Desverre poler jeg ikke

A ton of snow today!  It just started really coming down.... I guess we're supposed to get about 10 inches or so.  I ordered snowboard pants and boots yesterday, so I am eagerly awaiting them so that I can get out and snowboard.  Lars has an extra (definitely used) snowboard that I can use while I am here, which is excellent, and saves me a lot of money (EVERYTHING is more expensive in Norway).  I think we might go and fool around on our snowboards today.  I think I'm waiting for Lars to wake up, which he estimated would be around two.  We went to a Velkommen til Bø party yesterday, hosted by the international students in order to get to know each other.  It was fun, and I certainly didn't meet them all, but quite a few, and some new Norwegians.   We started the night by meeting at Heather Fromsouthdakota's place and playing some euchre.

I definitely won that round (or whatever you call it), just so you know.  I had a hard time convincing them that I wasn't taking a picture of my hand just because it was good.  

Then we went on to Nicole Frommankato's place, and from there to the Breisås common area, where everybody was.  It was a good time, talking all to loud to all too many people.

With two of the Slovakian girls, Lucia on my right, and Zuna the left. 

We got back about 3 after the hike from Breisås to Gullbring, in which Lars found some sort of pole/staff, and the question of the night became:  'Poler du?';  'Do you pole?' to which I replied, 'Desverre poler jeg ikke.'  'Unfortunately, I do not pole.'