This morning Stein and Marit picked us up at 11 a.m. and we found out that we were actually going to visit two different towns today. We thought we were going hiking so we were all decked out in hiking gear…woops! Oh well! We were very excited to see some other parts of Norway, though!
We drove in the car for about 45 minutes to a town called Odda. On the way, we stopped to see a waterfall which was amazing. In Odda, we got to go inside some old houses that were lived in by people in the 40s in 50s when they worked in the factories. They were decorated in a way that was similar to how the people used to live there. This was really interesting and we loved to hear about their lives. After going through these houses, we drove to Tyssedal and saw their hydropower plant. We got to see how they use their waterfalls to make electricity and tour one of their old plants.
After that, we drove back to Odda and got to go out for pizza…which was absolutely delicious! I was very excited that I will still be able to get pizza and coke while I am here J
Here's a picture of the group at the hydropower plant!
The weather here is very similar to in Iowa, except not quite as cold. There isn’t any snow on the ground besides in the mountain. It has been in the 30s or 40s since we got here and we have had some sun. We hear that it gets very windy and there is some snow and rain, but I think the weather will be perfect for me. Also, their spring is starting in April and they say it is very beautiful when things start becoming green!
The group of student teachers that I am here with is great…I don’t think you could find a group of more compatible strangers! There are 5 of us and only 2 of them knew each other before. We get along really well and I think it will be a great group to be with for 8 weeks! We are constantly laughing and making jokes and we are excited to share our teaching strategies with each other. Two of them are elementary teachers, one is a history teacher, and another is a music teacher. I think we will all be able to learn a lot from each other!
On the topic of learning from each other…today I learned how to knit! I have started knitting a scarf that will be dark and light grey striped. Here’s a picture of what I have finished so far…I will add updates when I get farther J I also plan on teaching the other girls how to french braid hair, since we learned today that I am the only one who knows how! haha
Takk for Maten = Thanks for providing the food (this is a phrase that is commonly used after lunch/dinner to thank them for the food. We learned today to never say “I’m full” when we are finished because in Norwegian this means “I’m drunk”. We will have to try very hard to remember this!)
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