Friluftsliv. Norwegian key to a happy life

"Friluftsliv, or staying in the open air, is a meeting of nature and man and that valuable that we at this time create, in other words, the construction of personal relations with nature through direct interaction. What way to choose, decide for yourself. Friluftsliv can be completely straightforward, like an evening walk around the neighborhood, or very advanced, like a multi-day trip with a backpack to distant and wild places, may be something average between that and others. You can enjoy it alone, you can with friends or family, or you can in the company of like -minded people. This is an acquaintance with nature, but without a schedule and theoretical classes in the classroom. This is practice, the transfer of knowledge and useful skills from one meeting to another, from one generation to another. " (Linda Okeson-Makgorka)