Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Have a "Ferry" good day!

Today we got bored of sitting in the house and it finally warmed up enough that we considered venturing outside. So my dad found a ferry that goes across the fjord. If you walk on it's free so we decided to go for it. It was about a 20-30 minute ride from one side to the other. It was warmer outside but it was still frigid when you are standing in the wind.
We were all pretty hyped up about being on a ferry and were running everywhere trying to see as much as we could. Once we were on the other side we didn't feel like walking up the long hill to the few houses we could see. So we just wandered around the dock. My dad pointed to a big pile of snow, which we could see the ocean on the other side of, and he said we could stand there and get sprayed by the ocean. We did and I was expecting a light mist. NO! It was full on drops, after standing there for two or three times A.J. was pretty wet. Skylee thought it was so much fun and kept saying 'one more.....one more'. After that we went the other side of the dock where it wasn't quite as wild. My brothers then proceeded to get into a snowball fight that managed to hit me, Skylee, Dad, and Mom.
Today was also our first day of a language class taught by the missionaries. They did really well for not having a manual to teach out of and teaching to a wide variety of people. The couple missionaries were there, as well as my family. My family is pretty varied, My dad who is a genius at the language. Tyler who picks up odd words, Skylee who knows her basic numbers but prefers to say them in Spanish, A.J. who is trooping through all the weird words, and me...I am learning an odd word or two from Eclipse and can dissect very very simple sentences. Of course the missionaries are learning the language themselves, as well. They kept asking my dad for an easier or simpler way to say a word, one that we could remember. They taught us how to pray in Norwegian so that we can do that. Although we are going to need a bit more practice.
School starts again tomorrow and I don't know if I should be down or not about it. On the one hand I want to get a grip on the language and this is the only way, on the other it's school. Although I don't thing that this is nearly as strenuous as an American school. I mean 5 breaks a day and no real set teacher. Maybe I should enjoy this. Oh...I think it is arts and crafts day too, Sweet.
Hopefully it continues to warm up as the week goes on. Have a very good day!
Ok I was going to post this after I had added pictures but I haven't yet and so I am just going to put it on before it gets too late.

3 comments:

  1. I love reading your posts, Aylsha! They make me smile.

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  2. I enjoy them too. :) It's good to see your perspective.

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  3. Thanks Jamie! I am glad to keep everyone informed. Like my mom said I get to show everyone a different perspective of Norway.

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