school, more russ & everything in between...

its been awhile since ive posted and every day is filled with random adventures here... so here's just a few more unrelated things!!

it's the end of semester here... and has it ever been a good one! im going to miss the classes here - they're interesting, students care, and it's a lot more about learning and a lot less about jumping through hoops than a lot of the classes i've taken in the past (and will need to take when i get back to ubc... hmm)

here's the last class of my Development Aid and Politics course... 10 girls, talking about the politics of food aid outside on the grass :) doesn't get much better than that!! hehe.. and here's my (last!!) paper for that class, about Conflict & Development Aid. also not my very best paper, and a little on the cut-and-dry side, but it's supposed to be a resource for the teacher teaching the course in the Fall. enjoy if you decide to read it! =)

in other news... im done my last exam... for my norwegian course!! it's been tons of fun learning the language, and i've picked up enough to chat a bit so its been fun. on the downside, i've lost my french in the process... when i try to speak it with laurent, all this norwegian just comes tumbling out!! hehe.. but its not so bad, definitely worth it to learn (or at least try to!) the language of the country you're in - part of "being all there" wherever you are - for me anyways, it makes the experience that much more complete! and also, me and debbie will be moving to france mid june, and staying there for a month and a half, so i'm excited to get my french back!!

im taking an online course through UBC - the education of immigrant students! it's been interesting... a little stressful to get access to materials from Canada and trying to finish off my time here in norway, and trying to get ahead for when i take a road trip to the north of Norway with some friends in early june.. but yah, it's good. and i'm going to try to go to an elementary school here next week to do a little observing!! hopefully it'll work out, it'd be interesting!!

and back to the 17th of may...

here's me and debbie giving out our home-made "Canadisk Russ" russ cards! russ usually all get russ cards made, like business cards, and all the little kids collect them on the 17th of may! so we had the cutest little kids dressed in norwegian outfits SOOO excited running up to us all day for cards, and when we ran out, we had to tell them we had no more... and they'd just be crushed! terrible!! lol.. oh dear!

here's one more pic, with some BLUE russ we found in oslo (there's green ones too.. has to do with what you study i think!)


on a sad note for a very camera-happy girl, i dropped my camera a few days ago in a parking lot and it got run over by a car and it doesn't work anymore!! =( !!! on the bright side, joffe's letting me borrow his for now, so hopefully you'll still get to see my life in pictures here! =)

well, random collection of thoughts, but i think that's it for now! lots of last good-bye bbq's here this last week, but i guess you all know what a hot dog looks like anyways! hehe.. im leaving tonight for a little 2 day hut trip with some of my best friends here (trygve, tor arne, joffe, zuzana and andrew)... so yah have a beautiful rest of the weekend and talk to you guys again soon!!

xox!
rainbow =)