Searchin' for the meaning of "higher education" in such places as Finland, Oxford, Portugal, South Africa, and Athens, Georgia, USA. The (mis)adventures of academia, travel, culture, and the best cup of tea.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
It's Saturday Night in Oslo...
and I'm doing laundry and proofing my thesis. Lame! But, this blog entry is not about my lameness, it's about the last two Saturday nights...dinner parties, crazy conversations, dancin', and lots of laughing!
Living abroad, I've learned that my local friends are extremely important to my daily well-being, not only to speak English with, but also to digest and make sense of the daily cultural experiences, frustrations, and funny moments. And, believe me I've had plenty of funny cultural moments (more like embarrassing moments!) Anyway, this blog is dedicated to my local buddies here in Oslo. The friends who keep me sane (especially during this thesis process), make me laugh, and are just there for support! In Portugal we would say, Obrigata! For some reason, the conversation at the dinner parties these past two Saturday's were intense, and completely unfiltered. Meaning...any topic was open for unfiltered, REAL, and otherwise shocking conversation. Here is a quick peak at some of those moments...
What's the finger thing? Is it a type of dance? Your video was entertaining. It's good that you get together to share your week's highs and lows. Sharing is what life is about in the whole scheme of all things. I see you threw some late night dancing in, also. Good way to end the night.
The finger thing is this new dance created by my fellow gemini friend, Jennifer. The fingers are placed in this pagan symbol while you kick out your legs, like Elaine on Seinfeld. It is Jennifer's trademark dance. Ha, ha! Props to the dancin' queen!!
Living abroad, I've learned that my local friends are extremely important to my daily well-being, not only to speak English with, but also to digest and make sense of the daily cultural experiences, frustrations, and funny moments. And, believe me I've had plenty of funny cultural moments (more like embarrassing moments!) Anyway, this blog is dedicated to my local buddies here in Oslo. The friends who keep me sane (especially during this thesis process), make me laugh, and are just there for support! In Portugal we would say, Obrigata! For some reason, the conversation at the dinner parties these past two Saturday's were intense, and completely unfiltered. Meaning...any topic was open for unfiltered, REAL, and otherwise shocking conversation. Here is a quick peak at some of those moments...
2 comments:
What's the finger thing? Is it a type of dance? Your video was entertaining. It's good that you get together to share your week's highs and lows. Sharing is what life is about in the whole scheme of all things. I see you threw some late night dancing in, also. Good way to end the night.
The finger thing is this new dance created by my fellow gemini friend, Jennifer. The fingers are placed in this pagan symbol while you kick out your legs, like Elaine on Seinfeld. It is Jennifer's trademark dance. Ha, ha! Props to the dancin' queen!!
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