And more happenings...

First I was in Germany to see the my biggest hero who happens to be my husband ;o)


At the Zwiebelmarkt in Weimar taking a little break form writing my home exam... My time in Jena started with a trip to the Zwiebelmarkt and now it was sort of the end of my time there as well. Interesting... 

 

Visitors in Jena: Svens aunt and uncle with Charlotte and Camilla came to visit while I was there as well. Here we took them to the Stilbruch...where else :o)

 Celebrating birthday in Sandefjord



Celebrating Elisabeths birthday back home in Sandefjord with delicious scallop soup and shrimps :o)


Life in Oslo

Everyday life at my grandmothers house :o)

Daniela, a very dear friend came for a short trip and we got a great day in Oslo with some sightseeing, shopping and some fårikål!!!

Then I was blessed to have another precious friend, Deanna, with me for almost a week!

 I enjoyed it very much having both of you here. Thank you so much for coming!

Last saturday I went for a hike in the Nordmarka, a hiking area close to the Holmekollen ski jump. The weather was absolutely beautiful and in the distance you can see the Oslo fjord.

Take care and see you soon all of you out there :o)

Some impressions from the past weeks...

I have a lot to catch up with. It has not been as quiet as my blog might gives the impression of. Here are some pictures to give you some ideas of  what has been going on lately.

International Dinner on November 4th...It was great!!! 

Our host Ingvild (left)

Everyone brought a national dish from their home country

The Norwegian desert table

Lots of fun and laughter...

...with great class mates!

Getting there...

Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures for ever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say this- those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, those he gathered from the lands, from east and west, from north and south. Some wandered in desert wastelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle. They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away. Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle. Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men, for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.                                                  Psalm 107:1-9

Walking the path of transition...

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.          Josua 1:9

Ausflug nach Ås & Bowling bei Peppe's

Vergangenen Freitag machten wir einen Ausflug nach Ås mit der gesamten Klasse. Dort hatten wir Vorlesungen zum Thema "Water & Sanitation". Nach anfänglicher Skepsis war ich total begeistert! Was für geniale Ideen es gibt, die Kontamination von Wasser verhindern und somit viele Krankheiten verhindern können! In diesem kleinen Film seht ihr eine echt geniale Idee, die von Prof. Jenssen entwickelt worden ist. Hey Jan, du wirst das mögen ;o)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV-1To9DkJQ

Hier ein paar Fotos:
 

Saheer und Namrata



Warten auf den Zug...und es regnete..



Prof. Jenssen eklärt wie die Toiletten funktionieren ;o)


Saheer musste sie gleich mal ausprobieren.

Anschliessend ging es weiter mit Pizza & Bowling. Kurze Zusammenfassung: Gute Laune und viel Gelächter ;o)



Namrata und Johanna

Die Qual der Wahl...

Und...unser Team hat gewonnen !!!

Sven-Petter in Oslo

Vor 10 Tagen war mein Liebster zu Besuch in Oslo. Nachdem ich mein erstes Home-Exam in Jena geschreiben hatte reisten wir zusammen zurück. Wir kamen um 1.20 Uhr in der Früh an bei meiner Oma an und Sven-Petter musste um 7.30 Uhr in der Gastrochirurgie im Rikshospitalet (Norwegens größter Klinik) zur Hospitation antreten. Er hat die Herausforderung natürlich mit Glanz gemeistert, so dass am Freitag ein sehr positives Gespräch mit den Chefärzten folgte. Sven-Petter war sichtlich glücklich und erleichtert...siehe Foto...

Happy ;o)



Und dann haben wir es uns gut gehen lassen ;o)

Wir hatten eine wunderbare Zeit, nur vergehen die Tage leider viel zu schnell. Ich freue mich darauf wenn in ein paar Monaten hoffentlich endlich etwas ruhigere Zeiten anstehen. 

The "Fårikål" event

The very first week we had to elect three ministers in a very civilised, democratic manner... The first one is the so called "Minister of Shopping" and its task is to make sure the non-Norwegians get to know everything on where they can buy food that is a little less Norwegian or, in other words, a little more spicy and exotic mainly to be found at Grønland here in Oslo. The second minister is the "Minister of Physical Activity" making sure we all get enought exercise...hehe (did I mention that I have been to the gym this week?...). The last one but very important one is the "Minister of Culture" who is in charge of being updated on what's happening in Oslo as well as suggesting ideas for activities to get to know the Norwegian culture.

Having said that I can start to tell you about the "Fårikål" event at Heidi's place. Heidi is our Minister of Culture. She invited us all for a very traditional meal at her house in the eastern part of Oslo. "Fårikål" means lamb in cabbage and that is basically all there is too. Well as a real Norwegian you will have some potatoes going with it though ;o) It is a very typical dish served mainly in the fall here in Norway. Sorry didn't take any pictures of the food...

Waiting for the Fårikål

After the delicious meal Sam, Heidi's husband who is from Nigeria, suggested we could do some dancing. He is a musician himself and played some very nice, reggae-like, soulish music...I think its obvious we had much fun!

Mekonnen trying to demonstrate some traditional Ethiopian dance ;o)

Part of the dancing was that the ones who had some traditional dances from their home country could show it to the others so everyone could join. For those of you who wonder what dance I showed...keep wondering ;o)

Dancing to African music...very much fun!

This picture actually has a story going with it but is kind of hard to explain here. Ask me in person and I will explain...

Lisa, Aiko, Johanna and me

Some of the girls in my class. Especially Lisa and Johanna I have become good friends with here. It's too sad they are only here for an Erasmus semester...

Lisa, Sam, Mekonnen, Adolphos, Namrata

Sitting on the balcony enjoying the beautiful weather. Clear blue sky and sunshine even though it was a bit chilly...but we all have to turn into real Wiking-Norwegians now to get prepared for the winter ;o)

Saheer and Johanna

It's a great group of people that's for sure!

A little culture side note which I found to be very funny... One of the girls was seriously asked for her bride price ;o) I just had to laugh so hard...Well even though she is in a relationship she was considered to still be available because she isn't engaged or married yet. This is luckily not how it works in Norway hehe... I guess you can see how class discussions can turn out to be very interesting and extremely unpredictable ;o)