19-10-2021, 03:16 PM
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PUBLISHED TUE, OCT 19 20212:16 AM EDT
Charmaine Jacob
Monica Buchanan Pitrelli
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It’s common to yearn for a slower pace of life. But moving from bustling Singapore to a small town in Scandinavia is likely too slow — and too frigid — for most.
However, for 27-year-old Weisi Low, living in the Arctic created exhilarating adventures and a stronger appreciation for the great outdoors.
After growing up fewer than 100 miles from the equator, Low now lives in Longyearbyen, Norway — a town of 2,300 residents that is one of the world’s northernmost permanent settlements. It’s located on the Svalbard archipelago, which is east of Greenland and about 650 miles from the North Pole.
This article featured 2 persons, she's the first person in the article at:
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/19/moving-t...orway.html