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4FOCUS-FEBRUARY2013ingisanationalpastimebusfareishalfpriceforstudentsyoucanbenedforforgettingyourIDwintertiresarerequiredbylawafteracertaindateinNovember.Somethingsshowhowrichthecountryismostlyduetotheiroiltheschoollendslaptopstopeoplewhocantaffordthemhighpricesreectthehighincomesoftypicalhouse-holds.SomethingsarejustoddCanadaGoosejacketsareconsideredtobetheheightofcoolthefamousVosswaterasitturnsoutisactuallyjusttapwaterfromthetownofVossketchupisanacceptabletoppingforpizzaandspaghetti.TheveryrstquestionImaskedwhenpeoplendoutthatImfromCanadaishowIlikeVancouverandthemountainsinB.C.myanswerneverseenthem.IvealsohadsomeveryweirdexperiencessuchasbeingchaseddownamountainbysheepItookalotofpicturesofthesheepwhichmyhostfamilythoughtwasabsolutelyhilariousandunexpectedlylearninghowtoherdcowsinDenmarkchasingthirtyorsocowsbackintotheirpasturewithmyfriendandherparents.InshortbeingonexchangehasopenedmyeyestoanentirelynewworldfullofinterestingpeopleplacesandthingsIwouldneverhaveimaginedbackhome.ImstilltryingtolearnBokmltheNorwe-gianlanguagespokenmostlyinthesouthernsectionofthecountry.NorwegianisverysimilartoDanishandSwedishenoughsothatIwasabletounderstandsomeofwhatwassaidwhileinDenmark.NorskhasthreelettersattheendofthealphabetthatwedonthaveinEnglishthetheandtheandcompoundwordsareusedoften.TheotherofciallanguageinNorwayisNynorsknewNorwegian.JegskalsnakkernorskveldigsnartmedhjelpefralrerminogvertsfamilienminTranslation-IllspeakNor-wegianverysoonwithhelpfrommyteacherandmyhostfamilyImenrolledatthelocalvideregendeskoletheNorwegianequivalentofhighschoolgrades11to13rsttothirdgradeshere.IaminthethirdgradeandaRusswhichmeansIllbeamongthegraduatesfromArendalvi-deregendeskoleattheendoftheyear.ItalsomeanswegettowearfunnyredpantsandpullpranksoneachotherintheweekbeforeConstitutionDaythe17thofMay.IamtakingFootballSocialGeographyPhotogra-phyNorskNorwegianHistoryReligionandGymalltaughtinNorwegian.Ivealsostartedtoinvolvemyselfinactivi-tiesoutsideofschoolIhavejoinedaninnebandyteamsimilartooorhockeythatwewouldcalloorballmyislandsvol-leyballteamandthelocalRedCrossgroup.IalsoattendRotaryClubmeetingsintowneveryThursdaywheretheclubgetstogetheranddiscussesvarioustopicsspecicallyhowtheycanmakeapositiveimpactonthecommunity.IdliketothanktheRotaryClubsofPortPerryandArendalDistricts7070Canadaand2290Norwayandeveryonewhohascontributedtohelpmakethisexperiencepossibleforme.ByKyraGrahamSpecialtoFocusonScugogKyraatPreikestolenPulpitRocknearStavangeronthewestcoastofNorway.Thecliffis604metres1982feetaboveLysefjorden.Continuedfrompage3