I've never seen a moose before

Summer 2011: In front of me sit around three hundred expectant faces, passengers of the cruise ship “MS Albatros” on their way to the land of the midnight sun. I am not sure whether they will like my talk about our emigration to Norway, whether I will manage to let them take part in the five most exciting years of my life. Will you be able to empathize with my disappointments, worries and defeats, but also the many small and large victories? Would I be able to paint pictures of this unique, fascinating Norwegian nature in their heads?

An hour and a half later, a crowd of enthusiastic clapping stands in front of me; some women quickly stuff their tear-soaked handkerchiefs into their trousers, while the men stealthily wipe the tears of laughter from the corner of their eyes. I don't know what is happening to me - but suddenly complete strangers hug me, pat me on the shoulder and ask me where they can buy this fantastic book. "Which book?" I ask blankly, still completely surprised and confused by the unexpectedly warm reactions from my guests. "Well, from which you have just read!" They look at me disappointed when I helplessly stretch out the three loose, not even stapled pages with bullet points ...

Four years later. The loose paper actually turned into a book! Accompany me on my very private, relentlessly honest and not entirely humor-free journey into my new life. With a husband, child, dog, two horses and the whole household to Norway. Can that even go well?