"Leave It to Norwegians in Florida to Convince Me Cold Weather Is Good for Me"

About this episode

Debbie Nigro shares her unexpected encounter with a Norwegian couple in Florida and explores the concept of embracing cold weather through the philosophy of Friluftsliv.

Some of the best radio & podcast conversations start exactly where you don't expect them to…like poolside in Florida—in bathing suits, no makeup, and not a business card in sight. That's how I met Kari Berit—in what I call a "Random Run-In." Kari and her hubby were on two lounge chairs in the sun at a hotel pool in Florida. The only other slice of sun not being blocked by our mutual hotel building was hitting a lounge chair right next to them. This cold, pale New Yorker wanted that only other sunny spot, but I didn't want to be a too-close lounger (kinda the same as a too-close talker ), so I asked if they minded. They did not mind. When I realized they were Norwegian (switching back and forth between Norwegian and English was a tip-off), I had to bring up the Norwegian word I've been having fun talking about for a few weeks on the radio and ask them how to pronounce it correctly. Friluftsliv! See, this year I decided that instead of complaining about the NY winter, I'd try to embrace the cold like the Norwegians do. Friluftsliv (pronounced: free-loofts-liv ) is a Norwegian philosophy that means "open-air life"—the belief that spending time outdoors in nature, year-round, is…

People in this episode

Host: Debbie Nigro

Guest: Kari Berit

Topics covered

• cold weather
• Norwegian culture
• outdoor life
• Friluftsliv
• poolside conversations

Keywords

• cold weather
• Norwegian
• Friluftsliv
• Florida
• outdoor life
• mental well-being
• health

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Norway, Florida, New York

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