On Thursday, I officially have started classes and I'm so happy to get back into the swing of things, especially because my first class was Introduction to Norwegian Language. I am kinda bad at learning other languages, but I am hoping this might be easier because I am completely surrounded by it. I learned how to say "Hva hetter du?" and "Jeg hetter Marissa" (What's your name? and My name is Marissa), as well as "Hvor kommer du fra?" and "Jeg kommer fra USA" (Where are you from? and I'm from the USA). Norwegian is an interesting language because it is very bouncy/sing-song like. Your voice has to go up and down a lot when you talk, especially when you compare it to the way English is spoken. On Wednesday I had my Telemark Regional Identity class as well as Individual, Environment and Society. In T.R.I. we are going to be learning a lot about the local culture here, such as the art, religion, music, etc. and in I.E.S. we are going to explore the Norwegian idea of 'friluftsliv', which is the way they interact and dedicate so much time being outdoors. I am SUPER pumped though and feel like I am back in elementary school again because in both of these classes I get to go on what they call 'excursions' which are basically field trips! Next Friday, we are spending the day hiking with I.E.S. in some mountain near by talking about living in Norwegian cabins.
I guess saunas are very popular or at least very common here, because in every student dorm there is a sauna in the basement. So on Thursday night, some of us tried out the sauna. The past couple of nights there has been concerts for the students at KROA, but they have been too expensive for most of us to go, so instead we have been hanging out at some of the dorms or checking out another pub called "Den gode nabo" or "The Good Neghbor". I've listened to the one of the musicians that performed- Mikhael Paskalev and he is pretty good. Here is one of his songs Come On and Jive Baby which is pretty good.
This morning we are headed to a flee market and then plan on going spending the day/ night by a local lake. So I'm off, but I'll leave you with one last image... This was the sunset I saw last night...
Absolutely beautiful.
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