The Beginning of September in Tromsø

 Heihei, again I apologize for the late posts, but better late than never! Enjoy :) Thanks for reading! 

Saturday, September 1:  This Saturday, we had a gameplan: to conquer the cable car mountain. We knew, that after taking over Tromsdalstinden, the cable car should be a piece of cake. Well, Ashley, Leonard and I set out and it was a nice hike, nothing compared to the previous weekend but a workout nonetheless. It was a hike of good company and lots of layering off, and on. It gets so warm on the way up, but if one stands still it gets chilly fast. We kind of overshot our destinations, overachievers by mistake but we were still able to see a wonderful view of the island and also, the mountain of which we had been on the previous weekend. After the hike, I was anxious for 8:00p to come around because my wonderful mother found out that I could watch Matt’s game Live via internet, so of course I invited a few friends (Ashley, Leonard, and Rudi of course) to cheer on the Cobber Soccer team (especially #5) that was 4000miles away:) It was a wonderful night, after the game we went into town and discovered the nightlife of Tromsø.

Go Cobbers! i like my new friends:)

Tuesday, September 4: In Culture class, we were given lefse and sealmeat as a midlecture treat. It was a treat all right;)

Friday, September 7: Ashley, Leonard, and I went to Verdensteatret, an old cinema where we watched the silent film, Frosty Celluloid: With Maud over the Arctic Ocean / Roald Amundsen monument unveiled in Troms. It showed old footage together with live piano music.

Saturday, September 8: Ashley and I went to the market to see what we could find for cheap vegetables and fruit. I left with a sack of potatoes:) That night I met with Ashley, Holly (Canada) Karolina (Canada) Felix (Germany) Antonia (Germany) and Emely (also Germany) to enjoy some wine Holly brought back from Svalbard (an island far north, where polar bears live and where there is no taxes=cheaper wine!) and some rhubarb cake Karolin and Holly made that day, all the while enjoying company and playing cards. How could I forget, Holly also had maplenut ice cream!

Sunday, September 9: We, Ashley and I went to the Tromsø Museum. It was interesting! Emphasizes areas of geology, archeology, biology interests, and cultural pulls specifically of Sami interests. We attended a lecture, unknowingly that it would be entirely in Finnish. We also viewed a pretty film featuring pictures caught of the northern lights.

Monday, September 10: After class, Rudi, Tina, Ashley and I got together at my place to make tacos! They were very tasty and it was wonderful being with those girls.

Wednesday, September 12: Ashley and I took a walk down by the water to collect more seashells and enjoy the scenery.

And of course, during all this time I have been attending lectures. I have Social Psych MWF, Culture Tuesdays, and History on Thursdays. Tough life, right? Any in between time is spent either reading for classes, running through Tromsø, or Skyping back home. Through this time also I have received a loving amount of cards from home, too. I appreciate every single thought.