A Year in Norway: Always Something to See

Quite a bit has happened since my last blog post and my last months here are filling up and going fast. My most recent "large experience" has been recently traveling to Røros, an old mining town that is just beautiful and full of history. I was a little disappointed because I forgot my camera and my cell phone had a break down.. so sadly I don't have too many photos, but I had a great time! Met with great people, saw a beautiful town and ate great food. Even got to taste the very traditional "Rakfisk", a fish left to ferment in a airtight place for a few months and then eaten in a variety of ways. I think its a bit of an acquired taste, but hey I'm not completely viking yet, right?

My other experience was traveling to Sweden over winter break! One of the really awesome things with being with AFS and coming to Norway is that I am allowed free travel as long as I comply with certain rules and guidelines, so a couple weeks ago I took advantage of that when I traveled to Stockholm! I stayed with my Swedish relatives and had a wonderful time. Stockholm is so beautiful and my relatives were more than hospitable, as well as just a joy to be around. In Norwegian I would definitely say my visits were "Koselig." Instead of taking this entire post trying to explain this wonderful word, I found another blog that explains it completely. Yes, I know its a bit long, but you have to promise to read at least the first paragraph, its kinda great.

http://afroginthefjord.com/2014/02/02/how-to-make-things-koselig/

I used every day of my trip to the fullest which was wonderful. In the seven days I was there I got to visit five different museums, met so many amazing relatives, saw a few of the many subway art displays, ate wonderful food and got to view almost the whole of Stockholm! Its a place I can definitely see myself returning to, even with my full week, I don't think I even put a dent in what in what Stockholm has to offer. Yesterdays old city meets with the industrial modern architecture of today and supports all faces of the matured city flawlessly, with small boutiques tucked into buildings from the 1700's and tall aged trees tucked between some of the most industrial squares. If you ever have a chance to visit this historic, wonderful city, I would without a shadow of a doubt suggest it.

I've put some pictures from my travels so far down below, but I think that this is where I will be leaving this post! Hope everyone is doing well and enjoyed watching Norway kick butt in the Olympics, haha, HEIA NORGE! ;)