Norskkurs —-AAARGH!
Well I haven’t updated my blog in sometime because I have been busy with my Norsk Language Course i.e. norskkurs. I have to say that although I am exited I am also sooooo over it. I think the teaching is so backwards. First off the teacher only speaks Norwegian which I am like “How the hell am I supposed to understand you if I am in a class because I don’t speak norsk!!!” However I persevere. I take great pride in having motivation enough to go to the bookstore and purchase helpful books in english that teach in terms I can understand.
For some reason my school teaches grammatical before vocabulary. So in doing so she explains things in words I don’t understand. This is very very frustrating. I am determined not to pull my hair out.
My schoolmates however, are very diverse and have changed some of stereotypical out look on things. I have never called myself a racist however I did have preconceived ideas about people from say Iraq and Iran. However, in my norskkurs I sit by an Iraqi who happens to be one of the nicest people i have met here. There are also Romanians, Bulgarians, Chinese, Thai, Rowan dish, Somolia, Moroccan, and Rowan-dish! Its amazing how small our world is.
Well, I do have to say that the amount of polse I have eaten in the last 6 months is astounding. I must have pushed down at least 100. But that is a very small feat here in Norway. My husband tells me that each different polse has its own special taste .. etc. However, it all taste like hotdogs to me.. some with skin some without.
I am married to a Norwegian and we have a daughter together who is 2 year old as I write this, she is half Norsk half American.
We have moved from Texas to Norway in the spring of 2009. I've been here many times and love it here, I look forward to living here, but a permanent move is still daunting to me. So much is different and I have a whole new culture and language to conquer.
