Lady sa topia --- The ice is melting

No tak zaciatok tohto tyzdna bol skutocne krasny. Od pondelka do stredy v kuse prsalo. To viedlo k tomu, ze sa lad na ceste roztopil. Lenze samozrejme, voda nema kam odtekat ked je na oboch stranach cesty metrova kopa snehu. Tak sa nam vytvorili poriadne kaluze a ist do skoly bolo dobrodruzstvo. Skoro ako beh cez prekazky, akurat ze som nebezal:-P. Raz idem po betone, potom sa smykam na lade a o chvilu musim ist cez kaluz minimalne 10 cm hlboku, lebo inakadial sa neda ist. A popri tom vsetkom davat pozor na to, aby si okolo kaluize nepresiel v rovnaky cas ako auto. Lebo to by bola poriadna sprcha:-D Nastastie su vodici v Norsku ohladuplni. V pondelok prisli na skolu prednasat rozni studenti o univerzitach. Hovorili o jednotlivych mestach, kde studuju, ake su tam smery, moznosti popri studiu, ako sa podava ziadost o studium. Tu v Norsku je zaujimave, ze pokial nejdes studovat nejaky umelecky smer, tak nemusis robit prijimacky. Ale myslim, ze potrebujes mat urcity pocet bodov z vysvedceni zo strednej skoly. Taktiez uzasny system je Staatens Lånekassa. Kazdy student, bez ohladu na to ci pochadza z vyssich alebo nizsich socialnych vrstiev, ma narok na pozicku od statu. Nepamatam si uz tie sumy, ale je to dost na to, aby si si zaplatil za jedlo a prenajom bytu. Po skonceni studia mas este 7 mesiacov, nez to musis zacat splacat. Uzasny system, ktory dava moznost hocikomu studovat kde len chce bez toho aby musel prihliadat na to, ci je to drahe alebo lacne mesto. Po skole ma spoluziak Rune odviezol domov (je dobre mat spoluziakov s vodicakom:-D), cim ma usetril brodenia cez vselijake kaluze. V utorok som s mojou skupinou na norstine odprezentoval o Camille Collett, ale inak sa toho vela neudialo. V stredu sme sa na stvorhodinovke sociologie hrabali na stranke Norskeho statistickeho uradu, kde sme hladali info o zamestnanosti v roznych odvetviach a rozdiely medzi muzmi a zenami. Nezamestnanost je tu 2,6%. Co ma vsak zaskocilo su obrovske rozdiely medzi platmi zien a muzov. Napriklad co sa tyka obchodnych sluzieb, tak zena dostava len 80 % platu muza. Ale aj tak su tu na ceste k rovnopravnosti blizsie ako v mnohych EU statoch. Po skole som sa vykaslal na bezky kvoli tomu pocasiu a radsej som pracoval na francuzstine. Stvrtok po skole sa uz ale pocasie zlepsilo, tak som si spravil taky maly vylet na bezkach. V piatok nam francuzstinar rozpraval o Provence - junej oblasti vo Francuzsku. To tam znelo ako uplny raj na Zemi. Musim tam raz ist. Na telesnej sme mali temu Koordinacia, Stale ma udivuje ako ti ucitalia dokazu z tak nezazivnej temy urobit taku srandu. Mali sme rozne cvicenia, kde sme mali robit viacere pohyby sucasne. Po vyucovani som zasiel do jedneho knihkupectva kupit listky na sobotnajsi koncert. Trysilsky orchester ma kazdorocne velkonocny koncert a vsetci hovorili, aki je uzasny. A navyse tam hralo mnoho ludi, ktorych poznam, tak som sa musel ist pozriet. V sobotu rano som vstal, vytiahol roletu, pozrel sa von oknom, uvidel krasnu modru oblohu a ihned si povedal, ze dnes pojdem na bezky a velmi daleko. Dal som si sardinky na ranajky, pockal kym Eva vstane a odvezie ma a vydal sa na cestu. Esteze som si zobral aj sveter, lebo je dost zima, ked slnko zajde za oblaky. Som zistil ze bezky by sa mohli pouzoivat proti nespavosti. Po 45 kilometrovej ture mi vela nechybalo a zaspal by som v sprche:-D Ale nakolko som musel ist na koncert, tak som sa prekonal. V kulturaku som sa stretol s Håvardom a Linusom a koncert onedlho zacal. To keby ste tam boli. Jeden z najlepsich koncertov na akom som kedy bol. "Dychberuci" je mozno to najvystiznejsie slovo. Cely orchester hral vynikajuco a spevaci prvotriedny. Na koncerte sa hrali piesne z filmov. Zacalo to ustrednou temou Mission impossible a pokracovalo cez Grease, Singing in the rain, Titanic az po jednu zaverecnu norsku piesen. Ja som bol uchvateny rovnako ako cele publikum - takze standing ovations na konci boli samozrejmostou. Potom som si este pozrel Housa a siel spat. Dnes som sa prebudil o pol osmej. To je urcite kvoli tomu svetlu vsade:-D Ale na dnes nemam ziadne velke plany. Ozvem sa buduci vikend. Idem si uzivat prazdniny:-P


Well, the beginning of the week was really "beautiful". It was raining the whole time from Monday til Wednesday. That was the cause that the ice on the road melted. But of course, if there is a 1 m high wall of snow on each side of the road, the water cannot flow away. So there were some parts of the road completely under water. and walking to school became an adventure. It was almost like steeplechase, only I did not run. I am walking on asphalt, little bit later I am trying to hold my balance on the ice and then making my way through the "ponds" on the pavement. And besides of this I have to be aware of the fact, that I can any time get a shower from the passing car :-D. Fortunately are the Norwegian drivers very respectful. On Monday, there were some students from Trondheim and Bergen telling us about the university opportunities in those towns. All about way to apply, subjects and student life. It is interesting, that you do not have to take exams if you want to study at university, unless you are going to study art, design and things like that. But I think you need to get enough points from the grades at high school. The next amazing thing is Staatens lånekassa. Every student, regardless of his social class, can borrow money from the state to study. I do not remember how much it was but it was definitely enough to cover all these food and living expenses. After finishing your studies, you have 7 months before you have to start paying money back. Very good system which gives the opportunity to study to everyone. After the school I got a lift home by my classmate Rune. It is good to have classmates with the driving licence:-P. So I was spared from going home in that terrible weather. On Tuesday, I presented together with my group some facts about Camilla Collett to the rest of the class but otherwise nothing interesting happened. On Wednesday, there were 4 lessons of sociology. We were finding some facts about the rate of unemployment and differences between men and women regarding work and education. The unemplyement rate is only 2,6%. But I was surprised over the differences in the salaries of men and women. For example a woman working in the store gets only 80 % of the salary a man would get. But despite of this is Norway further than any other EU states in the question of eqaulity of sexes. I did not go cross-country skiing because of the weather and decided to work with my French. But on the next day the weather got better so I mad a little trip. My French teacher was telling us about the Provence - the southern part of France. It sounds like a paradise ther. I will have to go there once. On PE, we had a topic called coordination. It is interesting how the teachers manage to make fun of everything, even if it does not sound like fun at all. After the school I went to buy tickets for the concert on Saturday. Trysil orchestra organizes each year a concert before the Easter. Everybody said to me that it was great. And many people I know played there, so I just had to go:-). Saturday morning I rolled up the roller blind, looked out of the window, saw the saphir-blue sky and thought: " I am going to take a very long cross-country trip." It is quite cold, when the skies cover the sun but I fortunately had a pullover. But I found out that cross-country skiing is a very good cure against insomnia. After 45 km I almost fell asleep in the shower:-D But I had to go to the concert... I met with Håvard and Linus in the theater and a bit later the concert began. I wish you coud have been there. One of the best concerts I have ever been on. "Breath-taking" is maybe the best word for it. The whole orchestra played fantastic and the singers were singing almost unbelievable. They played and sang the film songs. It began with Mission impossible and continued through James Bond, Grease, Titanic and ended with one Norwegian song. I was amazed as the rest of the audience and the standing ovations were obvious. After I came home, I watched House and went to sleep. Today I woke up at 7:30. I do not know why. It is sure because of the light everywhere:-D But I do not have any special plans for today. So I will be back next weekend. I am going to enjoy the holiday:-P