I have been extra busy this semester, and I'm still debating whether I should drop a class. It's a lot to have 5 classes plus trying to prepare for my master's thesis, which may or may not be in Tanzania. And now I am on the International Student Union Board, which takes up some time that I didn't want to give away...but there was a need so I volunteered. We have fun campus events to try to integrate Norwegians and Internationals, so far with mixed success.
New this semester we have two Danish guys who moved into the vacant rooms in our flat. I call them our Danish Invasion. DI for short? Anyway, I was surprised that they can speak Danish to my Norwegian flatmates who in turn respond in Norwegian, and it works as long as they are patient and speak more slowly. I knew that about Swedish and Norwegian, but I thought Danish was more different. In writing it is more similar to Norwegian. It is really interesting to watch, but I never get to do it for long because they switch to English quickly when I'm around.
They are great guys. Really funny and not so shy like some Norwegians I've met. I tried making their type of rye bread, with not much success...but I will try again. They also sell the Danish kind of pickled herring at the store, made with a yellow curry. Very odd, and the only indigenously Danish aspect of that is the crazy idea to combine curry spices into pickled herring. It's actually really tasty, on crackers or the Danish rye bread.
I haven't taken any pictures lately, sadly. Once the weather gets nice I hope to rectify that, but I should also go somewhere more interesting than here.
That's all for now--hopefully more before two months pass!
A good march pun includes "march forth" but is a little hackneyed in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteI look forward to more photos when the countryside gets a little more photogenic. They say a lot about the country and the places you live.
I don't have much to say about the Danes except that they make some mighty fine pastries.
I liked your comment about winter and spring sparring with each other -- an accurate description of Minnesota season changes. And "sideways snow" is never fun, no matter where you are.
ReplyDeleteI don't associate the Dane's with curry, somehow. Jarle (from Harstad in 2000) was a Dane, I think. A good guy.
Good luck with you term -- sounds pretty busy.
I can't believe I didn't say this in my first comment--
ReplyDeleteSnow biking? Hard Core! You make me proud!