In Harstad

Hi everybody! I've been in Norway for a grand total of 4 and a half days now, and I've been with my host family for three days. I love it here! It's beautiful, no matter how cold it is (and it is a bit cold).
Here are two pictures of the lake outside the hotel I stayed at in Oslo.

And here, ladies and gentlemen, is the view outside my bedroom in Harstad. Yes, that's the ocean. The ocean is in the yard. 

More pictures to come!

School is going to be a bit difficult. I can't read Norwegian very well, and writing is kind of hard. Norwegians in the north also have a different dialect than the Oslo dialect I learned at camp, so there's a lot of "huh?" and "repeat that?" moments. I also managed to contract a cold. It's stubborn, too! I've tried everything to make it better. I've gone through so many tissues, I don't know what to do with myself. So far, I've been drinking lots of hot water with lemon and honey, that helps a bit. I'm staying home and resting today, hopefully I'll be better for the coming week!