Really sound like a good deal! All my great grandparents emigrated from Norway. I have been able to go to Norway twice to meet many relatives there and it is a wonderful experience. Now, I am probably too old to try out for this opportunity, but it is a great for younger people. I wish them well. Bette in Minnesota -------------------------------------------------- From: "kyloe fisher" <cassiespups@yahoo.com> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 9:22 AM To: <nor-oppland@rootsweb.com> Subject: [Opp] Interesting opportunity - Norway reality show seeks Americansof Norwegian descent > Norway reality show seeks Americans of Norwegian descent deadline is > Monday > > The producers of Norway's version of "Dancing With The Stars" and > "American > Idol" are coming back to the U.S. to find fun, outgoing Americans with > Norwegian > ancestry to participate in Season Two of their exciting and enormously > successful reality television series "The Great Norway Adventure," > according to > a press release sent to the Norsk Museum in Norway, Ill. > > O'Connor Casting Company is conducting a nationwide search for adventurous > Americans with Norwegian ancestry (even a little bit counts) who are > interested > in auditioning. The series follows 12 Norwegian-Americans who are whisked > off to > Norway to compete in a series of extreme cultural challenges that test > their > skills, courage and determination. The winner receives a prize worth > $50,000 and > the opportunity to meet Norwegian relatives they don't even know exist. > > "We're looking for outgoing people who are truly curious about their > Norwegian > heritage and want to have an adventure of a lifetime," said David > O'Connor, > director of casting, O'Connor Casting Company. > > > He adds, "Although season one features exciting and intense challenges > like > crossing the frozen tundra and eating a sheep's head, the most amazing > part of > the show is watching each cast member's life changing journey as they > discover > their ancestry." > > Season One winner, Doug Miner, from Seattle, said, "This was by far the > coolest > experience ever. Even though the money was a great incentive, we were all > really > competing to stay in the game another week because the challenges would > take us > to awesome new places where we'd meet really interesting people." > > Miner, who quit his job to participate after his boss, at the last minute, > decided not to let him take time off, won $50,000. Miner adds, "The bigger > prize > was getting to meet my long lost relatives. It was so amazing that I'm > taking my > mom, dad and family members to meet them in Norway next year." > > There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian-Americans living in the United > States > and any of them can apply. Season two will feature new challenges. > > "The Great Norway Adventure 2," will air in Norway under the title "Alt > for > Norge" and potentially other countries as well. This series is produced by > Monster Entertainment and was rated Norway's No. 1 reality TV show in > 2010. To > view clips of season one, do an Internet search for "Alt For Norge." > > To apply, e-mail Norway@oconnorcasting.tv or go to > www.oconnorcasting.tv/castingboard to download the application and > submission > information. Deadline for applying is Monday, Jan. 10. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOR-OPPLAND-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hei, Bette. We're NEVER too old...!!!!!!!!!! GO FOR IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clark in Japan On 09-Jan-11 01:39 AM, Bette J. Minehart wrote: > Really sound like a good deal! All my great grandparents emigrated from > Norway. > I have been able to go to Norway twice to meet many relatives there and it > is a wonderful experience. > Now, I am probably too old to try out for this opportunity, but it is a > great for younger people. > I wish them well. Bette in Minnesota > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "kyloe fisher"<cassiespups@yahoo.com> > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2011 9:22 AM >> Norway reality show seeks Americans of Norwegian descent deadline is Monday >> >> The producers of Norway's version of "Dancing With The Stars" and "American Idol" are coming back to the U.S. to find fun, outgoing Americans with Norwegian ancestry to participate in Season Two of their exciting and enormously successful reality television series "The Great Norway Adventure," according to a press release sent to the Norsk Museum in Norway, Ill. >> >> O'Connor Casting Company is conducting a nationwide search for adventurous Americans with Norwegian ancestry (even a little bit counts) who are interested in auditioning. The series follows 12 Norwegian-Americans who are whisked off to Norway to compete in a series of extreme cultural challenges that test their skills, courage and determination. The winner receives a prize worth $50,000 and the opportunity to meet Norwegian relatives they don't even know exist..........