Hey everybody! This is the group blog of group no. 1 from Norway, which consists of Julie, Charlotte, Dorthe and Aina. We're 17 years old, and in our second year at Arna Vocational School. Being students at a vocational school means that we're attendting a certain line of study, in this case, we're attendting a line of study called "health worker". Here, we learn a lot about illnesses and people around us, which we find very interesting, since we're all planning to get an education within this area. Our class consists of 15 students, where as many as 14 of them are girls. We find this very fun, and have a very nice class enviroment. When it comes to this VAGAB project, we're hoping to be able to give as many updates as possible on what we do in ouv everyday lives here in Norway. We also want to post many pictures, because our personal opinion is that it's a lot more fun to look at pictures than reading a lot of text. We hope you like our blog, and we're really looking forward getting to know you, and to your visit in November! If you got any questions, just write a comment here or send us a messae on Facebook, and we'll try to answer anything :D XOXO- Julie, Aina, Dorthe and Charlotte!

Friday, 17 December 2010

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 :)

Wednesday, 15 December 2010

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 ;*

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

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 ;*

Wednesday, 1 December 2010

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 ;*

Tuesday, 26 October 2010

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. 

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

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 :)