So I have some pretty exciting news! I have received notice from my host family, and I will be living in Naersnes, Norway, for my year abroad! It is roughly 25 miles from Oslo, the capital, which is pretty exciting! I was about 90% sure I would end up somewhere in the Arctic Circle, so this will be a little warmer!
My first host family lives RIGHT by the water, and by water I mean ocean! I'm by the Oslo Fjord, too! Doesn't that just sound like the most scenic thing you have ever heard of? I'm really excited. The bus stop to take me to Oslo is 2 minutes away. Not only all of this, but my host family sounds AMAZING. They all sound unbelievably friendly, and they have three kids, one of which is a daughter age 16, so hopefully that will make assimilating into school smooth!
We also had our orientation for exchange two weeks or so ago. It was great to see all the outbounds and inbounds again! The closer I get, the more real this all seems, and the more excited I get! The one thing I definitely gathered from orientation is that we are only probably going to be allowed one suitcase, so I'll be packing maybe 3 weeks worth of stuff and heading to an entire new country! In all honesty, this makes it a lot easier to think about what to bring: ESSENTIALS. I'll get back to you on what those actually are, though :)
I have to thank hugely, among ALL the Rotarians, supporters, and friends I have gained and met in this experience so far, Berry and Cornelia, because they are amazingly helpful whenever I have questions, and just generally awesome people, so thanks you guys!
Well that's about all I have for you all for now, but please let me know if you have any questions! I'll hopefully be popping up in some more Rotary meetings soon!
Anne Poirot!
Congratulations - it sounds like it will be incredible!
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