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Norwegian food- what I eat in Norway!

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On this journey, if I don't talk about Norwegian food then I will be lying to myself because people who know me very well, they know how much I like to eat and eating time will always be my favorite time of the day🙈🙈. There's a big difference between what I'm used to eating at home and what I eat here. One thing that I'm sure is I have been exposed to different dishes from different countries. It's very easy to say this is not what I'm used to eating, back in my country but whats the funny about it.  Maybe it is all about coming out of your comfort zone and explore more. When I'm back in Tanzania I don't want to look back and think "maybe I could have eaten that" 😂 Culture is one of the factors that influence our eating habits because I remember when I first arrived in Norway. It was evening time and they gave me bread, I couldn't believe my eyes 😲 because it's not something I expected. There are so many foods when I first

Let's run the race together

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I was reading a book titled Growing leaders by James Lawrence which reflects on leadership, life, and Jesus. In this book, there are a lot of stories to reflect on but there is one story that caught my attention and I thought about sharing it here. " There were two men lined up on the starting grid since all other competitors had dropped out. The gun went off. The two men, both with cerebral palsy, lurched off the line. One of the coaches ran beside the track, coaxing his athlete on 'come on, Joey, you can win' at the first corner Joey was leading by 25 meters. A subtle chant came from the crowd: 'Joey, Joey, Joey' going into the last turn, Joey's lead had stretched to 40 meters. The other competitor was weary and losing heart. 25 meters from the finish, Joey suddenly stopped and he turned to his coach and smiled, acknowledged the crowd, and then turned back to the other young man and said, 'come on, buddy'. Joey held out his hand until the man wa