Uke fire i Norge!

As I am mid-way through my fourth week in Norway, I begin to write this blog. I'm not exactly sure what everyone is interested in hearing about specifically, so if you could let me know in the comments it would be greatly appreciated! My host sister would also like to make sure you all know how awesome Norway is because it is really really really really awesome here--just a side note! So this is my second week of school, and even though I still don't have a school computer, I am working on getting one very soon! I am finding that my Entreprenørskap class may be my most challenging subject, and the most fun. In this class we shall create a business and an object to sell, and then basically set up a mock business until May, according to all rules and regulations, and then we shall close down the business in May after some sort of presentation or competition thing. The best part about the class is that the teacher speaks fairly quickly, but I can understand her, and the students speak in all Norwegian almost all the time. I get no English feedback and it is left up to me to figure out what is going on--I LOVE THAT. My teachers are beginning to understand that I really do want to learn Norwegian, and I can understand a lot of what they say.

MacKenzie--the other exchange student from the U.S.--and I have Norwegian lessons from a retired teacher every Tuesday, and I find this very helpful also. We go over vocabulary, verb conjugation, Norsk regler, and just plain speaking Norwegian. We have also had a chance to talk about Norwegian culture and customs. This is a picture of my school from the street:

My host dad and I have been swimming in the ocean a lot lately, med brenmaneter (jellyfish), and I have been running as much as possible while the weather is still nice--and by nice I mean not snowing. It has been raining quite a lot lately, but today vær var så veldig fint! (the weather was awesome!). It was sunny and nearly hot around 4 o'clock!

So I am going to explain a random custom in Norway in my blogs if I have one to tell. The first one I shall talk about is the way one tells time in Norway. Although you can say 11:30, most people won't say it that way, they will say (in Norwegian) half twelve. If the time is 4:38, they will say eight after half before five, or åtte over halv fem. If the time is 9:15, you would say quarter after nine--kvart over ni. If the time is 6:21, you would say ni på halv syv. It is pretty simple but it definitely took me some time to figure out how it worked, and I am still learning.

I am coming along in Norwegian, but I learn new things every day, and I can tell it is going to take some hard work to be considered fluent in the language. However, I truly love the language as well, so I don't mind the challenge. Anyway, I'm not really sure what you are interested in hearing about (the four of you that are subscribed to my blog...lol), but let me know, and I can tell you more about things you may actually know nothing about. Oh and by the way, they have no mint oreos, no Rootbeer, and no Reeses here so....send gifts! Oh and spicy food is pretty irregular so send me some tapatio por favor!

Best cookie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I miss it)

Signing off!