The Life of an ~Influencer~

-

         This past week I've been a bit distant on here, but it's because I've had a lot to do, and we haven't done any big exciting things. Instead, I've been in charge of the NLC instagram all week, which has kept me quite busy. 

        Marianne had too much on her plate and asked if I could take the instagram for a week. I was able to post stories--that last 24 hours--and regular permanent posts. It was a fun activity, but I'm honestly glad that my week is over because it's quite a commitment. I posted a lot there, but I wanted to share a few of my favorite things from this past week here! 

We went on a trip with Reidar (the principal) to his cabin where we hung out and drank hot cocoa. His cabin was right on the ocean, in a beautiful area. 


On Wednesday, we highlighted the fact that the two American boys have decided Norway isn't cold enough for them and decided to wear shorts and t shirts. 

Meanwhile Sofia and I were busy eating creme and raisin filled buns and drinking even more cocoa. 


Wednesday evening, Alina and I watched the Presidential Inauguration, and had a laugh at all of the Bernie Sanders memes.

We had our class elections, and Ananda and Bjorn were voted our class rep and vice rep, respectively. In the school-wide elections, Adam won class president, and Fabian won vice. We inaugurated them into office with the school Songbook.



On Friday night the school had a Ligretto tournament. I got out in the first round. 

Saturday was a beautiful day, the sun was shining and it was gorgeous out, so I woke up early and walked to Kiwi to grab a package. Then later I went on a walk with some friends around the lake and we ended up at Kiwi again. That evening, I walked to Kiwi for a third time! I was glad to be outside, and I had a really nice day. 



Now my reign as The NLC Influencer has ended, so I can hopefully devote a bit more time to this blog! We have some exciting stuff coming up, so I'm looking forward to the next couple of weeks. 

Comments

  1. Sonja MerzJanuary 26, 2021 at 5:44 AM

    It was fun checking the IG account while you were running it! Hope you are having a wonderful day today!! Happy 19th Birthday! :)

    ReplyDelete
  2. Kitte Kjær AndersenJanuary 26, 2021 at 8:52 AM

    Also “TILLYKKE MED FØDSELSDAGEN, KÆRE EVELYN” 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰 fra
    Stig og mig. Hope you have a wonderful day with a lot of presents and fun. ☀️🎁🎶⭐️
    is really inspiring to hear about your højskole-life in Norway.
    1 of our grandsons will attend an “Efterskole”, last class (10th) for 16-17-years-old, here in Danmark from august. And the other 3 will do the same in the following years.
    Love from Kitte

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Evelyn MerzJanuary 29, 2021 at 4:57 AM

      Thank you! That is so exciting for your grandchildren!! Folkehøgskole has been an amazing experience :)

      Delete
  3. KevinJanuary 27, 2021 at 5:39 AM

    I really enjoyed your IG posts. Great job!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Trip to Town

-
Image
           I don't have any classes on Friday afternoons, so yesterday Ananda and I decided to walk to Tangvall. It's a little town with a shopping  area--the closest place for us to go between the tiny grocery store down the road, and all the way to Kristiansand. The walk is almost 5 kilometers, it and took us a little under an hour to get there. We could have taken the bus, but for dinner we ate giant baked potatoes with all sorts of toppings, so the walk seemed necessary.           The weather these past few days has been very dreary, raining through the day and night. Yesterday it only rained at intervals, so we suited up in our rain gear before we left. There were so many other people out walking, running and biking in their rain pants and jackets that we fit right in!          We had to go to Tangvall because Ananda had ordered a package that needed to be picked up at the large supermarket there. She's been very excited about her order--new shoes--and told us that thi
Read more

Bookbinding Seminar

-
Image
           I wasn't going to post about this because it's probably going to spoil a few people's Christmas gifts, but I had so much fun that I wanted to share it! Our most recent Saturday seminar was Bookbinding, taught by M+M (Marianne from art, and Marianne from NLC). I was so into it that I didn't take any pictures, but I have some pics of my finished results that I will share.           The teachers set up a bunch of tables for us to work at, and a huge table filled with different types of patterned craft paper, magazines, old books, and postcards that could be used for our covers. We used a bone tool to fold blank pages, then ripped them in half and folded them again. Once we stacked 10 pages, we could find a cover that we liked, measure and cut it, and begin sewing the books together. At the end, we used a large slicer to even out the edges. The result was adorable notebook style books.           When I finished the notebook I was supposed to make, I saw the postc
Read more

Back at School

-
Image
           We're back at school now--our vacation is officially over--but it hasn't exactly felt like  normal. For the first ten days that we are back, all of the classes must distance from one another. That means no sitting together at meals, watching movies in the classrooms, or hanging out in each others dorms. We also have no electives for this period, so we suddenly have lots of time on our hands.           So far, I've spent most of my time in the peisestue doing work and reading. It's a nice place to be because so many people come through, so even though we can't hang out or play games, we can sit apart and chat briefly. I've missed my friends here, and it's very strange not being able to be close to them.            The cafeteria might be the weirdest part. They have extended the room into the aula--by a removable wall--and placed tables a meter apart from one another, in groups separated into classes. We also eat at timed slots now, so my class goes
Read more