Remembering the year 2006,
a year full of new adventures and challenges awaiting me
the first part of that year,
I was happily enjoying my end of 8th year,
with my special Taiwanese friends,
planning tours after graduation.
until that summer,
I was informed,
my dear old father has received a post
once again,
in a country far away from what I have called home for 5 years
once again,
the wings of the steel bird will open for me,
taking me fly,
flying over dreamland
landing in a unknown Paradise.
second half of 2006,
I spent my first winter in a white world
I saw snow for the first time
I skated on ice for the first time
I went skiing in the mountains for the first time
I went to stay at a classmates cabin, north in this white Paradise
I felt like an outsider for the first time
I felt lonely for the first time
but also
I made a few friends who dont share my culture for the first time
I began to speak English all day for the first time
the list goes on and on.......
that year's Christmas, I made a critical decision
which I thought I would regret
2007
I told myself
I will finish 10th grade this year, and the second half of 2007
I will pick up the challenge of
entering IB
making new friends
try and learn Norwegian (which I have not yet fulfilled, and dont think I will anyways :P)
yes indeed
choosing to enter Berg
was the only choice I had,
to do IB and finish right on time
before my dear old dad was ordered back to Taiwan again
so 2007 August
(have been in Norway for 1 year)
I stepped into Berg,
ready for whatever was ahead of me
the hardest thing
was to make friends
all over again
everyone around me spoke Norwegian
I remember the first person I spoke to was A.
he spoke a bit Chinese :)
I was very happy
then it was my Bio HL folks
they were AWESOME!
crazy but awesome <3
not long after school year started
came a week in October
known as the "study" week
I went to Dublin <3
the first turning point of my life in Norway
there, I made, what I would define as, truthful friends
most of them anyways <3
spent 5 days in a lovely city
with lovely music
lovely drinks *cough cough :P*
and lovely people <3
people I would never forget
M, S, F, W,T, the double C,
moving into the closing of 2007 and beginning of 2008
the list went on
M, S, F, W, T, now the triple C, Fu, Ph, the triple S, Ni, L, Pu, N, Bling, An, O, Seb,
and many others :)
and also people who are not in IB :)
It has been my happiest year ever.
quite pathetic it might seem to you,
being happy cuz of making friends
but if you stand at my point of view
changing schools so often
you would come to appreciate friends more than anything else......
we entered the first half of 2008
the Harrlem conference
I learnt quite a lot
not only debating skills,
also a lot of other 'for the first time' experiences
too special to mention :)
and no, they all are very beautiful
and no, they all are legal xD
at this time of the year,
2IB is about to come to an end
ready for 3IB?
I wouldnt say yes....
the summer of 2008 went fast
(August, marking my 2 year period in Norway)
now,
when I look back at what happened in 2IB
they all become a unique experience for me
and I suppose this year will go for the same
but
you can always count on surprises coming at you when you are least expecting it
just yesterday
my dear old dad got his order
it came 3 months earlier than we expected
meaning we are leaving this white Paradise 6 months earlier than I expected!
so many questions raised
so many questions unanswered
so many things to make clear
so many things to do
so many goodbyes to say
so many....so many.....countless
is this why they give you a 3 months prior notice when you are returning to base?
My family will need to leave Norway in the beginning of 2009
I am allowed to stay behind till my exam is finished
so
anyone willing to let me stay with them for the most, 5 months? :)
you will get paid, just like me renting a room ^^
a year full of new adventures and challenges awaiting me
the first part of that year,
I was happily enjoying my end of 8th year,
with my special Taiwanese friends,
planning tours after graduation.
until that summer,
I was informed,
my dear old father has received a post
once again,
in a country far away from what I have called home for 5 years
once again,
the wings of the steel bird will open for me,
taking me fly,
flying over dreamland
landing in a unknown Paradise.
second half of 2006,
I spent my first winter in a white world
I saw snow for the first time
I skated on ice for the first time
I went skiing in the mountains for the first time
I went to stay at a classmates cabin, north in this white Paradise
I felt like an outsider for the first time
I felt lonely for the first time
but also
I made a few friends who dont share my culture for the first time
I began to speak English all day for the first time
the list goes on and on.......
that year's Christmas, I made a critical decision
which I thought I would regret
2007
I told myself
I will finish 10th grade this year, and the second half of 2007
I will pick up the challenge of
entering IB
making new friends
try and learn Norwegian (which I have not yet fulfilled, and dont think I will anyways :P)
yes indeed
choosing to enter Berg
was the only choice I had,
to do IB and finish right on time
before my dear old dad was ordered back to Taiwan again
so 2007 August
(have been in Norway for 1 year)
I stepped into Berg,
ready for whatever was ahead of me
the hardest thing
was to make friends
all over again
everyone around me spoke Norwegian
I remember the first person I spoke to was A.
he spoke a bit Chinese :)
I was very happy
then it was my Bio HL folks
they were AWESOME!
crazy but awesome <3
not long after school year started
came a week in October
known as the "study" week
I went to Dublin <3
the first turning point of my life in Norway
there, I made, what I would define as, truthful friends
most of them anyways <3
spent 5 days in a lovely city
with lovely music
lovely drinks *cough cough :P*
and lovely people <3
people I would never forget
M, S, F, W,T, the double C,
moving into the closing of 2007 and beginning of 2008
the list went on
M, S, F, W, T, now the triple C, Fu, Ph, the triple S, Ni, L, Pu, N, Bling, An, O, Seb,
and many others :)
and also people who are not in IB :)
It has been my happiest year ever.
quite pathetic it might seem to you,
being happy cuz of making friends
but if you stand at my point of view
changing schools so often
you would come to appreciate friends more than anything else......
we entered the first half of 2008
the Harrlem conference
I learnt quite a lot
not only debating skills,
also a lot of other 'for the first time' experiences
too special to mention :)
and no, they all are very beautiful
and no, they all are legal xD
at this time of the year,
2IB is about to come to an end
ready for 3IB?
I wouldnt say yes....
the summer of 2008 went fast
(August, marking my 2 year period in Norway)
now,
when I look back at what happened in 2IB
they all become a unique experience for me
and I suppose this year will go for the same
but
you can always count on surprises coming at you when you are least expecting it
just yesterday
my dear old dad got his order
it came 3 months earlier than we expected
meaning we are leaving this white Paradise 6 months earlier than I expected!
so many questions raised
so many questions unanswered
so many things to make clear
so many things to do
so many goodbyes to say
so many....so many.....countless
is this why they give you a 3 months prior notice when you are returning to base?
My family will need to leave Norway in the beginning of 2009
I am allowed to stay behind till my exam is finished
so
anyone willing to let me stay with them for the most, 5 months? :)
you will get paid, just like me renting a room ^^
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