To Dovre and back again

I spent Monday in the school in Folldall (pronounced Haldal). It is a very small school but wonderful. Like the school in Gjovik, and I am guessing many others, it is fairy new 3 years or less. Very modern in structure and wiring. All the lighting is motion sensor. The most interestng aspect about Norwegian schools is that the students have the classroom and the teachers go to them. The teachers each have a desk in a common area. The only down side is that the teacher's do not decorate the classroom like they do in the states. On the flip side the rooms are decorated entirely with the student's work.

So I taught 4 classes on Monday 5th - 8th grade. We discussed South Carolina, and the differences in our countries. It was a lot of fun. The students were great. Morgan made a ton of friends as usual.

I also had the pleasure of being a guest at a 3rd grade program. I will upload the video of it later. I also was interviewed by the local newspaper and a magazine. Kind of strange, but flattering.

We then drove out into the extreme wild mountains where there are no people for hundreds of miles. We were searching for reindeer again. Sadly we never found any, but it did snow on us. Kind of crazy that in Mid June it was snowing. If you have read Kristin Larvansdatter we drove along the mountain train she and her father followed in the first book. It was really wonderful.

Finally we drove to Røros last night. I will tell you more about that tomorrow. It is late now and I am getting very tired.

Klemmer!!