Coming abroad, people had tons of recommendations for how to help acclimate to cultural differences and learn more about norms. Read up on current political issues, look up celebrities, and watch a TV show. Naturally, I didn’t think any of this was helpful. But, my second week here, a Danish teenager informed me about a show she was obsessed with that I should check out. It’s a Norwegian show called "Skam". I’m obsessed with it.

It will consume you.

If any of you are fans of "Degrassi" or "Skins", take a look at this show. I promise it will not disappoint. This show is one of the most real shows about high school, even though they technically don’t have our traditional American “high school”. "Skam" means shame in Norwegian, so you know there's some wild stuff bound to happen.

Here’s what you need to know.

1. It’s a web show. What’s a web show?

All of these episodes can be found online (just Google it). Each scene in this show starts off with a day and time, and throughout the week, that clip is dropped on the actual day and time. Then, at the end of the week, all of the clips are strung together to create one full episode. So, it’s like you’re watching things in real time. If a character has a conversation on Monday at 11:02 AM, it'll go live at 11:02 on Monday.

2. The dialogue is straight fire

The creator of the show (Julie Andem) actually interviewed tons of Norwegian teens to hear about what their experiences were. Because of this, she integrates social media use on the show in a very real way. Looking at slightly drunken Snapchats, stalking people on Facebook, waking up and looking at your phone to see if that boy you like texted you, etc. The way these characters talk and act is much more realistic than "One Tree Hill" (even though that show has my heart too).

3. Everyone will be more fashionable than you

That Euro style is not a myth. All these 16 year old girls have fire outfits, and pull of things in class that I hope to pull off as a 25 year old working woman in the city.

4. What the hell is ‘Russ’?

A central point to the show is a tradition called ‘Russefeiring’. This russ celebration is essentially a wild, rave-like, super long grad party with way more drinking and wild dares. It starts around mid to late April and ends on the 17th of May, Norway’s Constitution Day. The participants wear bright overalls and drive around in buses that they design, and do crazy stuff. These busses can cost around $300,000, so students have to save up and get corporate sponsors to help them foot the bill. They take this bus to travel around to different festivals and concerts around the region. So, in essence, it’s a party-road trip for about a month around the time you finish high school. How does that sound?

So, watch "Skam". Right now.