The beginning of Norwegian Noon

This blog marks the beginning of my blogging journey in English.

I have always written my blog in Korean, which is my first language. But after living abroad for more than nine years of my 29-year-old life, English has more or less taken the position of my go-to language in everyday life. I read books in English, I speak English every day with my colleagues and friends, and I watch movies and series with English subtitles.

Of course, English will never replace my mother tongue - Korean. My vocabulary (or as Norwegians say, my 'ordforråd') will always be most diverse and precise when I am speaking Korean, but I finally feel confident enough to try articulating myself in English in this little internet space I've created.

When it comes to writing English, most of my experiences have been with academic essays, rather than daily journals. Well, there is only one way to get better at writing in English, and that is to write more (!).

I'm working on it.

I have a vague idea of things that I want to write about on this blog. Most topics will revolve around new finds, new hobbies that I am trying out, and small things I do as a part of my daily ritual to live more consciously. I really want to be a person who is able to capture the beauty in every day. And I want to live like every day is a blessing and a miracle- because I truly believe it is.

So all this is to say: some of my sentences might be unclear to native English speakers, but maybe my fellow Koreans, or people with English as their second language, will better grasp the meaning I was trying to impart behind slippery words. Hehe.


- Wona