For over twenty years, Gabriela has lived and worked in Northern Norway, exploring the subtle dynamics between newcomers and locals. Her deep understanding of human behavior and cultural adaption shines through in Still Breaking Ice : Twenty Years in Northern Norway, where she continues her exploration of identity, belonging, and transformation in the North. “Still Breaking Ice, for twenty years, in Northern Norway” is Gabriela Sirbu’s second book, in which she delves deeper into northern Norwegian culture, drawing on her work with both immigrants in Norway and locals. It also raises awareness of how Norwegian she became over two decades.
The first book is “Speak the Unspoken: Exploring the unwritten rules of North Norway,” in which she shares the unwritten cultural codes of North Norway.
Gabriela’s education, training, observation skills, and experience with people are helping her articulate social and psychological phenomena that can be easily overlooked at first glance, yet play key roles in adapting to the new globalized world we live in.
Gabriela Sirbu is a former journalist and has a master’s degree in Peace and Conflict Transformation from UiT and a specialization in practical psychology from the Norwegian Gestalt Institute in Oslo.
