Theme 3

Xoxo - Aina, Dorthe, Charlotte and Julie!

Movie

Here's our movie that we have made about what we do in our sparetime and what our parents did :)

Enjoy :)

xoxo - Aina, Dorthe, Charlotte and Julie :)

SPAAAIN!

Now it's decided, and group one and two are going to Spain :D

Aina, Charlotte, Marte, Dorthe, Julie, Cassandra and Charlotte :)

We're really looking forward to it, and we think it's going to be a great trip.

Are you going to Spain? 

:)

xoxo - Aina, Dorthe, Charlotte and Julie :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! :D

We hope that all of you have had a great Christmas and an even better new years eve :)

We wish all of you the best for this year. 2011 is going to be a good year! :)

Where did you celebrate Christmas and New Years Eve?

xoxo - Aina, Dorthe, Charlotte and Julie :)

Peppes Pizza!

Hello everyone! :)

"The best time, it the time you share with others"

Today we were at peppes pizza with the class. Peppes pizza is a very popular place to eat in Norway, or at least in Bergen. They have pizza, lasagne, salats and many other good things. We think it's nice to do stuff like that with the class. Go out and eat or go to the movies, and now that we soon have holidays, it's cozy doing things like this.

Here's some pictures from today :)

Charlotte :)

Cassandra and Charlotte :)

Julie and Cassandra :)

Do you guys go out and eat or go to the movies with your class?

xoxo - Aina, Dorthe, Charlotte and Julie :)

Happy Birthday Julie!

Today is Julies birthday. Finally 17!! :D

We wish you happy birthday and hope that you have a really nice day.

Love Aina, Charlotte and Dorthe ;*

Merry Christmas!

Hi everybody! :)

Today at school, we have been cooking our traditional christmas food that is named "pinnekjøtt".

"pinnekjøtt"

This is very good, and it's very normal for norwegians to eat it in the christmas. 

All of the health classes is gathered around to eat the food in the canteen later, which is traditionally in our school to do.
It's very cozy, the Christmas smell and the Christmas spirit has arrived our school

Here's some pictures from the school kitchen when we're making "pinnekjøtt

Monica, Charlotte and Anne-Mette :)

Chris :)

 Charlotte, Cassandra and Marte :)

Julie :)

Merry Christmas!

xoxo - Julie, Aina, Charlotte and Dorthe ;*

Hello! :)

It's a few weeks since you guys were in Norway now, but we'll come with a small update from the visit.

We really hope that you enjoyed the stay here. We liked having you and it was fun getting to know you guys and learn about your countries and you're language.

Julie and Charlotte.

When we were learning eachothers languages.

From one of the nights at YMCA. 

Aina, Charlotte, Marte, Dorthe, Julie, Cassandra and Charlotte on Fløien.

Group photo :)

Some more pictures.

XOXO - Aina, Julie, Dorthe and Charlotte ;*

VAGAB LOGO

XOXO- Dorthe, Julie, Aina and Charlotte :)

Our Parents education

 

We interviewed our parents about what they did when they were young, what school they went to, and what was normal to do when they were young.

We found out that in the 70’s and 80’s it was normal to go two years at school and work after that. It wasn’t normal to finish their education, because to get a job you didn’t have to have an education. So many of our parents had to finish their education later, because the rules changed, and to get a job they needed education.

It was normal to get married early, and to start a family.

Our parents, started a family when they where about 18 years old, today, that isn’t that normal, today it’s more normal to start a family later, when your about 25 or something like that. 

Today it is normal to have a longer education, normally around four to five years, after high school. The longer you go to school, the better education you get, and better jobs and paying.

XOXO – Norway girls, Dorthe, Julie, Aina and Charlotte. 

Arna Vocational School

Here is a movie with pictures from our school

SHORT HISTORY OF OUR SCHOOL, ARNA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

On our school, there are properly two hundred students and 34 people who work here. 

The education programs we have are:

VG1 = first grade

VG2 = second grade     

         

VG1 - Technical and industrial production

VG2 - Production and manufacturing engineering.

VG1 - Health and Social Care

VG2 - Children and youth

VG2 - health workers

VG1 - Design and Crafts

VG1 - Building and construction

VG2 - Civil Engineering

XOXO - Dorthe, Julie, Charlotte and Aina :)  



Hello everyone!

My name is Aina and I’m sixteen years old, turning seventeen this November. I also live on Osterøy. This is Europe’s largest inlands island. 

I would describe my self as an outgoing, nice and active person who likes getting to know new people.

Like Dorthe and Charlotte, for me it’s also 50 minutes with bus to the school. Sometimes I drive my scooter when I don’t take the bus.

I also go to school in Arna which is not far from Bergen. I go on health worker line and I think it’s really fun because of all the things we learn and since I want to be a nurse.

I have two younger sisters and one younger brother. At my dad, I also have one stepmother, one stepbrother and one stepsister. At my mum, I have one stepdad. But I don’t live at home any longer, because I’ve got my own apartment.

In my spare time I like playing football, listen to music, go shopping and being with friend. I play on the same team as Julie, Arna Bjørnar. I’ve played football since 3. grade so I like it really much.

In the weekends I like going out with my friends and do something fun. I really don’t like sitting at home.

I also work at a restaurant, called Camilla’s Kro. We have everything from fish to beef and hamburgers.

So that’s me. If there’s something else you want to know, just ask me on facebook or leave a comment here. J

Cya guys!

XOXO – Aina <3

Bergen - The city between the seven mountains

Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of 259,200. Bergen is located in the county of Hordaland on the south-western coast of Norway. The city of Bergen, traditionally thought to have been founded by king Olav Kyrre, son of Harald Hardråde in 1070 four years after the Viking Age ended.

View of Bergen from Mount Ulriken at Night, Bergen - Norway.

Bergen's city centre is situated among a group of mountains known collectively as de syv fjell (the seven mountains), including the mountains Ulriken, Fløyen, Løvstakken and Damsgårdsfjellet.

These seven mountains are, however, only a few of the mountains located within the borders of the Bergen municipality. Gullfjellet is the highest mountain in Bergen, at 987 metres above sea level.

Bergen borders the municipalities Meland, Lindås and Osterøy to the north, Vaksdal and Samnanger to the east, Os and Austevoll to the south, and Sund, Fjell and Askøy to the west.

"Fløibanen" in Bergen is one of Norway's most famous attractions.

The difference in height between the lower and upper station is 302 meters

View from Fløien :)

Ulriken, as seen from the centre of Bergen

XOXO- GROUP 1

Hello :) this is me Charlotte...

 Hello Hello:)

I’ll tell a little about myself.

I’m Charlotte, and I’m a seventeen year old girl from Bergen in Norway.
I live on an island without a bit of Bergen, which is Europe’s largest in Inland Island, “Osterøy”
I would describe myself as an outgoing, nice, kind, a little bit impatient, I like getting to know new people.
I live about 50 minutes from school by bus, but I take it whit my neighbour Dorthe, so it does not take so long when you have company.
I go to school in Arna, near Bergen. This school this school is a vocational school, and I go on health worker, I have a goal of becoming a nurse.
Where I live is the really central, its kindergarten, primary school, secondary school and upper secondary school and than is brand new, it was completed in 2010 in August, and that is football ground, hall, and much more.
.  
In my family I have two brothers, who are 15 years old and 12 years old and my mom and my stepfather.  I’ve got also a cat, named Sussi.
I have a boyfriend, he is 21 years old, and we’ve been together for 2 years now. In October we will move together, and I look forward to that.

In my spare time, I like to go walk, and train bit whit fitness, and hanging out whit friends, listen to music.
On weekends I’m whit friends and find lots of fun, and just being social, and hanging whit my boyfriend, I don’t like just sitting home in the weekends.
 

If there is anything more you would like to know, it’s just to ask me on facebook, or leave a comment here. I try to respond as fast as I can, and as best as I can! :)

Cya guys :D

XOXO- Charlotte<3

This is me, Dorthe ;)

Hey there people! :)

My name is Dorthe, and I am a seventeen years old girl from Bergen in Norway.

I would describe myself as an outgoing, kind, active and funny girl.

For me it takes about 50 minutes, with the bus, to the school. I live on the Northern Europe's largest inland island, called “Osterøy”.

I go to school in Arna, near Bergen. This school is a vocational school, and I go on health worker line. I go to this school because I want to become a nurse or an ambulance driver when I grow up.

I have two older brothers who are 19 and 21 years old. My oldest brother doesn’t live at home anymore, and the other one is in the military.

So right now, in my house, there’s just me, my mum and dad.

I also have a niece, and she is turning 1 year in January. :)

me and my niece :)

In my spare time I like to play soccer, play the guitar and sing along, listen to music and hanging out with friends. In the weekend I don’t like to just sit at home, I like to go out with my friends and do something fun! And in the wintertime i like to go skiing! :)

I play soccer on a girlteam called “osterøy”, and I enjoy playing football, I think its social, and its fun to be together with all of my friends.

Beside that I have a job in a clothing store at Osterøy.

 This is my soccerteam :)

So this is it ;)

If there is anything more you would like to know, it’s just to ask me on facebook, or leave a comment here. I try to respond as fast as I can, and as best as I can! :)

Cya guys :D

XOXO- Dorthe <3

Hello everybody :D

Heyhey ! :D

 

 

 I'm Julie, and I’m a sixteen year old girl from Bergen in Norway, turning seventeen this December.

I would describe myself as an outgoing, nice, kind, impatient, active and funny girl.

I live 5 minutes away from school, if I take the bus, that is. Therefore, I like to say that I live very central, but my friends think of it as “the countryside”, because there isn’t that many houses where I live, and because in the summer there’s bigger opportunities to meet a tractor than an ordinary car. There’s also a lot of sheep and cows here in the summer, so I guess they got a point when they say I live in the country, but I like it. It’s quiet and nice here, and if it’s too quiet, there isn’t any problem to get away; the buses go every half hour.

I have one older brother, who is 24 years old, and two sisters who are 20 and 13 years old.

I’ve also got a sweet “little” dog, which is 10 years old.

My older sister and brother don’t live at home any longer, so at my house, I live with my mum, dad, little sister and my dog.

In my spare time, I like playing football. I play on a team called Arna-Bjørnar, I think it’s very fun. I’m also a huge Liverpool fan, so when they have a match, I try to see it if I have the time, but I’m afraid I usually don’t, because of all my working and my own “professional” football playing. However, I’m updated about every match they have.

In 2009 I actually was in Liverpool and watched a game at Anfield, a pretty cool experience.

 

 

Beside from school and football, I’ve also got a job at a grocery store.
I’m working 1-2 days a week after school, and sometimes in the weekends. I think that it is very nice to earn a little money myself this early in life, so I can save them and have money when I need it.

When I’m not working late in the weekends, I’m usually hanging out with my friends and just being social. I’m not that kind of person that thinks it’s fun to watch TV on a Saturday night, then I rather prefer to call some friends and do something J

 

 

So, this is what I think is to know about me.!

If you have any questions, just write a comment or write on facebook, and then I’ll try to answer as fast as I can J

CYA GUYS :D

 

XOXO- Julie <3

School kitchen, Wednesday 22.09.2010

Here is picture from our school kitchen, where we are making food each wednesday.

In our class, we are fifteen students, so we are working in groups with five persons in each group.

All the students love this day, because in our class wednesday means good food :)

Wednesday 22.09.2010(when this picture where taken), we made "fårikal". That is a very traditional meal in Norway. It is lamb, cabbage and potatoes, very good!

We also made Applecake and ate it with vanilla ice for dessert, yuummmi<3

Picture of Julie when she is working at the kitchen.

Julie is taking a toast to the camera!

Cassandra, Anne-Mette, Ine, Hege and Silje is satisfied with the good food we made!

Marte, Charlotte, Cassandra and Margunn eating the good food :D