This month's entry is about Easter break or Påskeferie where I went to a cabin for nine days with my host family and lived without power (we just had a little solar power and a gas line), and without running water. Outhouses and crazy Norwegian mountainside in consideration--it was a very fun trip. We went hiking every day, ate lots of delicious food, found out chocolate sauce goes good on everything, played board games, and went to church on the night of the last supper. We had some exciting times "in town" in the small town of Veggli with mini golf when we needed to grocery shop, and drove through a place called "Lampeland" which translates to Lamp land. There were a lot of red lamps there. I also drank from the stream on the mountainside because the water there is so pure it is fine to just drink right from there--that was pretty cool! I went running and bathed like a viking in the river, and had pretty much an amazing time! In Norwegian Easter, you get a big egg that holds all your candy and you are supposed to eat it throughout Easter, which is like a week long for Norwegians, so that was pretty different! Not to mention that my host family is quite religious, so I really learned quite a lot that i didn't know before about the Easter holidays. I also got a lot of homework, knitting, and reading done, so that was good! Coming up, we have our Europe trip in a week, and then my family is coming to visit for almost three weeks, then it is summer, and then I am home July 13th, so time is just flying by!! We also have the 17th of May to look forward to, and unfortunately quite a lot of news about Anders Breidvik, the guy who was responsible for the Utøya tradgedy last summer. He is now in the process of going through Norwegian trial, so I am learned quite a lot about the justice system as well. Follow with the news going on in Norway--it is important stuff, seriously! Anyway, I hope everything is great in Steamboat and that the Rotary exchange student there is having as amazing time as I am!!!
