It's okay, we're still alive!!

Hullo to all!
Haha I apologize for the delay in updates on this...first of all, our internet has been down for more than a week now because of a massive thunderstorm. I love thunderstorms! But have a hint of dislike for them when they inconviently kill the interent server. However, it has been nice to spend those few extra minutes you have throughout the day sipping tea, reading a book, picking raspberries, or going on a walk instead of spending time on FB, e-mail, and the like. Oh yes, and homework tends to take up some of those minutes too =P also, life has been crazy busy over here this past week and a half! a good busy =)
Lovely cousin Rachel is now in Norway and stayed with Britta and I for a couple nights. It was great girl time spent at a lake, shopping downtown, seeing some sites, spending the rainy day watching the Lord of the Rings (it's been way too long since I've seen those! very fun to watch them again--great memories of playing "Lord of the Rings" in our woods with the cousins; we'd each pick our character and go kill the Ork (aka the cows) =D ) and we had some cooking experiments too. Making brownies with Norwegian directions was a lot of fun! "what in the world is a "dl"??!! I don't know...this looks like the right amount of oil to me---here goes!" all in all, it was a vunderful goot time! Rachel is awesome and to see her in Norway was priceless! All of us three fly back to the States together in August which will be a great way to end our time here.
Oh my, we also climbed a mountain! More on that later as it deserves some photos to go along with it =D I will give you a sneak peek and tell you that it was one of the most gorgeous sites I've ever seen and one of the most amazing experiences ever.
Class has been going well---still learning a ton that's for sure! It's been really exciting to continally learn and advance in my eavesdropping skills! =P Just the other day I heard a woman say "du er flott" (you are great) on the phone! I told Britta that when I get back to the States I'm going to have a severe case of ADD because I'll be able to understand almost all the voices around me! Hahahaha. We've had a couple tests to make sure we're on track and learning what we're supposed to. The only test that counts, however, is the final exam. So...pressure's on!
All this to say, sorry for the delay, we are still alive, loving our time here, and more on everything later! We should get getting internet in the next couple of days so hopefully I'll get some pictures on here along with more stories...the stories seem to keep adding up! =)
Until later, have a wonderful day!
Hadet!
Aanna