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soon! kisses
Hat det bra!
PS1: Thanks for all your mails and news!
PS2: I return on Dec. 21 in Belgium
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/OctobreNovembreEnNorvGe
soon! kisses
Hat det bra!
PS1: Thanks for all your mails and news!
PS2: I return on Dec. 21 in Belgium
Having adopted two cars without success, the third was good, a nice grandpa Norwegian Eloise took hitchhiking Moholt direction and we took her back to the time! Merciii! And the bus came ... Now we could relax a little, 2 hours journey towards the south. Here we are, 17h, 12 Erasmus, and a way, it's gone. First, a wide path for 9km and then hike a small trail for 2km and then after ... you have to make do! Night falls as we are always on the wide path, but we are equipped with flashlights and more motivated than ever to some. Fortunately it was not raining, but the trail was flooded cons, pretty folk especially in the dark night when you do not really know where you walk! And very lucky we found our cabin quickly, or else those who ran the card in the dark were quite talented enough!
After a quick tour of the premises, you must start the fire and start prepare the dinner menu, potatoes, pols (sort of sausage Zwan, we find everywhere in Norway and it's cheap, but I'm disgusted) and pea. The atmosphere was very warm and there was even a guitar to lead our party! And at midnight, surprise, it was Eloise's birthday, no cake but a few candles and gifts.
The next day, wake noon, we sleep really well in cabin ', we finally discover the landscape that surrounds us, there is no snow, no rain, so it's already that! And after long breakfast, we must already think of any store and do the dishes before the start ... the return is done quietly and again, it's dark before it reaches the bus stop.
Another nice weekend in a new area south of Trondheim, thank you to Eloise for the organization! For photos, you have the habit now, follow the link:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/CabinTrip1314Octobre
You will see that we did not was a single ray of sunshine this weekend, but no rain except a little late, so we can say that we were lucky, and yes that's right ...
Otherwise I hope that in Belgium or France, you are all well, enjoy your day ... because here it's already dark at 4am! I'm not too used to and makes you want to eat all the time, not good!
My next articles will arrive soon, a new cabin'trip with the discovery of a new tradition: Sauna Sauna Snow Snow ... and an article on the Norwegian food, perhaps! Soon
Otherwise as I've already said, I have three classes, which makes me 13 hours of classes a week and I have no classes on Friday, so it's really extra for you travelers on WE ! By cons, here we have lots of homework and work, so it is less gland in Belgium! The week so I work a lot, no morning or leave aprèm! But I'm not going to complain because sometimes they are quoted and accounts for a lot of points in the middle! For example, in course (Industrial Ecology) weekly group we work to realize all these works account for 50%, so we give ourselves a lot on this, and because it pays each time for now we have over 90%! Class! For example, in a way, it was a total of 10 assignments during the period, to pass the exam, you must validate 5! In Norway, they all work a lot during the year, they arrive in the morning and leave at 4 am even though they did not progress, they remain in college to work! But we must know the infrastructure here makes you want to work! Here, I've got all my classes in the program Master "Industrial Ecology" and so we have a room just for us, with ordis, really comfortable seats, free printer to print as much as you like, scan, everything is at our disposal, and little more than a corner sofa to rest, it's really quiet! Get all the rooms here, and there are plenty around, are really well equipped (for example, in one, there are two screens for each pc), and not at all dilapidated. And so is all that is available to us, everything is still intact, the Norwegians are very respectful to the material standpoint, it's really surprising from
Otherwise the entire month of October, there were so few in the industry days, each with a different area, and here they are super generous, I received a lot of USB drives 1GB, pens, bottle openers ...
Other small things that surprised me also, what are the cups of coffee! Indeed, by the beginning of the year, we all received a stainless steel cup, and when used, coffee and tea are less expensive, more history to avoid possible cups and therefore minimize waste! Not stupid at all, especially here in the cold, everyone is drinking, and during, it's pretty funny everyone has before him his cup, even the teacher! And here the hot water is free!
Otherwise, I also started courses in Norwegian, 'survival course', 6h per week 4weeks, the courses are free just for Erasmus! This is really extra, you learn everything from scratch, numbers, time, and basic conversations, but I can tell you that it's really not easy, sounds are completely different and there are new letters do not exist among us! Furthermore, we learn a Norwegian academic, and not necessarily one that people talk. You should know already that in Norway there are two official dialects and then into each region, they speak differently with different pronunciations! It promises to!
Well, I hope you realize that Erasmus is not only the gland, I work a lot this week, just to take full advantage of my weekends, and I admit that sometimes I dream to sleep a little longer! But hey I'm only here for 4months, so sleeping in it will be for the Christmas holidays when most will blockade! At this point, I shall have finished my exam '! I still have more than 3 weeks of classes and then blockade, it goes fast!
soon! And special hello to Marie-Pierre, thank you for your mail!We're already half of the semester (quad) and no bowl here looks as the 'midterm "exams! Fortunately for me, I have only one of my 3cours, hence coming up this weekend, I put myself (at work)!
But here in Erasmus, all is not so simple because this weekend will still be completed even if I do not go through in mop
Indeed, first of all, this Thursday, October 4, two weeks after my trip to Lofoten, I organize a "Memorable Party in my flat" with, among other all those who participated in this trip! It was extra, and Again I was surprised they did not come empty handed, in addition to sour beers, they had some gifts for my birthday! The evening looking good ... check out the photos!
Saturday, October 6, ISU (International Student Union) organized the EURODINNER, the principle is simple, we had to prepare a 'dinner' to his own country by the team and we were rewarded for the presentation and the dish!
With Alice and Eloise,
Once arrived there, all the stands were really impressive and a lot of competition waiting for us! You could taste everything was really delicious lasagna from Italy, English paella or other dishes German, French, Norwegian, Turkish, Dutch!! Our little Belgium team defended well, everyone loved it and other Belgian were too surprised by our delicious crackers! Indeed thank you mama for your jam, everyone has appreciated the cracker!
After 2h of wine tasting, the judges make their verdict at last! Outstanding! There were 4 prizes, one for the best presentation and three for the best dishes! Drum roll ... The
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/MemorablePartyAndEurodinner
September 26 to October 1, Jerome and Anouck came to say hello here in Trondheim. After two flights and a trip on a bus, I welcome them in the rain in Trondheim ... Discussions burst forth in all directions so they have things to tell me! Moholt arrived, unpacked bags, 7 / 8 are for me! I'm spoiled again for my birthday, thank you all (Dad, Mom, and Julie Orphise, the stalemate ... and recognize that filled qq) and then what it's good to eat Belgian chocolate ... mmmh! Again, thank you!
Friday, September 21, September 22 midnight or so .... Happy Birthday J as the evening unfolded quietly, everyone started to sing! And then I was lucky enough to have just for me, this song in 10 different languages, I could not believe it: English French, Norwegian, Flemish, German, English, Italian, Portuguese, Greek and Catalan. How lucky I was to be there for my birthday with a quarantine of Erasmus! The evening was brilliant and every citizen bringing his little more for their dance or game to continue late into the night for the brave;) I actually tasted the tea and now I know Brazilian dance the Sirtaki!
And here it is Monday morning and I go over with already full of memories in mind!
"Over there, brightness arctic landscape gives a special glow, blue water is comparable to that of the sky, red fishing huts competes with deep green meadows and mountain slopes. Even more surprising in this chart , the presence of the white color, not just snow in the winter but it's long sandy beaches. "
Friday, September 21, after a night the bus, we arrive with more 2hours in advance, we're free for a little walk ... The scenery is beautiful and the sun is there, ask for more?!?! The ferry is there, on board for two hours on board for the picnic, the sky is covered, it is gray and the wind blows, but this does not prevent us from staying on deck to enjoy the view and possibly why be a whale. Unfortunately, I have not seen me, by Richard cons (Brazil) he saw some dolphins! Around 14h, we finally win the mainland, Lofoten Islands us here! This aprem , visit the Viking Museum ... First, we embark together a Viking aboard a Viking ship where we are 'guests' rowing as true Vikings! Not easy, the train is rather heavy but the songs are there to encourage us especially that it is not hot! aaaaaaaaaaaahiiiiiiiiiiiii aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahooooooooooo ! After crossing the lake, we reach the house where a Viking guide awaits us, the visit is enjoyable and ends with a 'Viking Dinner'. Everyone is dressed in a cape, and we eat like real Vikings, a kind of stew cooked over a wood fire with mead!
After this long day we finally win our cabins in a small village, (pronounced 'o'), we left in several booths, I'm in the largest, a whopping 18 people! So much safer for the evening, everyone joined us, music and beer, the atmosphere Erasmus is here!
The next day, wake at 11am and what a surprise, there was 5cm of snow with a beautiful blue sky and stalactites of the roof fell. After everything away and tried to cut a few logs, we are ready to go. The return was quick and sunny and the snow was already more than a memory ...
As usual, click on the link to see photos:
http: / / picasaweb.google.fr / Rachel.linel / NouveauCabinTripEtDJLaNeige
Coming up, my weekend and came in Lofoten Norway Jerome and Anouck.
Friday, August 31 departure Moholt 11 hours under the sun, the adventure could begin. We were 15 loans for cars to board! For this, we rented two cars and one of us, Tim (Germany) had his, but no matter what, a BMW! Rental cars are not bad either ... with heated seats ... the class, and what fun to drive, but here the speed limits are fairly strict, 60km / h on a national L
Friday we parties are heading south towards the road of trolls, we're very fortunate because we followed the sun all day, so we could enjoy a max of these magnificent mountain scenery, waterfalls and snow galore and also the first Ferry ! Indeed, to cross the fjords, there are many 'ferry' in this region is much more faster than the bypass. This day was long but already full of memories ... we arrived late evening at the campsite where we have reserved a large "cabin" (wooden chalet).
Saturday morning, I can not tell you the general astonishment when, early morning awakening, we opened the curtains ... beautiful scenery around us, a huge waterfall behind our "cabin" and opposite Glacier Briksdal! This morning so small hike to the foot of the glacier, it was gray, but fortunately it was not raining! Noon we go again in the car direction Geiranger Fjord but the rain is here! We have discovered aboard a ferry one of the most beautiful fjord in the world, Geiranger, in the rain. For the remainder of the trip, the rain left us more! To end this day, we strolled in the town of Alesund (normally with a sort of circle on the A, but sorry I do not have Norwegian keyboard!) Before eventually joining another site run by a Dutchman!
For the last day of our trip, we followed the route of the Atlantic, which as its name suggests follows the Atlantic, a magnificent return point of view point of view but still in the rain and wind is
And as usual, here are some pictures (I really had trouble choosing them so I have done during these 3 days)
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/GeirangerTrip31aoutAu2sept
The album is not complete yet, I expect more photos!
still little explanation, a "cabin" is actually a refuge in the mountains, but here these little wooden houses lost in the forest, they call them so! The university NTNU, has its own "cabin" for students, a night costs just 30nok per person, and that the fight for reservations, but worth the effort! There are "cabin" of all sizes, the smallest of 3-4 people to larger than twenty people. Some have a sauna, others a small boat on a nearby lake. By cons, there is no electricity and no water, here we drink the river water.
For our cabin, there was 2-3h bus, and then a hike of 5 km to reach our goal! Our cabin had a sauna, class! For the rest, go see my photos, they speak for themselves, from swimming in the lake, mushrooms, evening and all the band we had! Very nice weekend! Anouck and Jerome, so now you know what awaits you when you come!
Some pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/CabinTrip2526AoT
(Thanks to Paul and Carol for their photos)
PS: Thanks for all your news and especially Congratulations all those who have succeeded Orphise, Chaput, Anouck, Jerome, Pignon, Lauranne, Vincent, Gizmo and so on! I forgot, Yannick Bravo for your diss'!
August 20! And yes, it's back here in Norway! I discovered the university NTNU so crowded, it is teeming with all sides, between Bicycle parking in saturated and long aisles full of students. I confess, is not always easy to find so this is great, as I said before, it's right there: shops, post office, bank ... such a small town, there are even a nursery and I have not seen everything yet! Other details, NTNU are even boat in the port of Trondheim! Otherwise
level courses, I chose three, but each to 7.5 ECTS (these are the smaller streams, some are 10 or 15 ECTS), they each represent between 5 and 6am week! But here's a little different Leuven, since classes start all the hours and quarter hours and end stacks. Classes are either 2 or 3 o'clock, while TP had just one hour! But phew, here the teachers do not give many hours of courses, in fact, an hour here is actually 45 minutes, because the hours battery teachers go on a break of at least 15min, and they never forget since in each class or audience, there is a clock on every wall J class! Otherwise
for those interested here is my progress:
-Life cycle analysis and eco-efficiency
-Energy and environmental Physics
-Industrial Ecology
The return went very well, I'm finally officially entered in my classes and exams (already), and now I do not lose too much more Gløshaugen site to find my audience!
Classes have resumed, but I assure you, I always benefits both to discover and
Here are some pictures of those first two weeks of classes and a few pictures of my apartment:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/LaRentrE
Additional photos are still come, Soyer patients
So here, instead to the "flyers under the windshield wipers of cars, they are stuck in the door luggage bikes, not stupid;)
Here now my last article about the special week Erasmus ... Frankly I do not regret not myself at all pre-registered for this week! I discovered around Trondheim, but more importantly, I met up with other Erasmus, all more extra than each other! Also, I could just gently apply my English!
Here are the photos: http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/BoatTrip
Again some photos: http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/TigerTiger
Note: Again, there is a kind of baptism, we saw some of their activities during the weekend, but I know no more;)
Wednesday: It was a quieter day, again in the late morning of information, but this time more interesting, since it concerned the course! And here at NTNU, the exam dates are already known, so we can choose our courses based on that J For my part, I already made my choice, I have three classes, but I'll first go over before I sign up, just to see if the teacher speaks English and not half Norwegian!
the afternoon we were a pretty nice little museum, Ringve Museum, National Museum of the History of Music, guides played as and different instruments!
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/OrientationWeekPartie2
Small precision, here you never know whether to tighten or to kiss the hand to say hello, it's pretty confusing, so finally we do nothing;)
Here are some photos:
Here is a description of early this week Erasmus
Monday: A bus picked us up towards the campus. During the morning, we had some presentations about college in general, with a demonstration of Norwegian music.
the afternoon and evening, the time did not make a gift, very heavy rain fell, the ceiling of the Ikea cafeteria, campus shop and fled the campus was flooded, it was pretty impressive!
Tuesday: Today, large sun J the morning, it was the ceremony of home from Uni, NTNU, all prospective students were there for speeches rector, president of the students ... but in Norwegian. Cut a few songs and dances! Following this, various student movement sports, festivals or other displayed their bandrole or perform a demonstration to attract people like a market!
Then it was bbq in lawns of the college, only to Erasmus, Norwegian or other specialty, a real treat followed by a game launch in Norway. After this little relaxing time, place back to more serious things a priori, in an audience more than colorful, each student committees from various departments (architecture, electronics, mathematics ....) Came to present their activities (parties , bbq and skiing holidays) and touting their advantage on the price of beer!
Here are some pictures :
Friday: After two flights, Brussels-Oslo-Trondheim and Oslo, here I am finally arrive at the scene of my Erasmus! What beautiful weather, blue skies, it's better here than in Belgium, I'm lucky, but much will it last?!! Then I take the bus to "student village" (Moholt), the miles I have already given a first glimpse of the sun under the Norwegian coast, between forest and green fields long stretches of water, wow!
Arrive Moholt I moved to my apartment. Around my university, NTNU, there are three villages student, I'm in the biggest, busiest, it looks a bit like Louvain, only students, Erasmus or Norwegians, with supermarkets, bookstores, banks, Post and sports fields, but it is much greener, trees and lawn at will. So these are four apartments, everything is new, it's class, Grand Lux, moreover we have a dishwasher and two fridges! Me, I'm with a Norwegian Bergen Ayric, a German, Caroline and another German, Michael.
Saturday: First trip in Trondheim for exploring this beautiful city typically Norwegian, between the cathedral, the old neighborhoods, downtown, parks and the old bridge, not to mention the large campus Trondheim, I'm lucky the sun is still in the appointment, here are some pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/TrondheimSousLeSoleil
Sunday: After having made the acquaintance of Erasmus French, I go with them to spend the afternoon on the beach in the fjord of Trondheim, the third longest fjord in Norway, but so long walk Today, the sky is gray and at times the wind shows the tip of his nose. Some photos are online:
http://picasaweb.google.fr/Rachel.linel/BalladeEnBordDeMerSousLeCielGrisNorvGien
Here is my first weekend here, for the moment everything goes well, I do not feel lost in this country. By cons, here I walk a lot, since Moholt is 4km from the city center and the campus is located half-way! In addition, it is not easy and that Moholt is on the top of the city, I do not even tell you the altitude that I'll have to do every day to go over! That's why everyone here travels by bike, I've never seen so many bike parking lot, also here there is an elevator for bicycles. Trondheim is the first city in the world to see has installed an elevator designed for cyclists, it's pretty original!