And then there was SNOW

This week Callie and I had made plans to walk around the whole island today. However, when we woke up this morning it was raining, cold, and very slippery so we decided to postpone our wonderful plan. I’m really glad we did because on my way to campus to workout I realized how slippery the sidewalks and roads are. My new goal for studying here is not to fall especially on my butt in front of anyone. Not falling will save me from embarrassment as well as potential injuries which I would like to avoid at all costs since I don’t want to deal with the health insurance situation here.

Later in the evening Callie and I were invited to another dinner hosted by Bill. Bill was the first person we met when we arrived to Tromsø and he has been very helpful. Tonight he had a small group of friends over for burritos. At the gathering I got to meet some new people. I met Jessica from Pennsylvania, Signe from Russia, one of Bill’s professors, and Kam from Idaho, but who grew up in New Zealand.

It was nice sitting around and talking about each other’s background and a variety of other topics like English grammar. These are the types of evenings I enjoy most; I love learning about other people. The majority of the group was older than 24 so it was nice to have more mature conversations. I like going out to the clubs, but I prefer sitting around and conversing about important topics. I relate better to older students and frankly I find drinking until you pass out immature and pointless. Just the type of person I am.

Callie and I enjoying the snow

 

To make the evening more splendid it had started to snow tonight! On the ground was a fresh layer of fluffy, white snow. It was beautiful and Callie and I were so excited. The snow reminds me of Christmas, but it’s too early to start thinking about that.