Astrid's New Year: Embracing Art and Breaking Free

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: Astrid's New Year: Embracing Art and Breaking Free Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-01-03-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: I kveld var Bryggen i Bergen levende.En: Tonight, the Bryggen in Bergen was alive.No: De gamle, fargerike trehusene stod som vitner til historien, mens feststemte mennesker fylte gatene.En: The old, colorful wooden houses stood as witnesses to history, while jovial people filled the streets.No: Det var nyttårsaften, og alle gledet seg til å ønske det nye året velkommen.En: It was New Year's Eve, and everyone looked forward to welcoming the new year.No: Blant dem var Astrid, en illustratør på 35 år.En: Among them was Astrid, a 35-year-old illustrator.No: Hun følte seg fanget i jobben sin, fanget i livet sitt, og nå var hun her med sine nære venner, Lars og Karin.En: She felt trapped in her job, trapped in her life, and now she was here with her close friends, Lars and Karin.No: Hun håpet at kvelden ville bringe klarhet.En: She hoped that the evening would bring clarity.No: Luften var kald, og stjernene prøvde å vinne over det voksende fyrverkeriet på himmelen.En: The air was cold, and the stars tried to outshine the increasing fireworks in the sky.No: Astrid knuget et krus med gløgg for å holde varmen.En: Astrid clutched a mug of gløgg to keep warm.No: Hun hadde bestemt seg for å gi seg selv en sjanse til å finne en målrettet løsning.En: She had decided to give herself a chance to find a purposeful solution.No: Målet for kvelden var klart: hun ønsket å ta en viktig avgjørelse for sitt liv og sitt nye år.En: The goal for the evening was clear: she wanted to make an important decision for her life and her new year.No: Lars var alltid full av energi.En: Lars was always full of energy.No: Han danset til musikken som strømmet fra en liten scene ved kaien.En: He danced to the music streaming from a small stage by the quay.No: Karin, roligere av natur, smilte til vennene sine mens hun fakk tilfeldig prat med forbipasserende.En: Karin, calmer by nature, smiled at her friends while casually chatting with passersby.No: Da Astrid fortalte dem om sin tvil og frustrasjon, lyttet de nøye.En: When Astrid told them about her doubts and frustrations, they listened carefully.No: Hun forklarte om presset fra familien, ønsket om et trygt yrke, men også om drømmen om å tilbringe hver dag med å tegne og bruke kreativiteten sin.En: She explained the pressure from her family, the desire for a secure profession, but also the dream of spending every day drawing and using her creativity.No: Da klokken straks slo tolv, stilnet lydene rundt dem for et øyeblikk.En: As the clock approached midnight, the sounds around them quieted for a moment.No: Alle begynte å telle ned sammen.En: Everyone began counting down together.No: "Ti, ni, åtte..." Astrid kjente hjertet slå raskere.En: "Ten, nine, eight..." Astrid felt her heart beat faster.No: "Sju, seks, fem..." Hun så utover fjorden, på den speilblanke overflaten.En: "Seven, six, five..." She looked over the fjord, at the mirror-like surface.No: "Fire, tre, to..." I et brått øyeblikk følte hun en indre ro.En: "Four, three, two..." In a sudden moment, she felt an inner calm.No: "En!" Fyrverkeriet eksploderte på himmelen i et fantastisk show av farger.En: "One!" Fireworks exploded in the sky in a fantastic display of colors.No: Mens folkemengden rundt dem jublet og...

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