She studied sociology at the University of Oslo, graduating in 2001 with a master's thesis about identity and modernity in Hong Kong. While studying she had become involved in RadiOrakel in 1993, and while doing field work in Hong Kong in 1996 she managed to become P4 Radio's correspondent."En å beundre" by Christin Aamodt (in Norwegian), Klassekampen 10 January 2020, p. 32"Christine Præsttun" by Hege Kristin Fosser Pedersen et al (in Norwegian), Aftenposten 20 January 2020, p. 45
