22:22

It's 10:22 here in Stavanger and if you were judging by the sun you might think it was 6pm. It will be darker around 2 am, but not much. We arrived here at the University last night after 10 days of planes, trains, buses, taxis, and adidas. Traveling is the life for me, fortunately everyone speaks english. Takk, means thank you and hello is hello in Norwegian. That's all I know.

This photo is from the amazing dinner that our professor, Mark and his wife Kirsten prepared for us. Fresh shrimp, caught that morning and the most beautiful salad you've ever seen. They have a home here which is built on Kirsten's childhood farm. There is a Fjord in the background, you can just see the tops of the hills and a bit of the water. Yes Jen, this is the land of Fjords.




Most of the activity is here in the main harbor, especially durning the summer when most people take a months vacation. We have a lot to learn in the US.
Allison and I arrived at the Sola Airport and met a couple of American travelers who informed us of a Sand Volleyball-World Tour, taking place in the harbor. Everything is beautiful. The water, the architecture, the people (Ani was right!) It's quite a package.






This is Prekestolen, the Pulpit rock. The photo is of Helene(Norwegian student), Allison and me. Yes, we are close to the edge. It was a great day hike and though the picture doesn't do justice, you can obviously see the reward for reaching the top not to mention a lake to swim in at the bottom. This hike was my first chance to chat with Mark and was an incredibly educational walk back down. I have a lot to learn and I am in the right place for it!

Spell check doesn't work! I'm paralized!