Survival

The title of this post is as you know "Survival". But it's not survival in the middle of the Arctic or anything like that. It's the survival of the first week of school.

As I've mentioned in the previous post I got accepted to Hedmark University College, Language and Culture studies. Well, last Monday, the 16th of August, was the start of term and I showed up happy, eager and absolutely terrified. The first day was pleasant, even if it was slightly confusing due to all the information I was supposed to absorb. The rest of the week has been interesting, scary and a little overwhelming.

On tuesday we started with the first class in the language bit of the studies (Tuesday and Thursday's Language days), and I really enjoyed it. I had a little trouble telling all the terms and such apart, but my teacher is an engaging man who's very good at what he does, so I think I'll get the hang of it after a while.

Wedensday was the start of Litterature part (Monday and Wedensday's litterature days). This also seemed like a very interesting subject and I can't wait to delve deeper into it. Especially since I've never been much of a fan of Norwegian litterature and so I'm hoping that this year will give me a new understanding and love for both the Norwegian language and our many writers.

Yesterday, on Friday, I had a mandatory course in academic writing and how to use and refer to various sources given by one of the college's librarians. Usually, though, Friday is a day when we can study at home.

Right now I'm sitting on my mother-in-law's veranda just relaxing before a new week that starts when I have to get up at 05:45am on Monday.