Long time no see!

I've been tired of school for a long time, to be honest, but I've been hanging in there because it's the 'smart thing to do'.. Also, with a bit of a rough start at this program, I haven't always had the motivation to even imagine myself completing it -which I still stuggle with it at times! So, I'm doing one day, one seminar, one exam at'a time

Wednesday however, I'm making up for way to little time at home during the holiday, and I'm off to Bergen for a couple of days, before getting home to the island Saturday -I can't wait!

I also got myself a new camera a few weeks back - a Canon EOS 600D! :D Perhaps a hobby-boost is just what the doctor ordered?

The curse

Wow... I really haven't been writing much, have I...? The typically horrible exam-period is here, and has been eating my life for a month and a half!

I was really dreading my first exam - with good reason! So much detail to get through -in so many different political and organisational areas.. The second course on economics, and the later microeconomics however, is right up my alley!! Partly because I've been through some of it before, and ofc because I like it! It feels awesome to be ahead for a while.. -who knows: it might end up saving my ass for the semester! :p
-A short lived pleasure however, as I flunked the first exam by just a few points, and just re-did it about a week ago.. Did I tell you I was sick to the core of school? It's all a curse..

Finally I only have a group-project presentation on Tuesday
-Then it's summer- sambatime (and a last exam) in Brazil on Wednesday!

Marias Kesamrolls

Here's my favorite recipe for sweet rolls -put together from 2-3 different ones in experiment:

8 dl milk

100 gr yeast
3 ts bakingsoda

2,5 dl sugar

0,5 ts salt

100 gr melted butter

200 gr kesam (vanilla)

1,5-2 kg flour

- Some cinnamon and suggar for sprinkling

I've discovered the importance of activating the yeast - if I have no fresh yeast, I'll soak the powdered kind in just a little (ca. 1dl) body-temp water and a teaspoon of sugar, and let it sit until it bubbles and smells -yes; urgh.., but it makes a difference! I also let it sit for a good hour to double the size

After rising, I'll roll it out to a square -about 1 cm thick, and smear a layer of regular butter before sprinkling the cinnamon and sugar evenly on top. Now; in stead of rolling it up to the swirl-technique, I fold the square double, and cut about 2 cm broad bands. These, I simply tie around their own axis as a regular pretzel-like knot - I think they look better, and it saves me time! 

YIKES!

Alright, back in business!! I'm absolutely horrified that I didn't get anything done while I was at home, but I did get quite a lot done last week, with a 5 hour long session with the girls -delegating, discussing and doing some heavy preparatory Q&A's, as well as meting the project-group of planning executing a presentation.. Unfortunately not enough though...
- The first exam is closing in like a wall of YIKES! I can't wait for the 4th of Nov. -being done with this subject (that is if all goes well!). It's a good thing I've got my girls -don't know if I'd get there without! So bear with me on the low activity here.. all will be better after Friday!! - Can't wait for my Amanda, Gudrun and Stina to come over for the annual x-mas prep -weekend! ♥

Yup! I had a busy week...

Right.. I haven't been updating much, but I've been busy, and on the go since I got home..
I got to Stavanger on Wednesday morning and had a few hours to kill before getting on the boat home, so I went to a lecture on psychiatric disorder (which would've been very interesting if I could follow better), but after a long night on the train - getting only about 3 hours of shut-eye, that was a challenge to say the least! - From the boat, I went straight to the hairdresser before visiting grandma's. Since then, I've been back and forth between my friends, Ann Iren's and some auntie-time, and family rounds.

Yesterday, Kennet and I were at my dad's house for loads of food and too much energy! I mean, those little trolls are just so energetic and restless, it's both

Trying to hold plastic toy-containers as quadruple eyes
-not as easy as you would think!!

exhausting and hilarious! And they always love being photographed, so we had an unreal session filming them having trouble lining up for pictures -just cracking up (workout of the week)!



I also collected some really nice yarn as my step-mom won't be knitting as much and was clearing out the stockpile. So I got some good merino wool for baby-something knit project for Ann Iren's doll-face girly.

Tonight we'll be at grandma's again, and tomorrow her and I are browsing the shops - hoping to get some ideas for X-mas!

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Home sick...

Phew! Yesterday we had one of our compulsory activities at school - a discussion on the oppression of women and minorities, feminism and the politics for equality... a mouthful to say the least! I can't really say I had any new revelations or hear any new arguments as such.. but I was actually a little surprised - in lack of a better word - that everyone in the group, with a majority of girls, were against gender quotation in the employment market; at least in the long run.

My mommy and me

When reading up on feminism the past week, I've kinda been missing home -hearing my mom and brother in my head all week have just triggered the home-sick bone. Good thing I'm going home on Tuesday for a week!

Won't see my mom and step dad 'till Christmas though... but I've gotten pretty used to it, living away from home - you never know when they go off around the world, so even when I go home I may just as well not see them.

My mom and grandma

However I'm sure I'll be busy enough,
getting around to friends, my dad's house and the kids, grandma, etc.. Time never seems to stretch enough when I'm home; especially when I have to get some studying in as well.. It'll be a full program as usual -Yay!