Walk along Aker River

We had a great tour last week along Aker River. I loved the bird hotel and waterfalls. Our tour guide was Heinz.

Jotunheimen!

My friends Megan, Jen, and I decided to go hiking this last weekend to Jotunheimen. It was such a blast and the weather was amazing. A perfect day for hiking and amazing pictures.

Fourth of July in Oslo

I had no idea that I was going to have such a great fourth of July in Norway. There was an entire festival and it was so much fun. There were burgers, cars, and baseball. It was a vrey American fourth of July.

My first few days...

The Viking Ship Museum, Vigeland Park, and the Norwegian Opera & Ballet with my roomie, Megan.

My first few days...continued

Where I live...

I made it to Oslo! Here are some pictures of where I live, Blindern Dorm. It was built in the 1920s. Isn't it cute?

The path to the North

Some fun facts about Norway:

- Norwegians invented the cheese grater and paper clip

- Norway is in northern Europe next to Sweden

- Norway's population is about 4.6 million

- The Laerdal tunnel, which was opened in 2000, is the longest road tunnel in the world. It is 15.3 miles, or 24.5 kilometers long.

- Oslo is Norway's capital and largest city

- The 1994 Olympic Winter games were held in Lillehammer, Norway

- Norwegians call their country "Norge" not Norway as the rest of the world does

Well, I am off. My next post will come from Oslo.

Nine

Nine more days. I am now in the single digits until I get on a plane to Norway.

This last week I received my scholarship from the Sons of Norway foundation. I am extremely excited that the scholarship was able to help me participate in this International Summer School in Oslo this summer. Thank you so much Sons of Norway foundation for helping me make my dream happen.

The countdown begins

One month from today I begin my trip to Norway!