So, I just got back from a whirlwind 3 days in Norway that included 1) Bergen, 2) fjords, 3) lots of trains, and 4) Oslo. Here's a link to the million and a half photos I took with some descriptions on some of them. A more complete entry will follow, but right now I am too dang tired.
Luckily no class tomorrow, but labs start full force on Tuesday. Bummer. I'm still trying to get to Stockholm, but I have hope that it will happen soon. Norway was tons of fun, but definitely exhausting. I'm so excited to travel this summer with Tyler!
For now, have fun with the pictures, I'll post more about my travels in the next few days :-)
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Thursday, April 17, 2008
more Scandinavia
Today I head off to expand my view of Scandinavia with some Norway travels! I'm flying into Bergen, taking a fjord tour, taking a train to Oslo, and flying out of Oslo. It will be pretty jam-packed with lots of trains/other forms of transportation, but I think it should be gorgeous and fun. I'll be back with lots of pictures :-)
I uploaded the few pictures of Swedish snow that I have - check them at out here at the bottom of all the pictures, and I'll put up my ones from Norway on Sunday or Monday!
I uploaded the few pictures of Swedish snow that I have - check them at out here at the bottom of all the pictures, and I'll put up my ones from Norway on Sunday or Monday!
Monday, April 7, 2008
It's been a while
to say the least. I'm not very good at updating you guys!
My first course has come and gone, and I just found out today that I passed the exam! One down, one to go. I felt pretty good about this exam, even though I was the first person to leave after 4 hours of exam-writing, but someone pointed out afterward that I was at an advantage being that the exam was written in English...a language that was native to no one else in the room. Oh well, I still am happy that I passed and I don't need to worry about retaking it.
I started my second course last Wednesday, Advanced Analytical Chemistry. This is definitely a step up from my previous course, and I've forgotten many of the properties of the compounds we're talking about, so I need to do some heavy reviewing. I have 4 hours of lecture (with a 15 minute break every hour, so more like 3 full hours...still...that's a long time) each day, but we're done with the lectures on the 18th! So it's coming up soon. After that, we're in the lab 4 days a week, but I think, based on the way the professor talks about it, we'll be done early on some of those days. I'm not worried, I think it will be fun.
I haven't taken many more pictures, yet. I have a few of the snow that I'll post when I get around to it (yes, I'm lazy) but I'll have more for you soon! Thanks to my mom and dad (really, thank you so much!) I'm getting to go to Norway as a birthday present! They sponsored me to go on a day trip fjord tour leaving from Bergen, Norway. So, Thursday the 17th I'm flying out of Copenhagen to Bergen; Friday I'm touring the fjord, Saturday I'm taking a train to Oslo, and Sunday I'm flying out of Oslo back home to start lab on Monday. It's a packed schedule, but I think it should be gorgeous. I did just hear, though, that Bergen is the rainiest city...ever. Like 60 days of sunshine a year. Hopefully one of those will be when I'm there! Either way, I'll have fun and take lots of pictures.
Tomorrow is also the two month mark until Tyler arrives and we get to go travelling through Europe. We've put together a rough plan for seeing a bajillion cities, but we have yet to book hostels or finalize anything. Two months is still a good bit of time, but it's nice to know it's coming up!
In other news, my plant isn't doing so well...a combination of not watering it very much (and these plants aren't supposed to need much watering, so you KNOW I'm falling down on the job) and dropping a curtain rod on it and severing some of its leaves...oops. It's still green, though, so all hope is not lost. I'll try to be better about it.
The weather is finally looking to be more consistently warm, though only time will tell if that's actually true. Warm is still under 50 degrees, but barely. Definitely want some NC sunshine. I discovered the farmers market/produce stand in the city center, and they have some very cheap and very delicious items. I think I'll take the time to bike down there more often. Plus, it's nice to just get into the city and see the pretty green areas that are there. Last time I was down there, there were two ducks waddling around with a 3-year-old girl in rubber boots waddling after them. Cute.
It looks like I survived the Swedish winter (at least the Skåne winter)...we'll see how the spring goes :-)
My first course has come and gone, and I just found out today that I passed the exam! One down, one to go. I felt pretty good about this exam, even though I was the first person to leave after 4 hours of exam-writing, but someone pointed out afterward that I was at an advantage being that the exam was written in English...a language that was native to no one else in the room. Oh well, I still am happy that I passed and I don't need to worry about retaking it.
I started my second course last Wednesday, Advanced Analytical Chemistry. This is definitely a step up from my previous course, and I've forgotten many of the properties of the compounds we're talking about, so I need to do some heavy reviewing. I have 4 hours of lecture (with a 15 minute break every hour, so more like 3 full hours...still...that's a long time) each day, but we're done with the lectures on the 18th! So it's coming up soon. After that, we're in the lab 4 days a week, but I think, based on the way the professor talks about it, we'll be done early on some of those days. I'm not worried, I think it will be fun.
I haven't taken many more pictures, yet. I have a few of the snow that I'll post when I get around to it (yes, I'm lazy) but I'll have more for you soon! Thanks to my mom and dad (really, thank you so much!) I'm getting to go to Norway as a birthday present! They sponsored me to go on a day trip fjord tour leaving from Bergen, Norway. So, Thursday the 17th I'm flying out of Copenhagen to Bergen; Friday I'm touring the fjord, Saturday I'm taking a train to Oslo, and Sunday I'm flying out of Oslo back home to start lab on Monday. It's a packed schedule, but I think it should be gorgeous. I did just hear, though, that Bergen is the rainiest city...ever. Like 60 days of sunshine a year. Hopefully one of those will be when I'm there! Either way, I'll have fun and take lots of pictures.
Tomorrow is also the two month mark until Tyler arrives and we get to go travelling through Europe. We've put together a rough plan for seeing a bajillion cities, but we have yet to book hostels or finalize anything. Two months is still a good bit of time, but it's nice to know it's coming up!
In other news, my plant isn't doing so well...a combination of not watering it very much (and these plants aren't supposed to need much watering, so you KNOW I'm falling down on the job) and dropping a curtain rod on it and severing some of its leaves...oops. It's still green, though, so all hope is not lost. I'll try to be better about it.
The weather is finally looking to be more consistently warm, though only time will tell if that's actually true. Warm is still under 50 degrees, but barely. Definitely want some NC sunshine. I discovered the farmers market/produce stand in the city center, and they have some very cheap and very delicious items. I think I'll take the time to bike down there more often. Plus, it's nice to just get into the city and see the pretty green areas that are there. Last time I was down there, there were two ducks waddling around with a 3-year-old girl in rubber boots waddling after them. Cute.
It looks like I survived the Swedish winter (at least the Skåne winter)...we'll see how the spring goes :-)
Friday, March 21, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Snowflakes
It's been snowing constantly here since midmorning. I honestly cannot remember the last time I saw it snow for more than 4 hours. Right now there are giant fluffy flakes floating by my window - probably half an inch or three quarters of an inch wide. This is remarkable. Nothing is sticking, though, which I don't mind. I think snow looks beautiful and I love to eat it and make snowmen, but other than that...I don't really care for it. I'm fine with it snowing for a while, playing in it, and then it being melted by the next day.
Boston? that'll be fun.
:-)
No classes this week, and an exam a week from Thursday. Not too shabby. I was hoping to go down into Copenhagen for a day, but there's no way I'm doing that if it's snowing or cold and rainy out, which it looks like it will be for most of the week. I guess I'm just going to have to keep myself locked away and toasty, with some tea and cherry pits. Now, I don't usually say this, so keep this for blackmail purposes if you will, but I am a southern girl. I like my sunshine and my warmth and my not-always-either-cloudy-rainy-or-snowy weather. But you can leave the sweet tea out of this. Unless it's Sweet T and it's really ultimate frisbee, in which case, I'd like a giant serving, because I'm severely lacking.
Boston? that'll be fun.
:-)
No classes this week, and an exam a week from Thursday. Not too shabby. I was hoping to go down into Copenhagen for a day, but there's no way I'm doing that if it's snowing or cold and rainy out, which it looks like it will be for most of the week. I guess I'm just going to have to keep myself locked away and toasty, with some tea and cherry pits. Now, I don't usually say this, so keep this for blackmail purposes if you will, but I am a southern girl. I like my sunshine and my warmth and my not-always-either-cloudy-rainy-or-snowy weather. But you can leave the sweet tea out of this. Unless it's Sweet T and it's really ultimate frisbee, in which case, I'd like a giant serving, because I'm severely lacking.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
how's that for consistency
mmm fun. My mom pointed out today that my freckles have disappeared. Now you know why. I plan on sitting outside as soon as it gets above 50...and the sun actually appears.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
more pictures
I added some more pictures to the end of the last post, since Blogger decided to be nice to me. Tyler also put a bunch of photos (you may notice some of the same pictures, since most of them were taken by him, and all of them were taken by his camera) up on flickr
check them out!
check them out!
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