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.
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.
