Best thing about this course:
It is so interesting to be in a class with people from all over the world! Everyone is very different and yet so similar. We learn a lot about the Norwegian culture by being here but we also learn about all the cultures that are represented in our class.

Favorite project so far:
With the class: our trip to South-West Norway! We did a lot of different things so there was something for everyone. We went hiking on Preikestolen, learned about the Norwegians and their oil in Stavanger and we went to Kristiansand zoo to learn about the Norwegian predators. I also wrote a blog about this trip on 
Elverums website, you can check that out too!

With the school:
the themeweek! We rewrote Norwegian fairytales to be more modern or a bit funny. 

That week I learned to speak Norwegian more freely because we had to perform the fairytales to the children in Elverum in Norwegian! They had lots of fun and we did too. During that week the classes were mixed so I made more friends in other lines as well. Everyone is so engaged here!

Best memory:
I have made so many new friends in the Norwegian line and in other lines too. We are all here to help each other grow as people. For example we cheer each other up when we feel like giving up. The time we hiked up to Peikestolen we were all helping each other to get up to the top, and we did it! Everyone made it! I was so proud of us all. The people here care about each other and that makes this place feel very safe and comforting.

What is the most important thing you have learned this semester?
I became more mature since I came here. No one is here to hold you down or judge you. I grew as a person and on my own terms. Elverum FHS is a very comforting environment to be in and I can’t wait for the next half year to come!