Beautiful Day

It's a beautiful day in Oslo!  It's been almost 2 weeks since we've seen sun in Norway and we've missed it!

Germany Trip

We had a great time in Germany, even though it rained 7 out of the 9 days we were there.  Highlights include seeing a Panda Bear, touching a Penguin, going to Oktoberfest, and seeing the castles.  The picture of the left is us in front of Neuschwanstein Castle (aka the Disney Castle).  To see more of the 994 pictures click HERE.

Our Car

We bought our car from Kelly Walker (the person I replaced) before we arrived in Norway.  It has sat in our parking spot since we got here pending registration with the government and insurance.  Today we finally got the registration for car so we plan to take it for a spin for the first time this weekend.  Though at over $7 per gallon we probably won't drive too far!

Germany

We leave for Germany tomorrow. We are spending 3 days in Berlin, 3 in Munich, and 3 in Bavaria.  We come home on October 3rd.  Jean is excited about going to the Berlin zoo and seeing Panda Bears.  Lucas is excited about Neuschwanstein Castle. We are both excited about going to the 200th Oktoberfest. 

Church

We went to church for the first time on Sunday September 19th.  It's called the American Lutheran Church.  It was nice to be at an English speaking church, surrounded by English speaking people for the first time in about a month.  We will probably make this our church home.  Everyone was really nice and they serve waffles every Sunday! 

Insurance

We meet with the insurance people on Monday September 20.  It turns out car insurance here is really, really expensive and a lot more of than we expected.  Thankfully once we prove that we have safe driving records, it will be cut if half.

Belgium

Belgium was amazing and a perfect way to spend Jean's 25th birthday.  We went to Brugge and Brussels, Brugge was our favorite.  To see pictures click HERE.  Our next trip is Germany!

Stuff

Our stuff is being delivered today!  Finally!  They moved it out on August 18th and we were told it could be up to 20 days before it was delivered.  4 weeks later, it is finally here.  It's going to be hard to focus on school and not rip open every box.  It's almost like a late birthday present/early Christmas!

Norwegian Lessons

We had our first Norwegian lesson today.  It went well.  Maria (our instructor) is very nice and patient.  The hardest thing about the language is that it kinda looks like English but it is pronounced completely different.

We will be doing the lessons every Tuesday and Thursday, until our 200 hours is up.

Belgium Birthday!

It's Jean's birthday today! We are celebrating by spending the weekend in Belgium. First in Brugges then in Brussels.  Hopefully the waffels, beer, and chocolate will make for a memorable 25th birthday.