Final week

Now that we have finally come to our last week here, it is time to do some hardcore training at the gym! I have even quit eating chocolate, which for me is very difficult as I have been addicted to it for many years!  Hopefully this make a difference!

Final countdown

The countdown has started.

9 days left and counting. 

Tickets have been checked and re-checked.

Packing has started.

Excitement is mounting.

Soon its good bye Norway and hello to the adventure of a lifetime!

Cake!

Yesterday the other swedish girls here decided to surprise me with a nice dinner and "cake". I was at work when the 3 of them suddenly parade in and barricade the kitchen.

We had a lovely sit down dinner and for dessert instead of a cake there was a pyramid of cookies, cinnamon buns and cupcakes! 

Just had to add this picture of these girls wearing the  Norwegian national dress 

17th May

17th May is Norways Consitution day or more commonly known as the National day . More importantly its also my birthday ;-) 

This is how Finnsnes celebrated the day

My lovely birthday presents :)

SeatGuru

I just found one very useful website for those of you who are flying somewhere. Its called SeatGuru.com. All you need to do is type in which flight you are taking and you will find out exactly which plane you are going to be flying on, which seats are good or bad etc. 

 Gone are the days where you are just stuck on a random seat and end up next to the emergency exit or lavatories for 12 hours. I know that from now on, I will know exactly which seats I am going to request.

Spring!

I dare say that spring might have finally come to Finnsnes!

Was sitting in the sun on a terrace for the first time this year. It felt amazing! It was probably the first day this year that it wasn't  necessary to wear a winter jacket! :D

Gym "Fika"

Fika is one of the suedes favourite pastime pleasures. It is a swedish word with many meanings. There is no direct translation in english, but it can be used for meeting up, socialising, going for a coffee, sitting at a cafe with friends or just spending time together.

Today after our gym session Patricia and I had a small "fika" at the gym with our protein shake :)  

14 days left!

Sorry for not having posted anything in daaaays! Have been busy at work and have not had any time to even just sit and relax this weekend!

Now I only have another 14 days left here in Norway, which means I need to start getting ready for the move. There is lots of business to attend to. Many boring things such as going to the tax office, talking to the police about my de-registartion, terminate the flat and internet contract and so on.... the fun part of getting ready to leave is the packing! I love packing! I always associate it with something fun about to happen. 

The past few years I have been traveling and moving countries more times than I can remember. This has caused me to have 3 different bases in 3 different countries for where I store all my things. This can be slightly annoying at times as I will realise that I have something I need in a completely different country and won't be able to retrieve it until the next time I'm there.

Does anyone else have the same problem?

Tuff crowd

So you guys are quiet a tuff crowd. As I haven't received any comments on my blog yet I'm not sure if you like it or not. I know its just the start and you might be shy ;), however this is just the get to know me stage. Very soon (17 days) I will be moving on to more interesting places and there will be lots more interesting things for me to write about.

While I'm here let me know what you think. :)

Also I am very happy to announce that I finally have readers from 5 different continents! Am now waiting for readers from Africa to discover my blog.

When do we grow up?

When I was little, the only thing I wanted was to become an adult. It always looked so appealing and you could be in control of your own life, never having parents telling you what to do or not to do. I vowed that I would eat ice cream and chocolate everyday instead of dinner. Dreaming that I would be absolutely awesome when I would finally be an adult.

At the age of 10 I thought that being 16 was grown up. Reaching 16 and starting the equivalent of high school in Sweden, it hit me that I was still far away from being an adult. Three years later graduating high school at 19, I still wasn't quite sure if I was there yet. Come on, no job and no future plans! I didn't feel ready to be all grown up yet.

Graduation bal,  Lund 2005

My pimping graduation ride! 2005

Me and some of the girls I went to high school with

Moving on to university, most of my fellow students and me were just like university students are supposed to be. Pretending to be adults, while still acting like kids. At the university graduation, I still didn't feel much closer to being what I by now considered an adult, someone who was mature, acted with responsibility and had a stable life. I did have a future job though, which was a step in the right direction.

Graduation Dinner,  2010

In line waiting for my degree

Finally I have it in my hands!

Now, two years after graduation university, one would think that I would finally feel like I have grown up and become and adult. 

Wrong!

I feel further from being an adult as ever. In about 17 days I will no longer have a job due to me going travelling for an extended period of time. I am doing the total opposite to what I thought an adult should be like. 

Many of my friends are getting married, having kids and are living responsible adult lives. Is it really that bad not wanting to really grow up and instead try to live a free life as long as possible without being attached to your responsibilities?

When do we really become adults? Is it a feeling inside or is it when the law says at 18 you are now officially adults?