a real norwegian winter!!
it's been awhile, but i have lots of pictures this time so hopefully it was worth the wait =). okay, so my favourite winter activity of snowboarding has been put on hold since i've arrived, but i guess it's not *too* tragic... considering the amazing alternative norwegian adventures i've had here!
my first cross-country ski experience!! right in our own backyards, literally! ski-in, ski-out into a winter wonderland that goes on for miles on end!
beautiful, n'est-ce pas??
we even tried a train at one point... (not so successful!)
but then.... we got to a huge lake, completely frozen over!!
walking out onto the frozen lake!! (yes, i have to say, i *do* enjoy this -14 degree weather when it's this beautiful!!
and then we met a family... with the dad drilling a hole into the ice...
for... yes, ICE FISHING!!!! =D never imagined myself ice fishing one day!
here's all of us jumping on the count of 3! the water in the fishing hole actually moved when we landed... scary!! =) such a fun adventure!
and just to end off the day...
a hike through the forest back to the lake for a campfire (on the snow, not on the lake)!
and now... im just writing up a paper for my Gender and Development class... i decided afterall to take a look at a book by Jeffrey Sachs, a well-known international economist, and special advisor to the UN secretary general on the Millennium Development Goals, called
"The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time"
which actually i think is a brilliant and compelling book that talks about a global compact for cooperation to realistically end extreme poverty by 2025. i've actually had the book on my shelf for over a year, and haven't had a chance to read it, but brought it with me in case i had some extra time. it's amazing what a little motivation from school can do - i finished it in 3 days! =) anyways, i'm taking a look at it from a "gendered perspective"... i'm not even sure i really know exactly what that means... but will figure out soon, seeing as the paper's due in 2 days! =)
and just one more picture, just cuz i love it!
debbie (from Canada), me and Luca (from Italy)
okay, i think i'll end here for now... hopefully more norwegian adventures to share with you soon! much love! =)
rainbow =)
my first cross-country ski experience!! right in our own backyards, literally! ski-in, ski-out into a winter wonderland that goes on for miles on end!
beautiful, n'est-ce pas??
we even tried a train at one point... (not so successful!)
but then.... we got to a huge lake, completely frozen over!!
walking out onto the frozen lake!! (yes, i have to say, i *do* enjoy this -14 degree weather when it's this beautiful!!
and then we met a family... with the dad drilling a hole into the ice...
for... yes, ICE FISHING!!!! =D never imagined myself ice fishing one day!
here's all of us jumping on the count of 3! the water in the fishing hole actually moved when we landed... scary!! =) such a fun adventure!
and just to end off the day...
a hike through the forest back to the lake for a campfire (on the snow, not on the lake)!
and now... im just writing up a paper for my Gender and Development class... i decided afterall to take a look at a book by Jeffrey Sachs, a well-known international economist, and special advisor to the UN secretary general on the Millennium Development Goals, called
"The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time"
which actually i think is a brilliant and compelling book that talks about a global compact for cooperation to realistically end extreme poverty by 2025. i've actually had the book on my shelf for over a year, and haven't had a chance to read it, but brought it with me in case i had some extra time. it's amazing what a little motivation from school can do - i finished it in 3 days! =) anyways, i'm taking a look at it from a "gendered perspective"... i'm not even sure i really know exactly what that means... but will figure out soon, seeing as the paper's due in 2 days! =)
and just one more picture, just cuz i love it!
debbie (from Canada), me and Luca (from Italy)
okay, i think i'll end here for now... hopefully more norwegian adventures to share with you soon! much love! =)
rainbow =)
posted by Rainbow Choi =) at
2:11 PM
4 Comments:
fun picture post!
that is one gi-normous moose. well actually, i suppose all moose are that big.. they are giant creatures.
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steph, at Mon Jan 29, 07:57:00 PM
AHHAHA you went ICE FISHING!!!! all those years we talked about me going ice fishing and i never did.... i should tell my dad... hahaha =)
-grace
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Anonymous, at Mon Jan 29, 08:30:00 PM
yay, all i had to do was ask and you posted! oooh, you went cross country skiing...i never thought i'd see the day when you weren't on a snoboard!
ice-friggin-fishing?!?! too cool! you on your little stool, then on a fire on the lake...it'll be cool when it warms up there, and you can actually see the lake...be sure to post the picture of the actual water lake when it's melted :)
go gendered perspective..im sure you'll figure out what in means in 2 days...since the paper's due in 3 :)
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debbie, at Mon Jan 29, 11:45:00 PM
hehe... careful grace, that might mean your next summer vacation will be 3 weeks in the arctic! =)
By
Rainbow Choi =), at Tue Jan 30, 04:24:00 AM
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