Time has flown since arriving here in Norway last July. I can't help but think about how much my life has changed since arriving here. It's hard to believe that it's almost been 1 year. Living here has been difficult at times, but I believe I've become a stronger person considering the challenges that go along with moving to a foreign country. Pretty soon I'll be starting my new job in Stavanger and I look forward to the challenges that will consist of. I also look forward to "church hunting" in August to find a church that I will become more involved with. When I put together these pictures, I accumulate them from a variety of sources. Most pictures are taken by me but some are taken by others that eventually get sent to me. Because of that, pictures are added to this blog in a random order. Hopefully someday I'll learn how to use the blog program more efficiently. Enjoy :)
There was an overly friendly Seagull that landed
on Kristine's parent's deck.
We decided to play frisbee golf. Kristine and Eivind
are in this picture.
We were eating here when the Seagull wanted to
become friends.
17th of May is Norway's National Day.
The National Day is celebrated with bands and
people marching around the streets.
Most of the copper for the Statue of
Liberty in New York was excavated
from a copper mine on the island
we live at. There's a mini statue that
represents the place of this abandoned mine.
I was fishing one day and came across this
Seagull nest. I've never seen seagull eggs
before.
We visited a WWII museum.
The museum explains how Norway was occupied
under German control throughout the war.
I feel confident in my knowledge of WWII but
knew very little about how it affected Norway.
Being here felt like we were taking a walk in history.
Some of the vehicles in this museum are American.
They represent the aid we call "Marshall Help" that
the Americans gave Norway post WWII.
I'm pretty sure the slips of paper laying flat to the
left were used as money exchange. During this time
there was limited amount of basic good such as sugar
or eggs so these slips were distributed throughout Norway
for people to use to buy goods, without purchasing to much.
These mines are still found around the
coast of Norway to this day.
This bridge is on the way to Amdahl.
You can see the old bridge nearest me.
It was used to swivel 90 degrees instead
of raise up.
Eivind showing us how to shoot trap.
I've shot trap more times than I can
count but this is the first time I've ever
shot trap over the ocean.
Bjørn and I borrowed a canoe for an
afternoon.
It was a calm day so we decided to
canoe/fish on the ocean.
When we played frisbee golf, our original plan was
to play on an easy course, but that didn't work out
and we ended up playing on a difficult one. It was
REALLY hard throwing a frisbee through the woods.
Every year, there is a Viking festival held on the
island. 2 years ago, Kristine and I went to it and
I blogged briefly about it then.
People from all over the World seem to come here,
usually as workers.
There are many stands set up to sell
replicas of ancient Viking supplies.
Pottery
Arrows
Long bows
Satchel or hand bag
Iron ware for cooking.
Small musical instruments
Hand crafted spoons
This gentleman was from England. I
remember him from 2 years ago as he is
quite easy to talk to. He's making bracelets
with peoples names on them using the Viking
alphabet.
This explains how to write using Viking letters.
Leather shoes
Almost everyone goes out to be in the streets for
the 17th of May.
You'll see many people in their traditional Norwegian
clothes.
There's Daniel
He likes to be called Super Dan
Daniel and his class graduated from what we'd call
high school in America. As a celebration, they jumped
off this bridge.
Those guys are making sure my boat stays safe.
No comments:
Post a Comment