Soundtracks
Chapters
00:00 Deciding to stay
00:16 Craving permanence
02:23 Rental #1 - Minde
04:16 Moving to Skansen
07:40 Life in Skansen
11:05 Rental #2 - Høyden
13:08 Taking a leap
13:49 Norway v. USA purchase process
14:47 Visnings
17:39 Finding the house
19:47 How the bidding process works
21:06 Bidding on the house