tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48537024265703668652024-03-20T06:43:34.683-07:00Ryan's European Adventures: Norway, Switzerland, Germany, and moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-71259246891175707322013-11-25T07:21:00.001-08:002013-11-25T07:21:24.298-08:00Goodbye Norway<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hei hei! I thought it fitting to begin my last post from Norway with some Norwegian- so there you go, the simplest of phrases I learned. And- I learned some others: Neste holdeplass (next stop- the bus driver says this every stop), tusen takk (thank you very much), vær så god (you're welcome), and a bunch of random words. Okay, not so good for being here for almost four months.<br />
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All in all, my trip was very productive, successful, enjoyable, and quite amazing. I met so many new friends from all over the world, and I completed a large portion of my dissertation proposal. I have set my proposal date in Tucson for January 22nd. My first two papers use nationally representative data from both the United States and Norway. The third paper uses data from a study my advisor has created and received more than a million dollars to conduct. Exciting stuff!<br />
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The weather here has taken a turn for the worse-- and apparently it's not even that bad yet. The dark is finally getting to me: when the sun is out (not often), it is only up for 5 hours. So basically I feel like it is bedtime at 6pm. I'll be happy to escape to Copenhagen, Madrid, and Paris. I have decided to couch surf (couchsurfing.com) for several days in Copenhagen and Madrid - let's see how that goes.<br />
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Stay tuned for some cool stories from those three cities, and enjoy these snowy cold photos in the meantime. :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taco night is a Norwegian family tradition on Friday's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snowy fountain outside of my apartment/hotel building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow covered bushes outside of my office</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snow covered tree outside of my office</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My resident permit came on the last day possible - now I'm legal (finally)</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-12434311285643930372013-11-16T03:10:00.000-08:002013-11-16T03:42:22.013-08:00Some photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello! I don't have many new stories: I've just been working on my dissertation and trying to go outside during the 6 hours of sunlight we have. The weather has been really cold (with a frozen ground!), but today there was a brief respite. I took some photos over the past week, so here they are!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The pathway to my office - the one (and hopefully only place) I've fallen on the icy floor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15% tax on food?! This wouldn't fly in America...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bus that I was on had broke down - and this is it, still stranded</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wonderful view of the city today - despite the 28 degree weather</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fortress still protecting Trondheim - with the Royal Norwegian flag in the background</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-30415183783414925342013-11-07T02:43:00.004-08:002013-11-07T02:48:27.658-08:00Halloween and Darkness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Good morning from Trondheim! It's getting cold and dark here--fast--and it's time for another blog entry! Since my last entry, I have not left town, but I have gotten a good amount of work done and have brought some American traditions to Norwegians! Last week I submitted an article for publication, applied to a week-long summer program in the Netherlands to improve my dissertation, a conference in Izmir, Turkey, and worked on my statistical model with my host scientist. I also gave a guest lecture (to about 80 students) and had good discussions about cultural differences between the United States and Norway. (The best advice I gave was to buy their Converse in the states...almost everyone here wears Converse shoes and they cost over $100, and only $35 in the States!) I am now working on a resubmission of another manuscript, which hopefully will be finished in the next week.<br />
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The sun has been setting before 4pm now in Trondheim - today the sun sets at 3:39 and by the time I leave (in 3 weeks), it'll set around 2:40pm! I try to leave work early so it isn't pitch dark by the time I get home, but that gets more difficult each day. Last night, it was 28 degrees; and while I am no stranger to cold temperatures, there is something about freezing weather that I'll never get used to. Now that I cannot run outside, I tried to join a gym that is right next to my apartment. They tried to make me pay $220 for a one-month membership, so I said "forget it!" I'll have to make up for it when I am home.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9OB0JYc5KXpnsINOPPMBobuvnDP7G-jeTkEmkV2GGAozgHkgX7DWn2C84v18J2IktMnKzzHMqhHHe4hsNYNf8rNhhutP-aq3YYGyaBqdPoOo4D4gX_JsjjIWIK7p11LmmLW2htHq0go/s1600/Photo+Oct+28,+8+59+57+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV9OB0JYc5KXpnsINOPPMBobuvnDP7G-jeTkEmkV2GGAozgHkgX7DWn2C84v18J2IktMnKzzHMqhHHe4hsNYNf8rNhhutP-aq3YYGyaBqdPoOo4D4gX_JsjjIWIK7p11LmmLW2htHq0go/s200/Photo+Oct+28,+8+59+57+PM.jpg" width="200" /></a>During the halloween week, my Russian friend and I carved pumpkins! Although halloween is becoming more popular in Norway, not many people carved pumpkins. There were lots of people that dressed up (I wasn't one of them...bad American!) though. Kirill, my Russian friend, loved the experience, and I even roasted some of the seeds after. (I waited too long to cook some of them and they all started growing very quickly!)<br />
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My time in Trondheim is winding down, and it was quite the experience. I will leave just in time (escaping the terrible weather) and my first stop is Copenhagen for 6 days. I will then fly to Madrid to see a UCLA college friend (Amy) for four nights, and end in Paris for a week! Then...back to reality :)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-54688837605672673492013-10-28T05:15:00.001-07:002013-10-28T05:15:20.014-07:00Beautiful (rainy) Bergen<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8SrTUeHzjXKlXfVn8G_ASfgx1snCaJmsVKZ5IybJ8SH3LGYionhB0FVzCYH68tLWC2sB-y9uV4kxfi4ZnjFuIHGc5kL5ajFs6nVLkS1awbDyPPZXwP3JoGoka5F-D4NKBhqVEPQK20g/s1600/Photo+Oct+23,+12+58+50+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8SrTUeHzjXKlXfVn8G_ASfgx1snCaJmsVKZ5IybJ8SH3LGYionhB0FVzCYH68tLWC2sB-y9uV4kxfi4ZnjFuIHGc5kL5ajFs6nVLkS1awbDyPPZXwP3JoGoka5F-D4NKBhqVEPQK20g/s320/Photo+Oct+23,+12+58+50+PM.jpg" width="320" /></a>I'm back- after a short hiatus. I wanted to share some beautiful photos and experiences from Bergen, which is the second largest city in Norway. I arrived ready to give a presentation and form collaborations with Norwegian scientists; I even stayed at the house of one of the library researchers. The weather was awful nearly the entire time I was there, so I wasn't able to do too many touristy things. But - I was able to take some pictures when the rain let up.<br />
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My overall impressions of the city were pretty positive: it was cheaper than Trondheim (I got a beer for $5 instead of the typical $13 price in Trondheim), there was a great student presence (the University isn't very old but it teaches a lot of students), and there is great beauty. I was told that the city is very enjoyable during the summer months. I can imagine.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Library where my host works</td></tr>
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I did get to hike through a really neat forest. The sights were surreal with waterfalls, lakes, old trees, and pretty colors all around. I am posting some of the photos below. I also saw some of the nightlife and ate some local Norwegian food (I had a lamb burger, which was a first for me).<br />
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I can't wait to go back some day!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Trondheim from the radio tower (see next photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Radio tower that overlooks the city of Trondheim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of Bergen from a Cathedral</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Neat street with shops in Bergen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Observation point to see the entire city of Bergen - a little foggy this day</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Awesome forest that I was able to hike through</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Foggy lake on the hike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View of the lake in downtown Bergen</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cannon protecting the old fortress in Bergen</td></tr>
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My friend Chris and I took a bus to an airplane to a bus to another bus to a ferry to a bus to a taxi to a rigorous two hour hike each way to see this gorgeous view:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-44013959869176249212013-10-14T04:54:00.001-07:002013-10-14T23:33:42.900-07:00"Arbeit Macht Frei"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I write to you from Trondheim, where I safely made it back from my week-long vacation to Germany. I had to split my Germany experience into two posts because my Aunt and I were quite productive. After my last post, we explored Rothenburg a bit more until we took a long train to Munich. When we arrived in Munich, it was snowing (!) - which was pretty odd since the weather had been sunny for most of the days leading up to our arrival. And - it hasn't even begun to snow in Norway yet, so we didn't expect it to be even colder so far South.<br />
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Because of the snow, we stayed in the hotel and had a spaghetti buffet. Don't worry - we actually tried German food in several cities: potato bags, Spätzle, and more. The next day in Munich we had planned to take the train to Füssen to see Schloss Neuschwanstein (Sleeping Beauty's castle is modeled after this famous German castle), but we missed the last train by 40 seconds. My aunt even broke into a rare run along the platform to attempt to catch it. She wasn't happy about the result.<br />
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But, it worked out because we hopped on a train to Salzburg instead. Once there, we toured the Sound of Music spots, like the vonTrapp mansion, the famous gazebo where "I am 16, going on 17" took place, the abbey featured in the movie, and more. We got lost in the city and found ourselves in bazaars and shopping streets tucked away alongside the huge hill upon which stood the castle. The town was very beautiful - I had to keep turning around and spinning in 360s to enjoy the beauty.<br />
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In all, the visit was extraordinary. My Aunt left this morning and a good friend arrives tonight, we then go to Stavanger tomorrow to hike the most famous landmark in Norway. Wish me luck!<br />
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Greetings from rainy Rothenburg, Germany. I write from the medieval hotel lobby where I am escaping the rain; pity because this is truly a gorgeous town. But, I have wonderful photos and stories to share from the first part of my German tour.<br />
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Before I start in on Germany, I should mention that my aunt flew to Trondheim last Thursday night and stayed with me until we flew to Germany on Monday afternoon. We had a great time together: my host scientist had us over for dinner and served reindeer, we tried whale at a local restaurant, we saw multiple landmarks (the fortress, cathedral), and had lots of great food. I introduced my aunt to some of my friends as well. The weather cooperated for the most part; as a matter of fact, I've been very lucky avoiding rain- I typically leave town when it starts to rain and travel to cities that are having exceptionally good weather. Though, maybe my luck has run out.<br />
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We left for Frankfurt on Sunday afternoon and arrived to the hotel about 7pm. We planned only to stay the night and head off to the next city right away. This was a good idea...the city smelled pretty horrible, was sketchy, and was selling services we didn't want (we accidentally walked through the red light district on the way to dinner). The next morning we got on the train at 8:40am and headed off to Cologne (Köln), the city where cologne was first made and with a famous cathedral where the 3 wise men are (supposedly) buried. This cathedral was absolutely breathtaking, I cannot believe people could figure out how to build something so exquisite in the Middle Ages. Sadly, my grandfather passed away this day, but at around the same time he passed I lit a candle and sent a blessing for him at this famous and enchanting cathedral; I know he would have loved this and he is now in a better place. We managed to take an hour-long river cruise along the Rhine to see famous landmarks (e.g., Chocolate factory) in Cologne.<br />
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We left around 3pm and took a long train to Heidelberg. On this train ride, we passed dozens of castles positioned amongst the rolling green hills, well mostly green- yellow, orange, and red trees were scattered around displaying the beauty of the German autumn. This is so foreign to me since the trees stay one color all year in Southern California. We got there late afternoon so we were able to check in to our castle-like hotel (we ate breakfast in the old dungeon, so cool) and walk around the city. Just up two streets from the river was a huge walking street with more shops than I ever imagined. Hundreds of people gathered around the shop windows, walking with pretzels in one hand and famous German chocolate in the other. In the morning, we visited the Heidelberg castle, famous for the 300 steps it took us to climb to the top, and for it's gorgeous views of the town. I picked up some famous chocolate that Michelle Obama has commended (along with other famous diplomats) and we shopped.<br />
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Later that afternoon we took the longest train ride yet to Rothenburg, an absolutely marvelous old town. The city is surrounded by towers and tall walls, which kept out the invaders since the 800s. The town was saved during WWII because an American general grew up with old paintings around his house when he was a kid - but had never been - and knew of it's historical presence and beauty. We went on a popular Nightwatch man's tour at 8pm, popular for tourists and locals alike. In the morning, we woke up to rain and walked around the walls to marvel the designs and ancient construction of the city.<br />
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Next up is Munich, with day trips to Salzburg, Neuschwanstein (sleeping beauty castle), and some other nearby German cities. Can't wait to update you on these adventures!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Falling leaves on a hike in Trondheim</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">First building (now administration) at NTNU, my University in Trondheim </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A liter of beer I ordered (and finished) - more than I thought it would be</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the castle in Heidelberg</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-6559524035650430952013-10-02T04:44:00.001-07:002013-10-02T05:08:06.667-07:00"He's ugly in the head"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZh7JpODGxHcsduttJpioQ_XqkvQrgYOizGwRkTJGy0UbCxJD5YcLPzAhiaQsBqqlBawrIXPROVipY_R_bu7rh2d4qona2HcAox6HoHEJkFkRWPhZBOqUN1FerOmSNNDVaYAWWJH-DAk/s1600/Photo+Oct+01,+13+06+54.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZh7JpODGxHcsduttJpioQ_XqkvQrgYOizGwRkTJGy0UbCxJD5YcLPzAhiaQsBqqlBawrIXPROVipY_R_bu7rh2d4qona2HcAox6HoHEJkFkRWPhZBOqUN1FerOmSNNDVaYAWWJH-DAk/s320/Photo+Oct+01,+13+06+54.jpg" width="320" /></a>Hello again! I had quite an interesting cabin experience, so I wanted to share some photos and the priceless journey to live like a 18th century peasant in the middle of nowhere (maybe you can tell my take on camping already?) A friend has been asking me to take a trip to the cabins with him for weeks, and so I figured I should finally go (even though I hiked my butt off in Tromsø and stayed in a cabin up there). I left all the planning to him- and so of course we hit some detours (uh oh my type A, OCD personality is showing now). Anyway, it turned out to be a great experience, but we did hit a couple roadblocks. After going back and forth in the city center to find the bus that took us to the middle of nowhere, we found the stop (right outside of my apartment) and luckily it came just in time. We took it to the very last stop, where we had to catch another bus, the "skolbus." Yeah - it's what it sounds like, a school bus.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrClzL9f8REHDRLkO8knTVoYk3OrztiE-p2w8Ti-BYcPL28pTs8rQ6fWV_cyLyoJuR8d7KfBB8y5TDqHrQ3pHTkUPWzreZCB-X7NGdtXOf0ZlJKoMkI4rIhPILPkr0Hjscxf1l1jNqgQA/s1600/Photo+Oct+01,+13+04+33.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrClzL9f8REHDRLkO8knTVoYk3OrztiE-p2w8Ti-BYcPL28pTs8rQ6fWV_cyLyoJuR8d7KfBB8y5TDqHrQ3pHTkUPWzreZCB-X7NGdtXOf0ZlJKoMkI4rIhPILPkr0Hjscxf1l1jNqgQA/s200/Photo+Oct+01,+13+04+33.jpg" width="150" /></a>We asked several people how to get to the city we needed to go to, and whether it was really a school bus that would take us. No one knew. They suggested we should walk - which later we found out is 8 miles up hill. Yeah right. So we meandered around until we found the school - with tons of children running around. Usually it would be sort of odd for two guys to be aimlessly walking around a school, but the Norwegians didn't seem to care. We asked an older lady how we could get to the town we wanted to go, and she said well only the school bus goes, and those only take kids. We muttered, "Oh great"; then she said-- but if you beg.....<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnnIbBrA4uYyUrJanS4F3Zyw7rMwfUHCrc9N99EYzmPjw2gC3mMKlh51si_ty_9uG18XjvuBvTzWSxBh3ZNKvlHbd2kTbAkBc0ZaB18mBwbrImHYFMYNEmjsF9dFlLtJLl0sMREpDZH0/s1600/Photo+Oct+01,+18+25+49.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKnnIbBrA4uYyUrJanS4F3Zyw7rMwfUHCrc9N99EYzmPjw2gC3mMKlh51si_ty_9uG18XjvuBvTzWSxBh3ZNKvlHbd2kTbAkBc0ZaB18mBwbrImHYFMYNEmjsF9dFlLtJLl0sMREpDZH0/s320/Photo+Oct+01,+18+25+49.jpg" width="320" /></a>So, we begged. But it didn't seem like a problem after all. This was such a funny experience. All of the children were staring at us and whispering- because, you know how exciting it is when someone new who doesn't even know Norwegian is on your 30 minute bus ride home. To my surprise, most of the kids (aged 7-12) spoke pretty good English. We told them we were from the USA and Russia, and one kid yelled: "USA is coolest!" One other kid was clearly the bully and another kid described him as an "idiot" and "ugly in the head." The kids truly were cute and fun.<br />
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Once we got to the city the bus driver said he leaves every hour, so to come back tomorrow morning. Our cabin was another 45 minutes from this bus stop - so we walked deep into the woods. The views were wonderful - as you can see- and we had a great time. We woke up about 7:45 and cleaned up, but by the time we got to the bus, it was no longer running (we guess). We stood around for 45 minutes and decided we should probably hitch hike. I've never ridden in a strangers car, especially not someone who just speaks Norwegian, but this old couple was nice enough to give us a ride down the mountain. Not bad considering it was about a 4 hour walk and it was below 40 degrees.<br />
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Overall, it was a beautiful experience and totally worth it!<br />
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Hello from Tromsø, Norway! I've had quite the adventure here - so can't wait to delve in and share photos! I flew Norwegian Air from Trondheim to Tromsø, which was pretty cheap and only a hour each way. But - you have to pay extra to reserve a seat, so I didn't bother. Little did I know the views of the mountains and the fjords from the plane are amazing; I did get a glimpse of some if the action from the aisle seat. When I arrived, I took two busses to meet my colleague (Susan). Backstory: The National Science Foundation funded 8 scholars to study in Norway through the program I am doing; two of us are in Trondheim, one in Tromsø, and the rest in Bergen or Oslo. When the list was published, I e-mailed some of the scholars and inquired whether they'd like to meet. Susan told me that she loved Tromsø and that she'd let me stay with her, so I easily obliged. Basically, I didn't know anything about Susan besides the fact that she was doing her PhD in Math at the University of North Carolina.<br />
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However, when Susan picked me up from the bus stop on Friday afternoon, one of the first things I found out was that she went to high school only a couple miles down the road from mine (!) and that she lived in Diamond Bar - just two cities over from my hometown. It was quite strange meeting a neighbor of mine for two decades - but not back in Orange County - instead, in Tromsø. (By the way, Tromsø is 300 miles North of the arctic circle)--brrr.<br />
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On Friday night I went with Susan to her office and met a colleague of hers. I wasn't surprised when she told me that the school gave free coffee, breakfasts, snacks, and sometimes lunches (just like my University at NTNU- I didn't like coffee before I came here but the fancy snazzy machine they provide the staff has taken over my life). We went to her colleague's house and cooked a nice dinner, followed by checking out the nightlight (until 4am!) Don't worry, the beer was still $13, so I couldn't afford to get too crazy. :)<br />
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We hiked to a public cabin, which Susan told us is never occupied. Five of us went together to hike - and there were six beds. On our third hour of the hike to the cabin, we saw a half dozen people several hundred yards in front of us, and I thought: "Just my luck." I'm a baby and can't do tents or sleep outside, so I knew it was going to be a problem. Oh wait...let me remind you I only slept 4 hours and just hiked 7 miles dodging loose rocks and climbing steep hills. I was dead.<br />
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The entire trip was a wonderful experience and I might just go back to do some ice fishing and see some more spectacular Northern lights :)<br />
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Here are some other pics, mostly from the hike we did!<br />
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Happy Monday evening from Norway! It's been awhile since I posted so I thought it would be nice to give a few updates from the past couple weeks and the next month. Last week was pretty productive in terms of work: I finished the preliminary analyses for my first dissertation paper (they will likely change multiple times once my committee reads them over, but it is a great outline) and I have been working on pulling the paper together in its entirety. This weekend I went hiking again (but got rained out) and had a relaxing Sunday with two of my closest friends in Trondheim; one Russian student and another native Norwegian student.<br />
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My upcoming month is very hectic in terms of travel. On Friday I am going to Tromsø to visit a colleague; the city is very North (in the arctic circle I believe), but also very beautiful. I have posted a photo of Tromsø below. After I return next Monday, my Aunt will arrive a few days later to Trondheim! She will stay with me for three nights and I will take a mini-vacation and travel through Germany with her. We bought a EuroRail pass and plan to see five or six different cities in southern Germany. Once we get back, a good friend and colleague from Florida will be waiting for me from Florida, and we will take a short 2-day trip to Stavanger to hike a famous fjord/cliff. I have provided a photo of this hiking spot as well. And my travels will end with another trip to Bergen at the end of the month, the second largest city in Norway.<br />
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Otherwise, I am really settled in here and have gotten used to the expensive prices (for the most part). Although, I did go to Burger King (which I never eat at in the US) and paid $14 for a chicken burger combo---No joke. But the difference is that minimum wage is Norway is ~$20, so I guess I have to pay for those high salaries somehow. I'll post about my experience in Tromsø in about a week! Until then, I leave you with some more photos from around town!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me ringing a bell at the top of a Cathedral in Bern -- oops</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-24536635538327662692013-09-14T09:44:00.002-07:002013-10-02T05:07:52.915-07:00Big parities and busted passport photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy Saturday from Trondheim! I'm writing to the background sound of the UCLA football game - a friend told me a website where I could stream the football game, so I'm hoping the Bruins put me in the good mood before I head over to the "biggest party of the year" here in Trondheim. The cover charge is 250kr ($42)- which is just crazy- but hey, how could I miss the biggest party? I've laid pretty low the past week and have conceptualized the argument and content of the first dissertation paper. Basically, I will compare groups of adolescents using prospective (longitudinal) Norwegian data with particular interest in adolescents' reports in 1992 and (the same) young adults' reports in 1999. I will compare these findings to representative United States data; and to compare these individuals I will position Norway as a socially liberal and accepting culture (or so we usually think in the US)- yet a country where some adolescents report disparate outcomes compared to others.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6fNpFk8ionYSFgbdjjjY5vMZADhaP5MbC0P_3rn1FJNBx9X1oJNWlf2JvYDA9cjgObZ5az8lftPrg-xqCKmpSyl36U0lvtuvdjfgT9kLGONgABaTRKxyF3BoTdQBXsUrnYP6oMVbKR4/s1600/Photo+Sep+12,+8+10+43+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6fNpFk8ionYSFgbdjjjY5vMZADhaP5MbC0P_3rn1FJNBx9X1oJNWlf2JvYDA9cjgObZ5az8lftPrg-xqCKmpSyl36U0lvtuvdjfgT9kLGONgABaTRKxyF3BoTdQBXsUrnYP6oMVbKR4/s200/Photo+Sep+12,+8+10+43+PM.jpg" width="200" /></a>I have a couple weeks of great weather (besides the intermittent rain) until it starts to become very cold and dark here in Norway. I booked a flight to Tromsø for Sept 27-30; I will visit a colleague over that weekend to see more Norwegian views. I've come to expect that I will visit the grocery store ever day, as this is customary in the Norwegian culture. Most households do not have large refrigerators like Americans do, so it makes it necessary to visit the store often. I have been cooking most meals to save money on food - it, like everything else, is very expensive here. Overall, I miss American chains like Chipotle (I can't find black beans anywhere in this town!), but at least there is good ol' McDonalds just 5 minutes from here.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6754xGMO1yQ4UD7LUEWSAVX_ZgjlS1Y47Q_xx2GoJrLq0tbb6303sYPx_4lyiW41VX2mj9Hg88v5IT9o9nbW11VjHysJzbeG639mGbBEfGXVbUVZPSy1nSlwEpgsaVnUEt1_YW5poOpg/s1600/Photo+Sep+11,+2+41+05+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6754xGMO1yQ4UD7LUEWSAVX_ZgjlS1Y47Q_xx2GoJrLq0tbb6303sYPx_4lyiW41VX2mj9Hg88v5IT9o9nbW11VjHysJzbeG639mGbBEfGXVbUVZPSy1nSlwEpgsaVnUEt1_YW5poOpg/s200/Photo+Sep+11,+2+41+05+PM.jpg" width="200" /></a>Funny story: I decided I needed to get a residence permit while here; if I get caught staying the few days over the allowed amount, I could be fined or banned from coming back for a period of time (to all of Europe). Okay that wasn't the funny part... that would be the story that a requirement for this visa/permit (besides the $450 fee) is that you need a passport photo. So- I went to a self service machine to make this photo and didn't realized until after the photo printed that I left my headphones in for all 4 photos. What a dork.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-9835604341897513372013-09-08T13:03:00.002-07:002013-10-02T05:08:25.314-07:00Driving in Trondheim<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello from Trondheim! After a 12 hour travel day from Lausanne (no joke), I finally arrived back in Trondheim late Friday night. My journey entailed: a bus to the Lausanne train station, the EuroRail from Lausanne to Zurich only to arrive 3 hours early for my flight from Zurich (laying over in Oslo) to Trondheim; last was a 45 minute shuttle bus from the airport. Anyway, it was worth the beautiful sights in Switzerland (of which I am posting some more photos here). </div>
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This morning, I decided to go jogging in the mountains again. They are very accessible by bus and foot, so I just hopped on the bus and ran about 4 miles along lakes and farms. Every time I go, I am able to go a little further and see more of the mountains. Soon, I will make it to the top and share the photos of the fjords and city. I went with a couple Russian friends to the top of the fortress and BBQed some hot dogs and pork - with a disposable grill we bought at the grocery store. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-13972310460018583162013-09-04T01:36:00.002-07:002013-10-02T05:08:36.200-07:00I hiked the Alps!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello from Lausanne, Switzerland! The last few days have been quite an adventure, and I have so many new sights and photos to share. A colleague and good friend (Michelle) from Davis, California met me in Trondheim on Tuesday (8/28/13) to visit before our trip to Switzerland. We hiked the Trondheim mountains and I showed her all of the must-see places around town. On Friday, we took a long trip to Zurich, Switzerland to visit before our conference here in Lausanne. Michelle hosted a Swiss student last year (Andy) who studies at the University of Zurich, so she met us at the airport and helped us get around. That night, she offered to bring us along to her boyfriend's cabin in the Swiss Alps (a 90 minute drive from Zurich). We obliged; and it was a breathtaking experience. The only time the view wasn't spectacular was when we were going through one of the many tunnels on our drive, the drive was full with lakes, mountains, cliffs, and more. Once we arrived, we took the ski-lift up the huge alp in the city of Flim and hiked down for about 6 hours. We stopped halfway and built a fire to cook some lunch, and I was able to see some of the most breathtaking sights I've ever witnessed. Flim is a cute mountain town with lots of older Swiss residents; the town is more bustling in the Winter during snow sport season. We ended the night with two beers and live music at the base of the alp followed by a home cooked meal in our cabin.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-33215363592375826572013-08-23T09:40:00.000-07:002013-10-02T05:08:52.994-07:00Beautiful Trondheim<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Check out these huge bumblebees that frequent Trondheim! And this is the cathedral taken from an angle including some tombstones that surround the front of the castle. And below is the view of the city from the fortress that used to protect Trondheim from the British. "The British are coming!"<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16172514145826028337noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4853702426570366865.post-51790326145706760972013-08-20T04:50:00.003-07:002013-10-02T05:09:04.332-07:00Ryan's Norwegian Adventure Blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Greetings and welcome to the blog about my European travels this Fall 2013. This is my first blog ever, so please bear with me. A little background: I am studying in Trondheim, Norway for 3.5 months funded by the National Science Foundation and Research Council of Norway; my host scientist is Dr. Lars Wichstrøm at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. While I am in Norway for 3.5 months, I will be working on my dissertation using Norwegian prospective, representative data. Dr. Wichstrøm will mentor me and help further my program of research. While I am in Europe, I will be traveling to Lausanne, Switzerland for the European Conference on Developmental Psychology (Aug 30-6) and take short day trips to Zurich and Bern. My Aunt and I will also travel to Germany for a week and visit Frankfurt, Munich, Rothernburg, and other small cities.<br />
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I arrived in Norway on Thursday, August 15th around noon. This was a particularly tough time to arrive because I had been awake 30 hours making the long journey over. I know to stay awake until at least the sun goes down (well, that is 21:45 here right now), but I was so exhausted I fell asleep. Oh- and forgot to mention my luggage didn't make it from Amsterdam. So- I was without a toothbrush and clothes for another 24 hours. I immediately noticed how beautiful and green Norway is; there are rolling hills of forests that stretch to Russia and across Norway. Trondheim is situated further north than the capitol (Oslo), and so it is a little colder and lighter/darker than Oslo (depending on the time of the year). The buildings are gorgeous; you can see the main river that runs through the city in both of the photos I have posted. I was also impressed with the Norwegians' ability to speak English - while all conversations are in Norwegian by default, as soon as someone hears me speaking English, the entire conversation (including others' side conversations) turns to English. My next observation was how much everything costs - I was so thirsty so I got a bottle of water. "30 kr" said the attendant, which I didn't realize until after is a little more than $5! A Big Mac meal is $18, one-way bus ride is $5.55, ~$66,000 for a Honda Civic (cars are heavily taxed) and Converse shoes are over $100.<br />
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Tax is 25% on most items, but 15% on food at the grocery store. The alcohol laws are quite different than the Pacific west coast of the USA; only the vinmonopolet (wine monopoly) sells hard alcohol on M-F until 6pm, and a few hours on Saturday. The prices are also very high. When a mixed drink is made in a bar, there may be no more than 1.3oz of hard liquor included by law (try making a Long Island with that law). Beer and wine are less regulated: the beers served are typically larger than in the United States and can be served in grocery stores under the same hourly laws followed by the vinmonoplet. Unlike in the US where grocery stores play some type of music, the stores here are silent and a bit eery. That will take some getting used to I suppose...<br />
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The Norwegian people are very friendly. While there is less small talk in retail shops (e.g., cashiers in the grocery store do not ask how your day is or tell you to have a nice day), friends are very helpful and available to hang out. I have already made about a dozen local friends who I've gone on walks and to dinner/bars with, which is telling of the student culture found here in Trondheim. Most of these friends are Norwegian natives (from Hammerfest [very North], Oslo, etc.) and others from Russia, the US, and Finland. Norway also seems to represent the epitome of self-care; many people work 9-3:30 and take their free time seriously. </div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWroz3SfX_bf3L5dtR3mefmrqJHsKXS7LG_RTGr5YmF4unQfYKzrQVWh784JCkbGRmD3EVooY9dEaVYUpEayyWAP3A9UXmPsxxwcUfKemlV68j-d6YReXUNIMbPLDgw09mO-gXLQ8hDU/s1600/Photo+Aug+19,+11+27+13+PM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWroz3SfX_bf3L5dtR3mefmrqJHsKXS7LG_RTGr5YmF4unQfYKzrQVWh784JCkbGRmD3EVooY9dEaVYUpEayyWAP3A9UXmPsxxwcUfKemlV68j-d6YReXUNIMbPLDgw09mO-gXLQ8hDU/s200/Photo+Aug+19,+11+27+13+PM.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="150" /></a> In terms of work, Dr. Wichstrøm was able to provide me a private office to work in. We have met to discuss what types of research questions I can explore using the data he is generously offering to me. The dataset is one-of-a-kind and provides the ability to trace developmental trajectories over the life span; in my case, I will be investigating mental health disparities and stability of identity over time <br />
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(in terms of behavior as well). I plan on organizing the data and developing my conceptual models the first couple weeks. During this time, I will work on my dissertation proposal and potentially propose my dissertation to my committee via Skype while I am in Norway. The idea is to begin 2 out of the 3 required manuscripts that will eventually become my dissertation.</div>
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<i>I will plan to update the blog weekly to report on neat findings and share exciting photos from my journeys. Thanks for reading!</i></div>
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