Falling Everywhere

So I rented cross country skis for 3 months. I feel like a fool when I'm skiing but it is quite the workout. We've been going out on the trails behind our apartment building and met this little 9 year old boy Andreas who helps us and races against us. It's not really a race because he can ski two laps to every one of ours but hes adorable anyways. There is also a gym in our student village that isn't university affiliated and we found out this week that it is the Olympic training gym for the national ski team...or something like that. No wonder there are all these super fit, super fast Norwegians skiing laps around (and laughing at) us.

We haven't ventured outside of the city yet, although I hope to leave the country soon to buy alcohol and other necessities since everything here is so ridiculously overpriced. Norway is an extremely green, ft nation so anything that is detrimental to your health is purposely outrageously priced. Smoking, drinking, and driving your own car are expensive habits to have in Norway. Last week we did a lot of city touring. The Nobel Peace Center, where they hold the meetings to discuss the prize, is located in the heart of Oslo. There is this eerie sign attached to the building that lights up "SLAUGHTER" but the S flickers so it reads "LAUGHTER". It seems almost satanic in front of the Nobel Peace Center, like it should be the setting of a clown horror film.

Seriously?

Oh and by the way, this is the scenery around the Nobel Peace Center:

Stunning

I still don't have a roommate. Everyday I come back to my apartment, I wonder if someone new will be there. The University housing messed up and tried to put a boy from the Czech Republic into my room but our rooms are not cogender. Nor would I be comfortable sharing my bedroom with a boy. No worries though because my flatmate kicked him out and sent him somewhere else immediately. 

My sheets were the cheapest ones at IKEA. They feel like dryer sheets. 

With all the skiing, icy roads, late nights, and bad traction, I find myself falling a lot. I have a terrible bruise on my knee and my entire body hurts, but it is so fun!