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brekketechie

Summer Abroad?

Sep 28, 2009 18:22

As many of you who have followed this blog for any length of time know, I really love to travel. What's more, I am always itching for adventure and seeing/doing new things. Also, I have this deep-rooted hankering for living abroad (because what better way to understand a different culture than to live immersed in it?). HOWEVER, it's really tricky ( Read more... )

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brekketechie September 28 2009, 22:50:02 UTC

I've been really, really wnating to come to Norway! All my father's family immigrated to the USA about 100 years ago. I need to see the homeland! :)
The problems with Norway have always been: a)cost, b)language(I'm monolingual, I know, way to be American) and c)visa - where would I work/study that would get me into the country?
But I'd love to come! It's be SO awesome. :)

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brekketechie September 28 2009, 23:07:01 UTC

Good to know.
I'd like to be in Oslo, if I was able to come.
In the States, I've always heard of Norweigian described as "Modern" or Nynorsk and "Old" or Bokmal. But yeah, I can't speak it at all (although my grandpa use to curse in Norweigian when he was real angry).
And if I came we could have internatinoal LJ meet up! Haha!

theinnerdemons September 29 2009, 07:58:12 UTC

i wish you'd find something in Israel - it's more than worth it going there. but be warned: ever since i lived there for a short time, there hasn't been a single day during which i haven't wished to return home...

i live in switzerland -but unfortunately, geneva is about 2 or 2.5 hours away. but if you come up with something in switzerland, let me know. if it was only to learn french and german maybe it would be easier to find something. of course, we have three faculties (reformed theology) over here, and in Lausanne there's the interreligious platform.

saraphina_marie September 29 2009, 09:43:27 UTC

Just something to consider, you mentioned Norway and I know Iceland still has a thriving practicing Norse-Pagan community living pretty harmoniously with the Christian one. My Baptist minister who works a lot with inter-faith stuff is particularly interested in studying that dichotomy (although neo-paganism is of specific interest to him), but it is something that fascinates me as well. I know Norway still has a lot of people clinging to their old pagan roots, but Iceland lists it as an official state religion if I remember correctly (or is the Discovery channel isn't totally bogus on that point).
Anywho, back to Ireland, where Catholicism and Paganism merged into Voltron. ^_~