reign and rain

i'm trying to download "reign over me," which i've thoroughly enjoyed during the 48.07 seconds i've seen. the website refuses to give me any more than that. dang.

i went to bergen this weekend. the city of rain held back its heavens for a few brief hours. i saw brann play football on a large screen with at least 50,000 other people (i watched the game with that many people. brann didn't necessarily play with all those people. grammar was never my strong point.). we drove 8 hours to see them win the gold. and they lost. dang again. but i did get to have a lovely indian spice chai latte at deli de luca.

speaking of stinking english... i was teaching the other day and one of the students asked what type of bible i use when studying. my reply? "the new international virgin."

i'm going to sweden to buy cheap food on wednesday, going to ethiopia the next week, and scotland the week after that. and i'm feeling tired.

i'm back... if you still read this, leave a comment. would love to see who checks it out.

it's fall here! ruthie's mom gave her a car, so while she was gone this weekend, kristin and i went for a jentetur. we went to a couple flea markets where i bought...

a vintage footstool (with storage), vintage wallpaper, a plate for candles, and a brand new espresso pot

all for less than $5US. giddiness ensued.

i've been observing ramadan and it officially ended on friday, so i celebrated the new freedom of foodwheneveriwant with a piece or carrot cake and coffee in the middle of the day at my favorite cafe - stockfleths. they've been having free coffee sampling this past week, so i even got the coffee for free. the perfect saturday afternoon. kristin, christine, and elisabet joined me in the celebration.

dts has begun and life has returned to some type of normalcy. kristin and i are going to ethiopia in a few weeks and then i'm going to scotland with erika. but before then it's off to bergen to see brann win the football series this coming weekend. in my three years here, i've seen more of europe than i have norway, so i'm excited to see what people say is the most beautiful city in norway.

travelling, fall, good buys, friends. what more could a girl ask?