Hi, I’ve officially survived the first month! I cant believe its already been a month since I got here and nearly a month since I started class. It’s gone so fast, it’s strange in the sense of it feels like I’ve been here for longer than a handful of weeks yet also it feels like no times passed at all. Still, so far so good, apart from the language I wouldn’t realise I’m so far from home. I can already feel and see my technique getting stronger, so I know I can grow so much as a dancer over the next 5 months.
I wouldn’t say I’ve really struggled settling in out here with anything in particular it’s different so it took getting used to but there’s not been anything I’ve hated and so I was able to find my feet pretty quickly. That’s just me I guess I’ve always been able to adapt quickly. The hardest thing I found was getting used to living in the flat out here, I’ve grown so used to living in Lincoln, Maria and Lucy have become a constant for me at university. We hang out a lot together in the house even if we are all just on our phones ignoring each other, it’s a completely different vibe to my flat here where whilst everyone is lovely we all pretty much keep to ourselves in our rooms unless we’re cooking. So it’s a lot quieter than me and the girls blaring out Queen whilst we’re cooking. It doesn’t bother me as such it’s just different and it’s the thing that took the most getting used to. But I still have Skype calls to keep me sane and I’m grateful for the girls on my course who’ve found a way for us to get together each weekend so I don’t notice the quietness of the flat.
We’ve had a fair amount of snow here so far and there’s more to come as the temperatures drop more but whilst it’s still kind of a novelty for me I can see why many people are ready for spring and summer to arrive. The cold hasn’t been too bad but I’m starting to feel it, I’m just grateful that the heating in my flat here is far far better than my house last semester. We had our first fire alarm of the semester last week (things I didn’t miss about student flats) it was -13 degrees and nobody was impressed, although I can say we were able to get back inside a lot quicker than when we had drills in courts.
I’m slowly learning some Norwegian, Marie has made her mission to teach me a new word every day starting with the body and directions, so when our teachers, speak in Norwegian I can find it easier to understand rather than relying only on visual cues. Shes evening made me revision aids, i love that everyones as enthuastic about teaching me as i am about learning as it makes it so much eassier. It’s getting there I can recognise a couple of words now during class so I’m excited to see just how much I can learn before I leave.
Here’s my brothers latest piece of advice for me whilst i’m in Norway. 😂
Also, Sunniva suggested I try and get hold of some of our English sweets and snacks that they can’t get in Norway for them to try, whilst they introduce me to some of their Norwegian ones, so if anyone has any suggestions let me know!
Tusen Takk!! Many Thanks!!
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