Blogs from Norway, Europe - page 155

I have been on a whirlwind of an adventure these past couple of weeks. I have arrived in Pamplona, and I’m very happy to be in one stable place with my suitcases completely unpacked. That said, Norway was absolutely a blast. So, let the run-down begin. After my last entry, I spent three days going to school with Tessa and visiting the English classes that she teaches. The students stay in the same classroom all day and the teachers rotate. Tessa has 13-16 year olds, and they all had really good questions about the United States, as well as some fun facts about Norway to share with me. They asked me about our politics, how kids start dating, and about weapons in the US. I understood that most Norwegians have only ever seen a gun at ... read more

Siste timene før avreise.....Vanskelig å finne ut akkurat hva man skal pakke, blir vel ikke no søvn inatt, avreise hjemmefra klokken 4 inatt.......:/ 3 timer til paris, så 12 til rio......men vi gleder oss og det mangler ikke på reiselyst og motivasjon iallefall!!... read more

Dear Friends, I am tired out from a very satisfying, long walk in the fresh air. Today has actually been pretty low-key, but I think I will be ready for a good nights sleep tonight. As most of you know, I have traveled quite a bit this week, so I guess we can start with Philadelphia. I had a five-hour layover there on Wednesday, and luckily, my friend Winn goes to school at Haverford, which is about twenty minutes away from the airport. For those of you who haven't heard me talk about Winn, she is originally from Ohio and was on Rotary exchange in Los Andes the same year that I was. Basically, that means that we were best friends. Since we hadn't seen each other in about three years, it was absolutely spectacular that ... read more

Lillestu (the name of our house) by summer! :-)... read more

Hei hei alle nære og kjære, og velkommen til vår lille TravelBLOG! På denne siden vil dere få muligheten til å holde dere oppdatert i happenings på turen vår, se bilder, og kommentere! Ettersom at hverken jeg eller Andrè er noe særlig tekniske av oss kan det ta litt tid før vi kommer skikkelig i gang, men vi prøver:P Så, i morgen er dagen vi så sårt har ventet på. Med all pakking og papirarbeider omsider unnagjort skal det bli himmelsk å sette seg i flysete og sveve avgårde mot etterlengtet varme, nye kulturer og erfaringer vi lenge vil minnes. Med oss på reisen vil vi ha med oss dere! -derfor denne siden. Her er en liste over land og steder som skal besøkes i løpet av turen, når vi er hvor kan variere litt siden ... read more