The Calm Before the Storm

I think the easiest way to explain my absence from the blogosphere over the last two weeks is this...its been a whirlwind over here in Oslo. No, it has not been particularly windy, but there has been so much activity that I legitimately havent had time to write...so I will try and recap some of the memorable happenings...

My life in Oslo started two weeks ago tomorrow...after a wonderful time in Notodden, Amy and I made the bus trip back to the city. For that afternoon and evening we wandered the streets of Oslo taking in the cites and snapping pictures. We decided to not really plan where we were going...and I think that that made our discoveries that much more fun. I would say that it was a grand finish to what had been magnificent two weeks of travel...but as the saying goes, "all good things must come to an end"...so that Friday night I said goodbye to Amy and wandered off into the Oslo night, ready to start a new chapeter in life.

I will be honest though...it started kind of slow...ha hah! For that first weekend not a whole lot happened. None of my flatmates were around (it has been quite an interesting situation with them...but that is a story for another time), I had no internet, and I didnt know a soul. Part of it was liberating to be so alone and on my own...but mostly it just sucked. I was forced to frequent the local McDonalds and Burger Kings to access internet (I had made a vow that I would never go to a McDonalds or Burger King while in Europe...but desperate times call for desperate measures...), but you can only sit in Burger King for so long...so that was only a two hour highlight of a 24 hour day. I finished the book I was reading and started another. I folded up all my clothes so nice and had them all organized. I got ridiculous amounts of sleep, despite the 4:45 AM sunrise. And I went running...alot (I think one day I ended up running around 15k...I have never run that far in my life). All in all, I was well rested, read, and ran by the time orientation stuff started.