Life in Norway Show Episode 85: From the US to Horton via South Sudan, Nyagoa’s story is a fascinating one.
Today’s guest is Nyagoa William Nyuon, a U.S. citizen who spent much of her adult life working in South Sudan. She now lives in southeast Norway working in international relations, but also helps to run a charity focused on raising awareness of child marriages in South Sudan.
We talk about South Sudan, her charity work, the move to Norway, and her first impressions of the culture. Niagua is also honest about what life is like for a black woman living in a small Norwegian town.
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A summer break
Before we begin, I want to let you know that this will be the last podcast episode for a while, as it’s having a little summer break.
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This was wonderful!
The second Nyagoa said: “Religion and race is like a unicorn” and “They have to be put in a little box and put away”, she really put into words how I feel Norwegian society Tries to sometimes bring these subjects up, but usually in a way that’s not at all introspective. Which isn’t to say it’s ignorant in a malicious way for most people, but it comes across as chosen ignorance because the idea of being introspective about such difficult but important subjects sounds too scary to talk about on a societal level.