Sunday, October 21, 2007

Every Day Norway

As requested, here is some information about my daily life in Norway.

I have school Monday-Friday, finishing anywhere from 3:30 to 2:00 every day. I have history, history and philosophy, math, norwegian, english and gym. I was in a dance class for about a day before I realized that my body is too broken from 9 years of gymnastics to handle such activity. On Monday, Tuesday, and Friday mornings I don't have a class for the first hour and a half, because the class offered at these times is biology, which I've already taken at CFHS.
Being in Norway has seriously affected my diet. I'm drinking milk on a daily basis now, what is that all about? It goes well with brown cheese, that's what. Brown cheese is my single most prized possession. It's changed my life, and I fully intend to continue my obsession upon my return to Minnesota. I'd bathe in brown cheese if I could.
Greatest part of Norway: the round-a-bouts. They move a lot faster than stoplights (of which there are few here, stop signs too) and, i believe, decrease road rage. I wish Cannon Falls would incorporate them into the roads, but I don't think most of the population could handle it. Hundreds of casualties is my theory.
Do your best to forgive any spelling errors in this blog ( i just about typed arrers), because as I learn more Norwegian my English suffers. I can't spell, I forget words, and it's getting harder to explain things in English. I feel pretty illiterate, but it's a good sign. Progress.
Ha det bra,
caitlyn

Friday, October 12, 2007

Birthday In Norway

So today was my 17th birthday. I spent the day with my host family, then tonight I went to a movie with a friend from school. Not really much to say about it, but I promised a blog update. :) Ha, so that was it...two sentences. I will give you this though...I am losing my ability to spell in English. A good sign of progress I suppose. Also, when I'm talking to friends online I automatically answer some questions in Norwegian, just because that's what comes to mind first. They get a little irritated.