Starting Farwells..

Last Wednesday night us girls hosted Stein and Elka (the high school principal and his wife) and their son Peter over for dinner. They have done so much for us all here in Norway and we thought we should do something nice for them, so we cooked them dinner!

Ranch chicken, potatoes, and salad. Yum!

Thursday night was our official farewell dinner with Asbjorn (the superintendent) Stein (high school principal), and Ingvill (elementary school principal). It was at the same hotel we had our dinner with Sylvia and Donna and it was so nice and delicious! I really enjoyed it-it was nice having real Norwegian food rather than the hotdogs and pasta we usually eat here in the cabin. We were able to talk a lot about the school system here in Norway compared to in the US. We discussed some things that we were unclear about but mostly we talked about how much we loved coming here to student teach.

 (Pictures of the dinner will be coming soon :))

The dinner really made it real that my time here is almost up. I have gotten to know such wonderful people and have been learning a lot from so many students and staff. I will really miss it here, but I am also ready to see my family and friends again!

Saturday we went to Bergen for the day. Bergen is about 2 hours by fast boat away from Rosendal. It is one of the larger cities in Norway. We were able to ride up the Flobanen Funicular. It is a tram that gives you a ride up the Floyen Mountain. When you get to the top you can see over the whole city. It was gorgeous and really cool! Then we walked down the mountain and did some shopping and wandering around the brick roads. It was a nice little day trip!

Riding up.....

We made it! There's Bergen from the top of the mountain!

Me chillin with a troll. They are kind of a big deal here.

Troll Park. Haha.

Walking down the mountain.

Shop with a whole room of trolls....creepy!

Cute little touristy shops.

Thought this was funny...and somewhat true..

City Center.

City Center

Waiting for the fast boat with the birds.

I usually hike up near the waterfall here in Rosendal about 2-3 times per week. I have enjoyed seeing it melt over my time here. It is almost all the way melted which makes me excited! I love seeing it and hiking past it!

The waterfall in the beginning...mostly ice.

The waterfall last Friday! Almost all melted :)

Each day looking out over the fjord is a new sight. The weather seems to be changing a lot here so I like to always glance out and see what the sea looks like. Some days it's really calm, others are windy and crazy. Some days there are no boats, other days there are tons. I really love the view and that will be one of the biggest things I miss when I leave.

A random cruise ship that sailed into Rosendal for the day.

 
Only 9 days until I am home!