The last few days have been a whirlwind of meeting people, finding places and trying to get a student card. I have met Nils and Eivind, my lecturers for Batchelor Friluftsliv and Outdoor Recreation respectively; Terje who is the head of School, Lars and Anser who are classmates and a host of other folk whose names fell out of my head immediately.
Learning new names is always a challenge which becomes almost impossible for me when the names are new words.
I have found the bank, the boat shed, library, my way home, and several shops. My favourite shop is a supermarket on my route to college; it provides free coffee and biscuits to all shoppers! Co-op take note! The supermarkets are large but do not contain a lot. But they do have wide aisles - perhaps they are expecting an epidemic of obesity in the near future? Fish is popular and fruit and veg is limited.
This is a view of my apartment building, Byborg A. My room looks into this area, it is on the top floor about halfway between the balconys.
Learning new names is always a challenge which becomes almost impossible for me when the names are new words.
I have found the bank, the boat shed, library, my way home, and several shops. My favourite shop is a supermarket on my route to college; it provides free coffee and biscuits to all shoppers! Co-op take note! The supermarkets are large but do not contain a lot. But they do have wide aisles - perhaps they are expecting an epidemic of obesity in the near future? Fish is popular and fruit and veg is limited.
This is a view of my apartment building, Byborg A. My room looks into this area, it is on the top floor about halfway between the balconys.The college is about 20 minutes walk from my apartment block. The route crosses 2 bridges so I am keeping a good look out for trolls. The college buildings are on the shore of Trondheimsfjord. The air often has great clarity and the views are stunning.
A potential hiding place for trolls!
The route to college.
The route to college.I have been given a pair of cross country skis and tomorrow I will go with a bloke -whose name I cannot remember- into the mountains to learn how to use them. He has also offered me the use of a bike if I fix it up and oil the chain etc. People have generally been very friendly and helpful which is superb, particularly as I cannot yet speak their language.
The college buildings overlook Trondheimsfjord and so have outstanding views of a seascape with hills in the background. The views are on a par with those from Hilltop in Ambleside but are wilder in appearance.
The picture above shows the offices of the lecturing staff- the small brown buildings- and the one below is of one of the main college buildings.
It is currently minus 9 degress celcius outside! Brrr!
The picture above shows the offices of the lecturing staff- the small brown buildings- and the one below is of one of the main college buildings.It is currently minus 9 degress celcius outside! Brrr!
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