“Next to nothing. Close to everything. This is Arctic living.”
This is the slogan that Alta has as a destination. Even though Alta is one of the most remote cities in the Arctic it definitely is one of the prettiest.
The pictures that the students have posted look like they were made in the middle of nowhere but actually, they are made in one of the most beautiful places on earth, in Alta, Norway. This can be seen very well in the picture posted by @clemalta_sm
A very small amount, barely more than nothing at all. This expression uses ‘next to’ in the sense of “almost,” a usage dating from the seventeenth century, as in “She ate next to nothing,” or “I earned next to nothing last year.” Except for the beautiful nature and the many many trees that can be seen, this is what next to nothing and close to everything means in the Arctic according to @claraaaa_inalta.
@evainalta ‘s and @clemalta_sm pictures (again) are ultimately characterized by the definition that was given to the term Arctic living, “adaptation to short growing seasons with long periods of sunlight, and to cold, dark, snow-covered winter conditions.”
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Since the campuses of our northern university are located in Alta, in the very north of our planet, the chance of seeing different kinds of spectacular lights is immensely bigger than it would be anywhere else.
Seeing the northern lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, is a lifelong cherished dream of travelers. Often, visitors from expedition cruises go visit the Arctic just for this explicit purpose. And this is no wonder if you would ask any one of us.
@evainalta
the northern lights are one of the most colorful light shows created by nature. Just imagine, luminous ribbons fluttering in the dark sky, shimmering with fantastic shades of green, blue, and purple. In some places, they flash yellow and red, illuminating the Arctic sky.
@anastasija_arcticstudent
However, no matter what color these lights may pose, there are hardly any words that can describe the beauty of this spectacle. This is definitely a must-see that cannot be missed when visiting the Arctic.
@annalie_tuinman
The frames of the northern lights show light waves that are shimmering with emerald hues against the background of the starry sky. Occasionally, the green color was complemented by some blue teints.
The interplay of billions and billions of touched molecules gives a spectacular and beautiful glow to the night sky. Most of the time, the aurora has the color green, but also blue, red, violet, purple, white and even yellow aurora occur.
@worldofivan
The Northern Lights are an amazing natural wonder. The aurora can mainly be seen as a light glow or moving arcs, beams of rays, or curtains of light. Many call it therefore the dance of light. Above the snow-covered surface, colors rise upwards which constantly change location, bend, and tend to disappear into infinity.
@sm.arctic
Sometimes there is an arc above the northern horizon from which light rays shoot up to the sky like searchlights. Very rarely does the aurora show a flame-like character, showing a curious and relatively rapid pulsating movement, which could be described as the dancing of candle flames.
@sba1262023
While witnessing the impressive aurora appearance, observers seem to hear a rustling or hissing sound. This sound can be compared to what one thinks to hear while seeing a swinging searchlight beam. Observers are certain that the hissing sounds of Aurora that they have heard, are similar to the sounds coming from the St. Elm’s fire phenomenon that is somewhat related to it.
@claraaaa_inalta
Today, visiting a place where the sky is filled with colorful colors has become a romantic dream of many tourists in love. The northern lights are mostly sought, however, twilight also definitely has some kinds of lights that you do not want to miss out on. So where would you want to go (next) to enjoy the beauty of heavenly light music to your heart’s content?
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During the first Social Media & Communication class that the arctic students had, they were supposed to come up with at least 5 different hashtags related to Northern Norway. This, therefore, created a surprisingly diverse word web with the input of all students which can be seen below.
“One student forgot to change their keyboard layout from Cyrillic to Latin, and while trying to write an English word, she got the error you see in the center of the slide. The rest of the students decided to support this joke and introduced such a word into their forms. Thus, this non-existent word became then the main one on the screen in between all the other associations! This is how we usually joke at lectures at our arctic university!”
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In Norway, they have a wonderful saying. “Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlig klær!” which means that there is no such thing as bad weather for the Norwegians, but that there are only bad clothes!
The arctic students have created posts in which they describe just this and in which they show what the weather looks like in Alta in February. They all have shown their own take on this, which gives this incredible differentiating result!
Let’s see how they view the winter in Alta!
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Let’s take a look to what the students have to say about Alta and what they think that the best thing is about being an arctic student. They all have a different views, opinions and experiences. Are you just as curious as us?
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Welcome to the Arctic Student blog – a blog about students of UiT university who live beyond the Arctic Circle, on the territory of permafrost, long polar nights, and who surprisingly much enjoy everything that it has to offer! Let’s take a look at what it is that they love about it exactly!
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