An update with substance!

Finally! It feels like forever since I've had something to write about. The frequency of my blog posts has been steadily declining since last month, but I hope that here in the next few weeks, I'll have lots more exciting posts for you as I wrap up my time living here in Europe.

My lovely friend Vonnie visited me from the 4th of June through yesterday, and I was very sad about having to take her back to Oslo S. ): But I'll be seeing her next month before I fly home to the US, so I'm not too gutted. We had a lot of fun, too, with nearly every evening ending with a barbecue out by Sognsvann... as you can see, judging by the picture to the right. Tim's friends (Claire, Rosa and Dimitri--hello, you three!) were visiting him on holiday from their studies as well, so our little social circle became quite the international hodge-podge.

It's amazing how relaxed summers in Norway are. Everywhere we go, we see Norwegians laying out in the green grass with disposable grills nearby, enjoying the sunshine, the cool breeze, sommerøl, and the company of friends and family. You can pretty much set up a grill wherever you like, too. There are much fewer restrictions here on where grilling is allowed than in, say, the UK or back home in the US. After all, we just set up our grill right beside the lake and chilled out until almost 11pm--and the sky was still blue, with a white horizon.

This Thursday I take my last final exam of my university career, but I'll save the "I am no longer a student, ahhhh" identity crisis post until after Tim, Mike, Bastian and I get back from Bergen. Because, yes, we are headed to Bergen on Friday! When we get back, there's the possibility that we might go straight from Bergen to Trondheim, since that is the only week free for travel I've got left in Norway, but I'll have to sort it out with the boys before we book anything.

So there's your blog post, probably until after I get back from Bergen. Hope you enjoyed it! :)

Hadet bra <3