I was "tagged" by Danielle over at http://daniellealder.wordpress.com for the 50 Questions Tag (She also tagged all of the other AFS Exchange Students in Norway).
1. How tall are you? Well I remember being 5'9" in my freshman year of high school, now I'm in my Junior year so probably somewhere between 5'9" and 6'0" (175 and 182 cm).
2. Any tattoos? Nei
3. Any piercings? No
4. Natural hair color? Blonde
5. Last show you watched? If we're talking TV shows, I am currently watching Alt for Norge. If we're talking movies, Good Will Hunting.
6. Favorite bands? For bands it'd have to be Mumford and Sons, Karpe Diem, Kaizers Orchestra and Coldplay.
7. Favorite song? Salsa Tequila by Anders Nilson (OF COURSE, HELLOOOOO?)
8. Something you muss? Driving, definitely driving. Oh and Starbucks. #Selfie
9. Zodiac sign? Pisces
10. Birthstone? Aquamarine
11. Nickname? I don't really have one, I mean people used to call me by my last name and my Grandma called me Pumpkin when I was a toddler, but I don't think that really applies much anymore.
12. Favorite movie? How can you ask that, especially to me? TOO MANY CHOICES! But it'd be between Mean Girls (I watched that with my grandmother!!!), The Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies, Forrest Gump and basically any horror film (typically I enjoy them all). HOW CAN YOU ASK ME THAT? So hard, I usually like most movies I watch and rarely do I dislike a movie.
13. Favorite actor/actress? Robin Williams hands down. He's been my favorite since I was very young.
14. Favorite color? Blue
15. Last game you played? Norge Rundt (Around Norway)
16. Where do you go when you're sad? I don't get sad very often, and if I do, I don't have a designated thing to do or place to go.
17. How long does it take you to get ready in the morning? Half hour or an hour, depending on the day. (For me, this includes eating breakfast.)
18. What time do you usually wake up? 6:15 (weekdays) 8:30-9:30 (weekends)
19. What time do you go to bed? 9:00-12:00 (Depending on the day)
20. Are you afraid of heights? Most of the time, yes. I'm starting to get better at suppressing that fear though.
21. What is the last book you read? Ny i Norge (A Norwegian Language Book)
22. Last person you talked to? Anne Mari, my host mother.
23. Last person you sent a Snapchat to? Jake
24. Who is the last person you sent a Facebook message to? Eszter, an exchange student in Østfold.
25. Favorite food? Italian and Scandinavian.
26. Last thing you had to drink? Water
27. Last food that you ate? Homemade grilled pizza.
28. Places you want to visit? Italy, Iceland, Australia, Scotland and France.
29. What instruments do you play? Piano and Drums.
30. What's the last sporting event you watched? What is this thing you call sports? Is it something I can eat or get at Starbucks?
31. What were you doing at 12AM last night? I was watching youtube videos.
32. Favorite animal? Dog
33. Were you an honor roll student in school? Yes, most if not all of my school years. I've been in the highest honors a few times but typically I'm in the regular or high honors.
34. Coke or Pepsi? Both, depending on what is available. (Leaning more towards Coke)
35. Last 'Share a Coke with' name? Bjørnar
36. Nike or Adidas? I don't have a preference, but I have a pair of Nike shoes.
37. Do you have freckles? Some, yes.
38. Are you lazy? Kinda.
39. Last Holloween costume? A sexy snickers bar. I'm just kidding. I'm pretty sure my last Halloween costume was a large chef back in 7th or 8th grade. I wore it at like two parties and that was it.
40. How many languages can you speak? One and a half... (English and Jeg snakker veldig litt Norsk)
41. Do you sing in the car? Oh I don't know... do you breathe in a car??? Thought so. There's your answer.
42. Last concert? Huskonsert på meg skole i Norge. House concert at my school in Norway. Fmaous people concert in the US? I went to a Gary Allan concert when I was nine years old because I have some relation to him. I think I ended up leaving a little early because I still wanted to ride some fair rides (this was at the ND State Fair)
43. Who would you like to see in concert? Ellen DeGeneres. I don't care if she doesn't sing for her career, but if she did, you know who the first person to buy tickets would be... (HINT: It'd be me.)
44. Tea or Coffee? Both.
45. Favorite place to buy coffee? Starbucks, Broadway Bean and Bagel and The Brew Cafe. I haven't found a good place in Norway yet, but theres this coffee place that I need to try here called "Wayne's Coffee".
46. Favorite season? Autumn. I also quite enjoy Spring.
47. Sugar cookies or snicker doodles? I'm going to have to go with sugar cookies.
48. Favorite pie? Apple, Pumpkin and CHOCOLATE pie.
49. What do you dip a chicken nugget in? Ketchip, Mustard or Ranch.
50. Who else should answer these questions? Oprah Winfrey... That'd actually be awesome if I could tag Oprah for this, like seriously it would complete my life if Oprah did the 50 ?'s tag and was tagged BY ME. I'd literally pass out and die because my life would be so complete, I wouldn't even need to do anything else because I'd be so unbelievably content with everything.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014
YouTube Videos
God Dag!
I just wanted to let you guys know that I do have a YouTube channel where you can see actual videos of what my exchange life is about and whatnot. So, without further adieu, here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/user/1ethanblock
If you enjoy my videos, feel free to subscribe to the channel as well :)
Tusen Takk,
Ethan
I just wanted to let you guys know that I do have a YouTube channel where you can see actual videos of what my exchange life is about and whatnot. So, without further adieu, here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/user/1ethanblock
If you enjoy my videos, feel free to subscribe to the channel as well :)
Tusen Takk,
Ethan
Friday, September 26, 2014
Poland???
Hello,
I apologize for the radio silence and am here now to break that silence with a new blog post about my trip to Poland. You might be thinking, why was he in Poland, I thought he was doing an exchange year to Norway? Well, this blog post is here for you, to answer your questions.
First off, originally I thought I was going to Poland for a football game (soccer), but apparently I misheard the Norwegian my host parents were speaking and thought that we were going to watch soccer. I realized when I arrived, I was wrong. It was not for soccer, but just for a nice vacation to Gdansk, Poland where they'd never gone before and when I heard about it, I quickly bought a plane ticket as well. Now here is my log of the 5 days I spent there.
Day One (Friday September 12, 2014):
HALDEN. We woke up very early in the morning on Friday to get ready to make the drive to Oslo-Gardermoen airport. As we arrived, it was pouring rain. So, we waited for the shuttle to take us inside instead of hauling our many bags (10 to be exact) to the terminal. Getting inside the terminal, it was as nice as I remember it (from my arrival in Norway). We ate a quick brunch before our flight and took off.
GDANSK. Arriving in Gdansk, we were still waiting for my host-grandparents and host-aunt to arrive on their flight. Soon after we arrived though, they did as well. A taxi was waiting for us at the airport and we were driven to our hotel suite across the river from the Old Town. The view from my host-grandparents and host aunt's suite was very very nice (As you see below):
After settling in, we visited the Old Town to have a look around the place. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves :)
The last four days kind of blend together so i'll tell you specific events I did the last four days.
We visited the town every day to shop or go out to eat.
We went on a PIRATE SHIP!!!! A PIRATE SHIP!
Which served as a ferry to a WWII memorial called Westerplatte.
There was a pretty cool old tower that wasn't well kept and I decided to climb up :)
And a bunker nearby that I was going to go in but then decided not to.
We also visited the St.Mary's Cathedral, and climbed the tower. SO MANY STEPS
And then we decided to climb yet another tower... the old Town Hall.
This is the St.Mary's Cathedral, what we climbed above.
I ALSO FOUND THIS! IT DID TASTE AMERICAN TOO!
I apologize for the radio silence and am here now to break that silence with a new blog post about my trip to Poland. You might be thinking, why was he in Poland, I thought he was doing an exchange year to Norway? Well, this blog post is here for you, to answer your questions.
First off, originally I thought I was going to Poland for a football game (soccer), but apparently I misheard the Norwegian my host parents were speaking and thought that we were going to watch soccer. I realized when I arrived, I was wrong. It was not for soccer, but just for a nice vacation to Gdansk, Poland where they'd never gone before and when I heard about it, I quickly bought a plane ticket as well. Now here is my log of the 5 days I spent there.
Day One (Friday September 12, 2014):
HALDEN. We woke up very early in the morning on Friday to get ready to make the drive to Oslo-Gardermoen airport. As we arrived, it was pouring rain. So, we waited for the shuttle to take us inside instead of hauling our many bags (10 to be exact) to the terminal. Getting inside the terminal, it was as nice as I remember it (from my arrival in Norway). We ate a quick brunch before our flight and took off.
GDANSK. Arriving in Gdansk, we were still waiting for my host-grandparents and host-aunt to arrive on their flight. Soon after we arrived though, they did as well. A taxi was waiting for us at the airport and we were driven to our hotel suite across the river from the Old Town. The view from my host-grandparents and host aunt's suite was very very nice (As you see below):
After settling in, we visited the Old Town to have a look around the place. I'll let the pictures speak for themselves :)
The last four days kind of blend together so i'll tell you specific events I did the last four days.
We visited the town every day to shop or go out to eat.
We went on a PIRATE SHIP!!!! A PIRATE SHIP!
Which served as a ferry to a WWII memorial called Westerplatte.
There was a pretty cool old tower that wasn't well kept and I decided to climb up :)
And a bunker nearby that I was going to go in but then decided not to.
We also visited the St.Mary's Cathedral, and climbed the tower. SO MANY STEPS
THESE WERE THE STAIRS, VERY CLAUSTROPHOBIC
And then we decided to climb yet another tower... the old Town Hall.
This is the St.Mary's Cathedral, what we climbed above.
We visited a cool market where I bought some stuff.
And below, we found a cool love-lock bridge near a small stream and an old house.
Some other things we did was eat a lot of ice cream, pay the same price for water as beer, I bought some Christmas gifts for my family, we visited another memorial and there was a party going on next to my room in the apartment and they decided to start shooting fireworks off of the roof of the building (in the middle of the city) in the middle of the night... Anyway, this post is getting rather long, I apologize if your brain hurts from too many words and thinks.
I ALSO FOUND THIS! IT DID TASTE AMERICAN TOO!
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