The Wandering Researcher

Researcher mom on the move!

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    • Peer Reviewed Articles
    • Projects
  • Visiting Scholar – On the road again!
    • TIPS – point by point
    • Bureaucracy – step by step
  • About my family

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Getting my first Fulbright in 2011
Just arrived in Santa Barbara
Yay, here I am with my cool new perfect bike! I love California!
Daddy comes to Santa Barbara
Bella and Mom, fun in the sun!
The whole gang minus dad!
My then three kiddos in California
  • Preparation,  to-do-list,  Visa

    Partner might not need extra permission to work from home!

    July 13, 2018 /

    If you recall this post: http://wanderingresearcher.com/2018/05/22/new-this-round-spouse-needs-approval-to-work-as-well/ – I talked about how your partner would need to get extra approval to work from home in the US, even if he/she does not receive any kind of salary in the US. One of the partners of a Fulbrighter has checked this and was informed that he/she did NOT need to apply. Therefore, you should check first! The following message on this “teleworking” issue was given us from the US embassy via Fulbright: It has always been our advice to recommend that applicants contact USCIS once in the United States regarding any questions they have about working or teleworking. USCIS has an instant chat…

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    Texas plastic pollution symposium

    October 30, 2018

    A rare trip to Oslo – mid-pandemic

    September 18, 2020

    Svalbard, Arctic shipping routes and port development – newest article

    May 28, 2019
  • Preparation,  to-do-list,  Visa

    New this round – spouse needs approval to work as well

    May 22, 2018 /

    So – my husband is going to join us in Houston, Texas in December – choosing to stay home to work a bit longer on ongoing projects until then – but will work in Houston when he gets there – on projects that his work in Norway will still be paying him for. What he needs, however, is apparently permission to keep working in the US for his Norwegian company where he works now – even though he is still going to be paid by Norway, pay taxes to Norway and for all purposes, still be a Norwegian employee. Furhtermore, he is also going to be on the J2 visa…

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    ISA conference in Toronto, Canada

    March 31, 2019

    BBNJ treaty negotiations

    April 6, 2019

    Aberdeen – 2nd annual meeting for Smartfish

    February 8, 2020
  • Fulbright,  On the move,  passports,  Preparation,  to-do-list,  Visa

    Phuh – finally see the light at the end of the tunnel

    May 16, 2018 /

    Thank God for Fulbright. In all honesty, I really dont know how other people without the resources of Fulbright in the back are able to do this… The beautiful people of Fulbright have now filled in my DS 2019 – Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange Visitor Status (J-Non Immigrant), and given med “hold my hand” instructions on how to fill in the DS 160 (which I can not even remember having filled out last time around – but I surely must have – and have proof of when I searched my own website for DS 160). I can see that even then, I was confused about the photos – and…

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    New Article published in Marine Policy!

    March 10, 2019

    Interview with CNN

    November 18, 2020

    Time is coming to an end for my Fulbright year in Texas

    May 28, 2019
  • passports,  Preparation,  Visa

    Our VISAS are here!!!

    July 20, 2011 /

    We are so set to go – our visas have now arrived!!!

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    ISA conference in Toronto, Canada

    March 31, 2019

    Another article on the BBNJ treaty published

    August 7, 2019

    Skatteetaten – updated tips from the origin

    May 30, 2018
  • Fulbright,  Funding,  passports,  Preparation,  Visa

    Fulbright grantee Award Seremony

    June 14, 2011 /

    On the 8th of June 2011, Arild and I went to Oslo to parttake in the Award Seremony for Fulbright Grantees 2011 🙂 We got in early – at 7 am – and went to a cafe and just hung out having coffee, chatting for a couple of hours while we waited for our Visa Interview at the US embassy at 10. We went to the Fulbright office first with our stuff, and then joined the CRAZY line in front of the embassy, where we stood for almost two hours waiting to get in! Luckily, we were joined by a lovely couple from Skien that were going to the US…

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    South Africa, jellyfish and infiltrating a natural science conference

    November 6, 2019

    Interview with “All About Money”

    February 4, 2021

    Headshots taken at the ISA conference

    April 4, 2018
  • Funding,  NAV,  passports,  Preparation,  Skatteetaten,  Soccer,  Visa

    Tax and Social Security taken care of!

    May 26, 2011 /

    The letters have been copied, signed and sent so now all I have left to do is my VISA application – the DS-160 (non-immigrant visa application) https://ceac.state.gov/genniv/ – that I started yesterday. The pictures are a mess – pretty difficult even for me to figure out what they really want – so this afternoon when I get home I will have a photoshoot with Arild and the kids (not the oldest since he already is a US citizen) and finish off the application process! I am also waiting for money from my scholarship so that I can pay the deposit on the house and pay for the soccer club as…

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    BBNJ treaty negotiations

    April 6, 2019

    We are on the move again!

    January 3, 2018

    Annual Meeting – Smartfish

    February 16, 2021
  • Fulbright,  passports,  Preparation,  to-do-list,  Visa

    Finished the Fulbright paperwork!

    May 25, 2011 /

    Fulbright now has my complciated medical history, complete with vaccines and syphilis test (!) – I had to retake the DTP vaccine but luckily there were records of my MMR history on file! Now I need to fill out the DS-160 before the visa interview at the Embassy in Oslo on June 8th (where only Arild and I need to be, luckily – not the kids – though they each need a form filled out as well). This DS-160 is apparatly very large – and I have not started it yet – but I will asap!

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    Brussels and the 18 month review

    January 27, 2020

    ISA conference in Toronto, Canada

    March 31, 2019

    Interview with “All About Money”

    February 4, 2021
  • Au Pair,  Visa

    Trying to get a visa for our au pair now…

    January 31, 2011 /

    OK – so I now know, through Fulbright (who is taking care of our visas – thank God) that in order for us to bring Hoan – our au pair – with us to the US to take care of Bellami, we need to apply for a BI-visa – which is a “Domestic Employee Visa”… This blog talks a little about it: http://www.ctrlegal.com/general-us-legal-news/maid-nanny-visa/ as does a general google search for B1 visa nanny. I have searched like crazy, and I have no filled out several “contact me” forms to both lawyers and embassies in Norway, US and Vietnam and hope hope hope that some of them will find the solution…

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    As the third round of BBNJ negotiations start in NYC…

    August 20, 2019

    New this round – spouse needs approval to work as well

    May 22, 2018

    Countdown is ON!

    July 22, 2018
  • NTNU,  Preparation,  UCSB,  Visa

    Santa Barbara – imagine that!

    January 30, 2011 /

    After getting my PhD June 17th 2010 and being offered the position as Post Doc, I decided that I did not want to waste any more time – this time I would go live in the US for a year at whatever the cost! I first learned about the Berkeley program that our Department cooperated with in San Fransisco and I really had my heart set on going to San Fransisco for a year. I contacted several professors, but none replied. I also applied for an office space from our department, but was not awarded the spot to my big dismay. I was really getting worried.. In the end I…

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    YES – I am going to the UN meeting!

    July 17, 2018

    Partner might not need extra permission to work from home!

    July 13, 2018

    Aberdeen – 2nd annual meeting for Smartfish

    February 8, 2020

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So.cold.in.Norway ❄️🥶 thats steam from the So.cold.in.Norway ❄️🥶 thats steam from the fjord. Steam. The fjord is cold! It’s steaming because compared to the air, it’s bubbly warm! I’ll just keep on home-officing inside!
New day - New interview! - this time with Hong Kon New day - New interview! - this time with Hong Kong International Business Channel about #smartfishh2020 @sintefhq
Another month of #covid_19 and another project mee Another month of #covid_19 and another project meeting that is online and not in person - this time it’s the @gojelly_eu project that is impacted! I miss seeing my awesome #microplastics and #jellyfish colleagues in person!
Screenshots from our @cnninternational interview f Screenshots from our @cnninternational interview for #businessevolved that aired today! @sintefhq #smartfishh2020
On a rare trip to one of our other @sintefhq offic On a rare trip to one of our other @sintefhq offices - this one in #ålesund on the Norwegian West coast! My colleague showed me around the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center, the #Sustainability think tank @unitedfuturelabnorway and #Newton Møre #sdg
Ready for an election all-nighter - rough day for Ready for an election all-nighter - rough day for my 7th grader tomorrow 😬 #2valg #bidenharris2020
Yesterday, my colleagues and I were given the oppo Yesterday, my colleagues and I were given the opportunity to talk with @cnninternational for the #businessevolved series about the #smartfishh2020 project and @sintefhq role is development of innovative technological solutions for a #sustainable and efficient #fishing industry - filmed by @mhandlykken @synk_media
During these near 8 months of the #covid_19 pandem During these near 8 months of the #covid_19 pandemic travel hiatus, I have learned to really appreciate my diverse neighborhood in all its shades and varieties! #buran #lademoen #trondheim @visittrondheim
“Its not enough to clean the ocean of plastics - “Its not enough to clean the ocean of plastics - we need to stop the flow!” #ethavavmuligheter #lager11  @sintefhq @ntnuoceans @wwfnorge
The annual meeting for the @summerh2020 project ha The annual meeting for the @summerh2020 project has finished - we were in #bilbao last year and on #teams this year. Miss the spontaneous discussions, fun dinners, wine for lunch and artsy historical city by night! Fingers crossed we can have in-person meeting next year!
I may not travel as much anymore but that’s ok w I may not travel as much anymore but that’s ok when my town is as fantastic as this one 🥰
What a great day for work with #stakeholders on th What a great day for work with #stakeholders on the #Microfibre project funded by @forskningsradet at @sintefhq  #marineplastic #plasticpollution
I am at an actual honest to God airport - my first I am at an actual honest to God airport - my first time since the end of February! Day trip to Oslo for a real-life workshop!
Taking my @siphoncoffeetx on a hike in #estenstadm Taking my @siphoncoffeetx on a hike in #estenstadmarka in Norway - we’re a long way from #texas and @houstoncity now!
Celebrating 5 submitted proposals for research gra Celebrating 5 submitted proposals for research grants by opening one of my last bottles of wine from California- @fessparkerwinery #chardonnay
Explorer my owm city of #trondeim and some awesome Explorer my owm city of #trondeim and some awesome #murals #muralstreetart and finished with a falafel burger at #superheroburger - pretty awesome Saturday @visittrondheim
Wandering in Norway is not complete without #kvikk Wandering in Norway is not complete without #kvikklunsj and mountains! #godsommernorge  #sommer2020 #ekkertind #hikersofinstagram
Hiking with my friends, wandering the Norwegian wi Hiking with my friends, wandering the Norwegian wilderness ❤️
My Saturday office at @starbucks downtown- crunch My Saturday office at @starbucks downtown- crunch time when project proposal deadlines are coming up for both @forskningsradet and #horizon2020 at the beginning of September 😅
And so it begins - my oldest child starts his BA i And so it begins - my oldest child starts his BA in International Studies at @unioslo - and I am a parent on campus, taking the tour and  bursting with pride 🤩
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