A Frog in the Fjord

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Lorelou Desjardins is an

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Keynote Speech for Oslo municipality in 2024

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Slutt med snikskrytingen om sommerferien din!

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Is romance dead? Why Norwegians split the bill even on hot dates

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Bokloven bør også gjelde engelske bøker.

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Jeg trodde jeg kunne norsk. Så tok jeg bussen i Nord-Norge

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Endelig en fransk #metoo?

TEDx talk about Friluftsliv

Watch Lorelou’s presentation on How Friluftsliv brings out the best in people at TEDx Trondheim.

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How to be Norwegian

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Book cover of 'A Frog in the Fjord' featuring an illustration of a woman on a bicycle in a snowy landscape with Norwegian houses.

A Frog in the Fjord

One Year in Norway

Cover of the book 'Au coin du fjord' by Lorelou Desjardins, featuring a woman riding a bicycle with a scenic fjord and mountains in the background.

Au coin du fjord

Les aventures d’une Française en Norvège

Book cover of 'Una rana en el fiordo' featuring a woman riding a bicycle in snowy landscapes with a small village and mountains in the background.

Una rana en el fiordo

Un año en Noruega

“…one of the most revealing books about the ‘real’ Scandinavia…”

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Dating & Making Friends

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Understand the People & Integrate

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Learning Norwegian

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Working with Norwegians

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