About Me

How this started

I began teaching Norwegian informally toward the end of 2025.

At the time, I was (and still am) learning Japanese. Through that, I met people who wanted to learn Norwegian, and I started helping them in small, simple ways. Pretty quickly, I realized two things:

1. Teaching is a lot of fun
2. Helping people learn something meaningful feels very right to me

I'm currently doing a TEFL course to strengthen my teaching foundation. What I already have — and what drives everything I do — is lived experience as an adult language learner, including all the confusion, frustration, and doubt that comes with it.

My relationship with language learning

I'm currently around JLPT N5 level in Japanese, and my long-term goal is to reach N1.

Learning Japanese has shaped how I think about language learning more than anything else. I don't personally thrive in grammar-heavy environments, especially early on. Grammar matters — but for me, understanding comes first.

What helped me most were:

• slow, comprehensible videos
• hearing the language a lot
• being allowed not to understand everything

Platforms and creators like CI Japanese, Daily Japanese with Naoko and Get to Know Japan - Nihongo Audio Lounge showed me how powerful calm, listening-first input can be. This site is my attempt to build something like that — but for Norwegian.

How I teach (and how I don't)

When someone tells me "I don't understand everything," my answer is simple:

That's okay. It's expected.

I don't believe in:

• rushing
• pressure
• perfection
• feeling stressed about language learning

Language is beautiful and a bit artistic. I want learning Norwegian to feel calm, enjoyable, and mentally relaxed.

If someone leaves this site liking Norwegian a little more, or feeling more motivated — even if they never come back — then I've done my job.

Why this platform exists

YouTube is great, and it's the foundation of how I want to teach. But I wanted something more:

• a safe, quiet place to learn
• subtitles that feel natural and comfortable
• progress tracking, so you don't lose your place
• a single home for future resources

Dual subtitles and "continue where you left off" are at the core of this site. Over time, I'd also like to add things like stories and Anki decks — all in one place.

This project is something I plan to work on long-term, and, to the best of my ability, eventually make my full-time work.

A small note on transparency

This is a solo project. I build it, maintain it, and answer messages myself.

I don't plan on hiring people unless I absolutely have to. If that ever happens, it would likely be for small administrative help — but the teaching and direction will always stay personal.

If you're here

I hope this site feels like a place where you can:

• explore Norwegian at your own pace
• feel safe being a beginner
• take breaks, rewatch, and come back later

If something is unclear, or you just want to ask a question, you can always contact me.
I'm genuinely happy to help.

I'm glad you found your way here.