New Year, New Steps: Sofie's Journey to Open Up

Fluent Fiction - Norwegian: New Year, New Steps: Sofie's Journey to Open Up Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/no/episode/2025-01-13-23-34-02-no Story Transcript:No: Sofie sto ved inngangen til fellesrommet i studenthjemmet, klam i håndflatene.En: Sofie stood at the entrance to the common room in the student housing, her palms sweaty.No: Nyttårsaften fargela rommet i en festlig glød.En: New Year's Eve colored the room with a festive glow.No: Små lyskuler hengte på veggene, og girlander med glitter danset forsiktig i den varme luften.En: Small light orbs hung on the walls, and garlands with glitter danced gently in the warm air.No: Rundt henne summet det av stemmer og latter, en konstant bakgrunn av forventning.En: Around her, there was a buzz of voices and laughter, a constant backdrop of anticipation.No: Sofie hadde bestemt seg for at dette året skulle bli annerledes.En: Sofie had decided that this year was going to be different.No: Hun hadde skrevet ned sine nyttårsforsetter; de var en del av hennes beslutning om å åpne sitt liv mer.En: She had written down her New Year's resolutions; they were part of her decision to open her life more.No: Hun ønsket å finne et nytt hobby og få nye venner, men usikkerheten virket som en høy mur rundt henne.En: She wanted to find a new hobby and make new friends, but the uncertainty felt like a high wall around her.No: Hun tittet bort på Johan, som snakket ivrig med en gruppe ved et bord.En: She looked over at Johan, who was talking eagerly with a group at a table.No: Han organiserte en turgruppe som ofte dro ut i skog og mark.En: He organized a hiking group that often went out into the woods and fields.No: Sofie hadde alltid likt tanken på å prøve seg på turer i naturen.En: Sofie had always liked the idea of trying hikes in nature.No: På andre siden av rommet så hun Ingrid, en klassekamerat fra kunsthistoriekurset.En: On the other side of the room, she saw Ingrid, a classmate from the art history course.No: Ingrid drev med fotografering og hadde delt vakre bilder fra sine turer på sosiale medier.En: Ingrid was into photography and had shared beautiful photos from her trips on social media.No: Sofie beundret arbeidet hennes.En: Sofie admired her work.No: Med et dypt pust gikk Sofie først mot Johan.En: With a deep breath, Sofie first went over to Johan.No: Hun hørte snappet av ordene hans: "beste stien...forrige gang...storm." Hun smilte svakt.En: She caught snippets of his words: "best trail... last time... storm." She smiled faintly.No: "Hei, Johan," sa hun litt nervøst.En: "Hi, Johan," she said a bit nervously.No: "Jeg hørte at du organiserer turer. Kan jeg bli med en gang?"En: "I heard you're organizing hikes. Can I join sometime?"No: Johan snudde seg, øynene hans glitret som lysene rundt dem.En: Johan turned, his eyes sparkling like the lights around them.No: "Selvfølgelig! Vi trenger alltid flere som å skåle tiden ute. Hva sier du til en tur i helga?"En: "Of course! We always need more people to enjoy time outside. How about a hike this weekend?"No: "Det høres flott ut!" svarte Sofie, en følelse av lettelse fylte henne.En: "That sounds great!" Sofie replied, a feeling of relief filling her.No: Etter samtalen med Johan, følte hun seg litt tryggere.En: After the conversation with Johan, she felt a bit more confident.No: Hun nærmet seg Ingrid, som sto og så på et bilde i telefonen.En: She approached...

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