"The Teenage Life" is a synonym for "The Good Life"

The night after the BBQ and my conversation with Halvard, I must have been deemed OK and not dangerous, because I was very politely asked by Halvard, Hokan and their friend if I could drive them to the local movie store to rent some DVDs. I, of course accepted (in part because it gave me another chance to drive the Underdal's manual car), as it gave me a rare glimpse into what teenage Norwegian life might be like....and I can assure you that it is very similar to the same teenage life that I lived through, and that many other American's live through. That night they planned to rent some scary movies, buy loads of junk food, and stay up until 4 AM...dont you just miss those teenage glory years? All in all, they were kind enough to rent a movie that we all (Amy and I and the boys) would watch (it happened to be Beowulf, which by the way turned out to be a terribly dissapointing movie) in addition to their genre of choice. So on a rainy Thursday night in August, I was brought back to my youth...and for one night, was one of the boys.