Long Time...No Post

I'm back, finally. My computer's internet connection was not working correctly, so I haven't been able to post for awhile. But, the problems have now been fixed! Yippee. Not much time now, so I'll give you a little update and write more later.

At the end of November, I travelled to Turkey, yes the country, with the intern in Berlin. It was great to get away and to see an amazing place. Turkey sits in both Europe and Asia, so it has long been the crossroads and centerplace of much - including church history.














And just this past weekend (long weekend) 2 college friends from Madison came and visited. It was great to see some friends right around the holiday time and for them to see where and how I live. Now people really know how expensive it is here, but also what an interesting place this is. Last weekend it got actually cold for the first time since I arrived, so we were bundled up all weekend, even wearing long underwear!

Here's a pic of the landscape on our busride to Hadeland Glass Factory. There's a bit of snow on the ground, but in the trees its mostly frost. The air is still quite damp, probably because of the fjord, so what looks like snow, is actually frost that doesn't melt during the day because we don't get much sun!



And here are the Viking Women ready to board their sailing vessel.





I hope your advent has been one of peace and joy, with some anticipation mixed in! There are more pics from Turkey on my Picasa sight - just click on the "Pics from my norsk life" on the side bar. I'll upload more pics from Kristin and Danielle's visit soon.

Ha det!