I Norge, og trøtt

Well, as the title says, 'In Norway, and tired'.  

I left Madison on the 2nd at about 2pm (supposed to leave at 11:30 am), the rest of my flights left and arrived on time, and I got to Norway about ..... mmm when the sun came up.  It was great to get to Frankfurt and finally hear some flippin Norwegian as I was waiting to board the plane!  And now I'm surrounded by it and trying to take it all in and understand it.  Once in Oslo it was still about a two hour train ride to Bø (that's a mid front rounded vowel folks, like 'o' and 'e' at the same time), where we were met by Lars and (H)anne (not sure if there was an 'h' at the beginning, but there was definitely an 'annuh') who drove us to our dorm (Gulbring).  I am now unpacked, showered, tooth-brushed, and still tired.  A little later it sounds like I'll be able to meet some people, which should be good, and hopefully I won't speak any more English.... hopefully.  Unfortunately I got off on the English foot with Lars, but I've introduced and talked briefly with one other person in Norwegian, so!  I have much to learn, quickly!  But I'm ready, and being ready is the best time to learn.  

Just a few cool notes: 

Norwegians like open faced sandwiches, if I had forgotten that for 15 seconds I was instantly reminded when on the plane to Oslo the man sitting next to me, upon receiving his chicken sandwich, removes the top piece of bread and proceeded to eat it.  I might have, but I needed the extra calories, which is why I'm actually eating a CLIF bar as I write this.  

Another note: not being in rodeo doesn't mean you can't wear Wrangler jeans here.  That is, apparently Wrangler makes some stylish pairs of pants over hear, that don't say '20X' or 'Cowboy Cut' on them.  

More to come, but I'm off to meet people