Sunday, November 27, 2011

First Snow

Today I woke up to a thick cake of snow on everything outside!  Last night I saw some snow fluttering down , but only on-and-off, then this morning everything was white!  Here are some photos.

From my window in the morning
From my afternoon walk in the Cemetery.
Can you find the Moose?
   In other news, classes just finished!  I had my last class on 25 Nov, and now it's just study time until my first exam on 5 Dec.  I've got 4 exams (on 5, 9, 16, and 20 Dec), then I'm really done.  Unfortunately, these exams are all I've got for my final grade in each class, so I've really got to do a lot of studying.  I love studying... in my room... alone... for hours...

   Also, I hosted a great Thanksgiving feast on Thursday!  I introduced all the people in my program to the joy of gorging oneself on turkey, potatoes, green beans, and pie.  I cooked all day, and ended up with a whole turkey, 2 green bean casseroles, a sweet potato casserole, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, and 2 pies (apple and crapple).


Thanksgiving!
More Thanksgiving!

PIE!

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Time in Trondheim

Alrighty!  Two weeks in Trondheim, and now it's time to head to Oslo!

These haven't been great weeks.  There hasn't been much work to do, but I pulled my Achilles tendon, so I've been out of commission.  It's tough to sit at my desk on a clear day looking at the tree-lined hills of Bekken and not be able to walk downstairs without taking a break . :-\

But that's done now!  I did plenty of indoor stuff, like cooking Mexican food and making a Pancake breakfast for the gang (after a night on the town, mind you).  I'm battling with a cold right now, but it's not half as bad as a bum ankle, so I can't complain much.

Plus, I finally got a bank account, so I can receive my scholarship!  THAT certainly took long enough...

This weekend we're off to Oslo!  It's only a weekend, and cities aren't usually my favorite travel destinations, but it's about the last thing on my list of To-See places in Norway.  Last is Tromso, but I don't think I'm going to make it up there...  There's time, but exams are looming closer every day, and we've got to travel to Stockholm for Dutch Residency Permits sometime between now and Christmas.  Preferably before exams start in December...

More to follow!  And I'll try to take some pictures this time!