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The ever-shorter days of November provided good conditions for making substantial writing progress, and I also managed to fit in a research trip into Tyssedal/Odda in the Hardanger region of Norway. A cold that moved through each family member for about a week at a time forced us to be flexible in our plans, but we ended the month with a really nice Thanksgiving celebration. Cultural Events A group of Fulbrighters did get together to see Láhppon/Lost, a ballet about…

As the days became shorter and colder, I realized that I needed to get going on some of my research travel in Norway. Doing research on hydropower means that I have several locations to visit in different regions of Norway, and this is more difficult to do when it’s dark and rainy. Research trip to Rjukan & the Vemork power plant My first trip was to Rjukan to visit the Vemork power plant. Rjukan is a UNESCO world heritage site…