Hanneke Luijting

In January 2004, I left the Netherlands (my home country) and moved to Fairbanks (Alaska). I did a research internship at the university there, and stayed for 7 months. I started writing an online diary for people at home, to stay in touch while I was away. Little did I know that more than 8 years later, I'd still be living abroad!

After my time in Fairbanks, I moved to Toulouse (France) for nearly a year. Then, in October 2005 I moved to Norwich (UK) for my PhD in meteorology. That's when I started this blog. I had a great time in Norwich, and had actually decided to *stay* this time - to make England my new home.

But then I met Paul... and he got a postdoc position in Tromsø in January 2008! I travelled between Norwich and Tromsø for a year, before moving there permanently in January 2009. After finishing my PhD, I learnt Norwegian as fast as I could, and I got a job as a weather forecaster for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute in November 2009.

We're really enjoying life in the far North, and all the outdoors opportunities here. Even the long, dark winters - as long as they are lit up by the fantastic northern lights!

What's next? Who knows... stay tuned :)



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