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Da sitter jeg ved gaten på Gardermoen, og venter på boarding som begynner om en liten halvtime. Litt småtrøtt, etter å ha stått opp ganske så tidlig på en søndag, kl 0640. Hjelper jo heller ikke at jeg sto med siste skjortestrykingen kl 0030 i går ;o) Men alt gikk i orden med pakkingen, og jeg fikk alt med meg (tror jeg....hehe). Første turen går nå til Newark på New Jersey, hvor ...

Hei Hei!! Last night at 9:45 I turned in my final papers for my academic portion of my first semester abroad. It took all my energy to not run around and yell with happiness to be finished. I've been working on these papers for the last two weeks and I was so glad to finally turn them in. I really wasn't stressing about this paper, I gave myself an excellent head start and had most of my paper ...

Hei Hei!! I'm sitting down and enjoying a cup of coffee with the sun shining brightly in my room. It is on it way down for the day and come three o'clock it will be dark. I never thought that I would be used to this lack of sun, but now I find it incredibly cozy and part of my day. It has been awhile since I have woken up to the sun shining in my room. The last three weeks have been gloomy, cloudy days. The hopeful hint of snow has vanished our lovely town of Hamar for the ...

Hei Hei!! I realize that I haven't posted anything since my last adventure to Copenhagen. I have actually been busy and every time I sit at my computer I don't have the energy to post a blog. I have had a lot of fun the last few weeks. Especially when I am working in Elverum at NAMAS with Cecilie and Mari. Why and what is NAMAS? I think I may have explained, but NAMAS or Namibiaforeningen på Norsk is the Namibia Association of Norway. I am working on a proposal for a new ...

Set off to Oslo station with Anniken and caught trains to Ranasfoss (nearest train station to Nes, where her Uncle Jan lives), met up with her cousin Marte on the train and got to Ranasfoss- it has a massive river flowing through it and an awesome bridge spanning the river, but thats about it, and it was raining, so we were relieved when Annikens uncle Jan came and took us to his house in Nes ...

Hello everyone!! It's been a few days since I've updated my blog. I could use the excuse that I've been having SO much fun that I couldn't find the time to get on the computer, but the truth is that I was too tired every night and honestly felt like there was nothing worthy of a post. As I curl up in my rather uncomfortable desk chair with my cup of solbær toddy, I think I've found my writing groove. :o) The Art of Hanging Out One of the core values of Norwegian culture is ...

For en dag! ("What a day!" på norsk) It makes me laugh to just think about the strange chain of events that happened to me today. We had plans to start our Scandinavian travel adventures this weekend with a trip to Stockholm, Sweden, but somehow reindeer meat interfered to the point that we decided to hang around Hamar for the weekend. We don't have class on Fridays in Norway (they seriously value their leisure time around here, and it's starting to drive me CRAZY), so our weekend ...

Hei hei alle sammen! So it is currently 3:30am, and I decided that I would write a post while I wait for my dear roommate Jess to come back from Hydranten, the student pub. It was a very- shall we say, Norwegian- day today, and definitely worth sharing with all of you at home. Today was the first true blue sky day we've had here in Hamar in a LONG time, and it was cold enough to see our breath this morning! My class today didn't start until 1:15pm, but we still ...

Hei hei alle sammen! Finally... my first blog post. While the rest of my friends have made several blog posts as well as keeping a handwritten journal, I feel like a failure because of my lack of motivation to even START this thing. So, here I am, alive and well and in NORWAY!! I have a million stories that I want to share with you, but the goal is to keep this first entry clear and concise that way you will want to come back and read more. :o) First off, I should explain ...

Ja üllatus-üllatus - kolmapäeva varasel pärastlõunal ületasime me Rootsi-Norra piiri :) Selle piiriületuse võib vabalt maha magada, sest passe ega midagi ei kontrollita. Ainult need, kellel on midagi tollida, peavad mingist majast läbi minema, ja see pole ka kuskil täpselt piiri peal. Kui sildid, et jõudsid Norrasse (või Rootsi, liikudes vastupidises suunas), peaksid maha magama, siis ...