Summer at Big Fish was intense — I’ve spent the past few months trying to manage almost 20 staff in the kitchen, split between the prep cooks and the regular ones. On top of that, I’m also the guy who maintains most of the machines — from dishwashers and fridges to gas equipment. Add in keeping the place stocked with deliveries rolling in five days a week just to keep up, and you start to get the picture. And if that wasn’t enough, we recently installed a professional UK-built sound system from Intusonic. Basically, I’m part manager, part IT support, part mechanic, and part supply chain coordinator.

Now that the season is finally slowing down, I’m back to my studies at Noroff. These days the restaurant is only open on weekends, which means I can split my week in two — IT studies during the weekdays, and restaurant life when Thursday rolls around. My brain is switching from “where’s table 14’s order?” to “how do I secure this network?” depending on the day.

Before the summer, Noroff published an article about me, covering my attempt at living as a digital nomad while studying cybersecurity remotely during the restaurant’s off-season. With Big Fish closed for a couple of months, I took the opportunity to work from Chiang Mai and Da Nang — diving into my coursework, exploring new cultures, and discovering that stable Wi-Fi is sometimes harder to find than a decent bowl of noodles.

Right now I’m working on the Cloud Security module in the Network and IT Security program at Noroff. I might also take on some Azure certifications at the same time — it’s just easier to do them while the topic is still fresh.

On the side, I’ve been building a webshop for VITO Filter Norge. It’s all about oil filtration for the food service industry — not exactly glamorous, but if you love deep fryers, this is as exciting as it gets. I’ll share more details in the “Projects” section soon.

For now, it’s back to balancing coursework, side projects, and making sure the dish washer never breaks down again.