Back to life in a dorm.... Never thought I would be living in a dorm after college but that's where we are. Granted, it's more like an efficiency apartment than a dorm but it is filled with University students. Most students in this building are from countries other than Norway and in our corridor so far we have met people from Germany and Pakistan. There are a few people yet to move in and a few that I haven't had a long enough conversation with to find out where they are from. Kyle lived in this building when he was here last spring and was actually on this same floor but at the other end. I remember how much trouble he had with the noise on the weekends and one specific person who made their corridor both loud and messy. Hopefully we won't have the same problems! There are 8 rooms in each corridor, each with a private bathroom, and a shared kitchen. Since Annika and I are here for this month, Kyle was able to get a "couple's" room which means that we have a bedroom and a living room. Most students just have a bedroom that has a desk in it. It's really plenty of space for us right now with Annika being as small as she is. I'm not sure how it would be with a toddler but I'm realizing how unnecessary a lot of our baby things are. There are a couple of things that I wish I had packed: a long raincoat and baby toys that make noise. The only thing that could really make our room better is a place to play with Annika on the floor. The drawer that she sleeps in really doesn't provide enough room to do much tummy-time play. On the plus side, our building is really nicely located. It's a 20 min. train ride from the University and city center but there are quite a few walking trails right around here. There is a grocery store right outside and the train stops next to the store. Bergen is a beautiful city surrounded by mountains. I hope for more sunny days to take pictures that do this place justice.
Our building is the tall, skinny one. We live on the 4th of 15 floors.
This desk runs the whole length of our living room. It serves as a changing table, desk, place to prepare food, and place to store necessary papers.
We all went to the student center on campus for lunch and found this nice little table with a great view.
Annika and I are figuring out how to use the train and manage it all with a stroller.
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| This is the view of the lake close to our home. |
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