Thursday, September 20, 2012
Northern lights
I just saw the Northern Lights walking home from University..I didn't have my camera. There was like a dark green gleaming over the mountains, and it looked like a piece of Superman's emerald kryptonite glowing in the center of the sky!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Welcome..
Welcome - As a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV), I maintained a blog so that friends, family, and anyone interested could learn more about Bulgaria, and my experiences there.
Now I live in the Arctic Circle (69 degrees latitude) in Norway on an island named Tromsø. According to VisitNorway.com it has a population of approximately 68,000.
I attend the University of Tromsø (UiT) аs an International student (about 10% of the student population which is ~ 6,500). I study in the Master's Program for Peace and Conflict Transformation at the Center for Peace Studies. Our class is a diverse group; including students from Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Bangladehs, Nepal, Japan, Spain, Germany, Russia, and others.
Our first semester is the most intense semester, with a new lecturer each week..and lots of reading for comprehension on each of their topics.
Additionally, I am now the Treasurer of the local chapter of SAIH - they help promote peace education and democracy in other countries. Their campaign this year is to help students who have been expelled for being politically active come to Norway to finish their studies.
..and the Public Relations officer for the International Student Union.
for these reasons, and more..I will most likely not have a chance to update this blog until after semester exams.
..but, what I will do is post pictures with labels, so that you can also get a glimpse of Northern Norway..so, if you click here, you will find albums of pictures (and many pictures from my summer travels and last couple months in Bulgaria). Below, you can find a few of the pics from Norway :) Enjoy!
Oh..and, for all my good friends around the world - if I haven't talked with you recently - I lost both my cellphone with everyone's phone numbers, and my address book with everyone's address..so, if you haven't heard from me or received a postcard..that is the reason :(
I love hearing from you'all - be it by FaceBook, E-mail, Snail mail (ask me for my address), or a post to me on my blog (make sure to write your name because posts come to me as anonymous usually), or by phone (I still have my wonderful MagicJack).
These pics are from the city center of Tromsø
This one is from the Fall Gathering for SAIH in Oslo
Here was our Number 1 International team in the Field hockey cup! Team Mikel!
..and a few pics from our weekend in Finnkroken
Now I live in the Arctic Circle (69 degrees latitude) in Norway on an island named Tromsø. According to VisitNorway.com it has a population of approximately 68,000.
I attend the University of Tromsø (UiT) аs an International student (about 10% of the student population which is ~ 6,500). I study in the Master's Program for Peace and Conflict Transformation at the Center for Peace Studies. Our class is a diverse group; including students from Kyrgystan, Pakistan, Bangladehs, Nepal, Japan, Spain, Germany, Russia, and others.
Our first semester is the most intense semester, with a new lecturer each week..and lots of reading for comprehension on each of their topics.
Additionally, I am now the Treasurer of the local chapter of SAIH - they help promote peace education and democracy in other countries. Their campaign this year is to help students who have been expelled for being politically active come to Norway to finish their studies.
..and the Public Relations officer for the International Student Union.
for these reasons, and more..I will most likely not have a chance to update this blog until after semester exams.
..but, what I will do is post pictures with labels, so that you can also get a glimpse of Northern Norway..so, if you click here, you will find albums of pictures (and many pictures from my summer travels and last couple months in Bulgaria). Below, you can find a few of the pics from Norway :) Enjoy!
Oh..and, for all my good friends around the world - if I haven't talked with you recently - I lost both my cellphone with everyone's phone numbers, and my address book with everyone's address..so, if you haven't heard from me or received a postcard..that is the reason :(
I love hearing from you'all - be it by FaceBook, E-mail, Snail mail (ask me for my address), or a post to me on my blog (make sure to write your name because posts come to me as anonymous usually), or by phone (I still have my wonderful MagicJack).
These pics are from the city center of Tromsø
These are from hikes - if you look the photo albums they're labelled
..and a few pics from our weekend in Finnkroken
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