T-Minus 6 Weeks
Hello all!
It has been quite a while since I've posted but I haven't had many occasions about which I was incredibly inclined to post. However, since I have officially (well, not really as I still don't have a confirmed departure date) begun the last six weeks before I leave, I thought it would be a good idea to update this blog and keep anyone interested in the loop!
In early June, my parents and I went down to New York City to do my in-person application for the visa I need to study in Norway. Turning the appointment into more of a fun trip, we went down on Sunday the 4th and spent the afternoon doing a little exploring in the city. We took advantage of our proximity to Grand Central Station and took the subway up to the Upper East Side to indulge the little part of me that would love to be a Gossip Girl character. We visited Dylan's Candy Bar, walked Park and Madison Ave., strolled in Central Park and found a block party featuring the extremely talented Lesbian & Gay Green Apple Corps before returning to Midtown for a delicious dinner at db Bistro on 44th.
The next morning I had a 9:15 appointment at the visa center, which covers Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, at least, which ended up only taking about 15 minutes! With some more of the day to enjoy, we walked by the UN to find the Norwegian flag, which was only fitting, then headed back to the Upper East Side to go to the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. We had noticed the museum while watching the band at the block party but didn't have time to go in, so we returned and went in to see some fascinating exhibits on jazz, radios, wood model building, and innovative design processes. I would highly recommend a visit to anyone in New York!
After a short but great trip into the city, we came back to Portsmouth because, much to our dismay, school and work were waiting back home. So I returned to school and finished my last few weeks with as much enthusiasm is possible knowing you don't have to go back for over a year, and now, I am happy to say, it is summer.
On Saturday, I received the great news that my visa has been approved! I am looking forward to my national orientation in a few weeks, as well as a little family vacation and a trip down to Yale to visit their neuroscience lab. I hope everyone's summer has been off to as great a start as mine has and that the rest is just as good if not better! I would love to hear from all of you and think I might copy my cousin Trevor's (who is currently abroad) idea of having a prompt for readers to keep me in the loop of the goings-on wherever you are reading! I'll probably start that in my first blog post from Norway but for now feel free to reach out if you have any questions about my program, what I'm doing or why I'm doing it, or just want to chat!
Have a great however long it is until I check in next!
It has been quite a while since I've posted but I haven't had many occasions about which I was incredibly inclined to post. However, since I have officially (well, not really as I still don't have a confirmed departure date) begun the last six weeks before I leave, I thought it would be a good idea to update this blog and keep anyone interested in the loop!
In early June, my parents and I went down to New York City to do my in-person application for the visa I need to study in Norway. Turning the appointment into more of a fun trip, we went down on Sunday the 4th and spent the afternoon doing a little exploring in the city. We took advantage of our proximity to Grand Central Station and took the subway up to the Upper East Side to indulge the little part of me that would love to be a Gossip Girl character. We visited Dylan's Candy Bar, walked Park and Madison Ave., strolled in Central Park and found a block party featuring the extremely talented Lesbian & Gay Green Apple Corps before returning to Midtown for a delicious dinner at db Bistro on 44th.
The next morning I had a 9:15 appointment at the visa center, which covers Norway, Denmark, and Iceland, at least, which ended up only taking about 15 minutes! With some more of the day to enjoy, we walked by the UN to find the Norwegian flag, which was only fitting, then headed back to the Upper East Side to go to the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. We had noticed the museum while watching the band at the block party but didn't have time to go in, so we returned and went in to see some fascinating exhibits on jazz, radios, wood model building, and innovative design processes. I would highly recommend a visit to anyone in New York!
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| The Norwegian flag was quite cooperative! |
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| Stairs in Dylan's Candy Bar |
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| Rainbow Candy! |
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| View from Belvedere Castle in Central Park |
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| Grand Central Station by Night |
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| Grand Central Station |
After a short but great trip into the city, we came back to Portsmouth because, much to our dismay, school and work were waiting back home. So I returned to school and finished my last few weeks with as much enthusiasm is possible knowing you don't have to go back for over a year, and now, I am happy to say, it is summer.
On Saturday, I received the great news that my visa has been approved! I am looking forward to my national orientation in a few weeks, as well as a little family vacation and a trip down to Yale to visit their neuroscience lab. I hope everyone's summer has been off to as great a start as mine has and that the rest is just as good if not better! I would love to hear from all of you and think I might copy my cousin Trevor's (who is currently abroad) idea of having a prompt for readers to keep me in the loop of the goings-on wherever you are reading! I'll probably start that in my first blog post from Norway but for now feel free to reach out if you have any questions about my program, what I'm doing or why I'm doing it, or just want to chat!
Have a great however long it is until I check in next!
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