Clarion Collection Hotel Bryggeparken Skien

- Barbecue at the one of the student`s dormitory. - THE song: We had to perform a song this evening in front of alle the first year students. The song was our invention. We were just given a couple of words and had to make up everything else. Here`s the practise..... :)

Here are some pictures from the opnening ceremony, the treisure hunt and the party in the evening. The treisure hunt was organized by the students comitee. Every class had "Fadere" -> mentors or guides. We went through Notodden and had to fullfill differnt tasks. Very funny! :)

... granite quarried here (Larvikite) and a statue of Thor Heyerdahl. Got to Stavern and set up camp in what appeared an all Norwegian caravan park bar and being the only English person there bar from 5 Dutch tourists. One of the main attraction of this area is the Kyststien , a coastal path that passes through most campsites around Stavern. Trying to save my money, Norway is very expensive i decided to make the 7.5 km ...

... Friday morning we will travel on to to Sweden. Gothenburg is only three and a half hours away by train. Our taxi driver Karl Roland picked us up promptly at 7:30 am. We really like his personable nature. Again, the taxi meter is intere$ting. After we load up our luggage, the meter starts at $11 dollars. What's it going to cost to the train station this time? Bruce has a non-stop conversation going with him ...

... I'm coming off the hill. As soon as I cut over, I get reamed by this skier, pounding me into the netting on the side of the run. I come over the netting and desperately try to hang on to it. I instead flip over the netting, lose hold of it and plunge down the rocky slope. I am extremely lucky as my board gets caught in between two rocks, saving me from falling all the way down, and I come away injury free ...

... want to cook at least one meal before I leave especially since they have been such incredible hosts. I hope I can find some!!! I talked with Troy and Märta on messenger, which was fun. They are both done with their exams and are enjoying life. Troy asked me if I am ready to come back and give my 10-word summary to answer the "So, how was Norway?" question, and I realized I dislike that more than most of the reverse-culture shock. It's just awkward, and strange ...

On Thursday of the next week my class went on a trip for gym class. We walked up a mountain to a lake. It was really hard to climb up but we made it. Before we went we divided into smaller groups and planned what food we would each bring. I brought corn, brown sugar, and aluminum foil. When we got there my group started to build our fire. We couldn't get to start for a long time, but eventually we got it ...

... said they would send the papers last Thursday, only just sent them today. Maybe I will get them before I stop working, but no promises. I also need a card number so I can pay my taxes to the Norwegian government and get a paycheck, so we went to Sandefjord to apply for that today. Sandefjord is really pretty, and I wish I had taken my camera with me. It's an old whaling town, and Gro explained that it has a rivalry with ...

... to keep me happy. My favorite so far is by Christine Gulbrandsen called Alvedansen or "The Elf Dance" which was the Norwegian entry to the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Jo-pe, Karoline and I decided to go see a movie this evening so we headed to Tonsberg. I took a few shots from the car, so they're not very good, but at least there's some idea of what the area around us is like. We went and saw a Norwegian computer ...

... kriger og voldelige konflikter<br><br>Aktive Fredsreiser arbeider for å gi ungdom tro på at konflikter kan løses og at fred kan skapes, og at deres egne holdninger og handlinger er avgjørende. Til sammen har det reist 130 000 ungdommer og voksne med Hvite Busser til Auschwitz og Aktive Fredsreiser.<br><br>http://www.aktive-f redsreiser.no/<br><br><br><br><br><br>