Hot fall!

Whoa!! I've been told that the summer was cold and rainy, but the sun has been shining almost nonstop since Jamie and I came to Sykkylven. If you know me, you know I'm not a fan of weather talk, but I've got to surrender just once. Seriously, it's September 7 and I am wearing shorts! There is not a cloud in the sky, and the sun is sizzling.

In other news... (drumroll, plrease!) I got a reporter job at NRK Møre og Romsdal. I start training Monday! I am very excited about it.

I'm also working on my Norwegian blog so I can get back to writing and THINKING in my native tongue.

Change

I've been home for over a week now, but it still feels a little strange. Sure, this is "home" - the place I where I grew up, where I made my first friends, where I had my first kiss and where I read my first books. A place of great firsts and bad lasts. But it's also a place of disconnect.

Right now I feel stuck in between. I am looking for a new job, a new place to live and new routines. I am a little bored, to tell you the truth. I miss my friends in Oregon. I miss the sporadic lunches, impromtu wine dates, impulsive shopping trips and the sound of the doorbell.

A lot has changed over the past few years (naturally). I've changed, and I am not talking about the added 20 pounds. My hair is shorter, I am a little bit wiser but mostly I am more aware of myself and my identity. I'm a thousand faces richer, a thousand places more experienced. I've learned a lot and failed a lot. I may not yet know what I want, but I definitely know what I don't want. I don't want to work at a factory, I don't want kids, I don't want to be just like everyone elsem, and I certainly don't want to settle down...yet.

There is still so much to discover. There are still so many things that I want to do.

I'm changed, but I am still me. I feel the contrasts are bigger this time around.

It's time to say goodbye!

I can't believe it has been almost 5 years since I arrived at the Eugene train station. Yes, TRAIN! What was supposed to be a year of cultural and academic exchange has now turned into a half decade of experiences. I got married here, got my first (real) job here and has seen some of the most extreme ups and downs I could ever imagine.

I'm sad to say bye and break up. But on the other hand, it's time.

We're going from this:

To this:

What I'll miss about America

Jamie's rocking van

Yellow school buses converted into hippie vessels

The Pacific Ocean

Halloween!

Red velvet cake

Carving pumpkins

The end of an era...the dawn of a new

What up folks! It's been forever since I last blogged. Everything is just so chaotic these days, I barely have time to just sit down and have a breather. Arizona's new immigration law, Elana Kagan, oil spill, ash clouds, Greece riots, Nashville floods, allergy season, global warming, Diaspora, 3-D centerfolds.... certainly make up for exciting news times.



Speaking of news... I have some of my own. My hubby and I are finally taking the plunge and moving to Norway! That means a new life, a new job and new adventures.



So to mark that I am changing my hair color! It's a little tribute to my crazy side.



I'm thinking raspberry red. Yes?