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My building at Sogn student village. My floor is the second terrace above the garages, if you look closely you can see the small US flag hanging on the right side. These buildings were originally constructed for the 1952 Winter Olympics as accommodations for the Olympians.

My room






Sogn Lake, just a mile or so north of my apartment. Clear, but chilly, water with extensive hiking and biking trails all around.







Ullevål Stadion, popular soccer stadium 1/2 mile south of my apartment





Mela Festival in downtown Oslo, a multicultural event including musical performances, dances, art, and food.



National Theater in downtown Oslo






Stave church at Norwegian Folk Museum, constructed in the 12th Century





Inside the stave church





Sod-roofed house complex at folk museum





Group of students from my program, after visit to Norwegian Folk Museum






Viking Ship Museum







Holmenkollen Ski Jump, served as host to the 1952 Winter Olympics.
My host Rotary Club also bears the same name, Holmenkollen. The club meets in the Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica nearby.






Holmenkollen Ski Jump

Our tour guide describing the artistic motifs and themes of Vigeland Sculpture Park. Gustav Vigeland was a popular Norwegian sculptor and a contemporary of Edvard Munch.






Vigeland sculptures

Vigeland sculpture, angry child

Vigeland sculpture, mother and children

My host Rotarian, Trond Schumacher, identifies edible mushrooms to a group of fellow Rotarians and friends from Holmenkollen Rotary Club. The Holmenkollen Rotary Club had a mushroom hunting excursion for their meeting this past Tuesday. Trond is a biology professor and knowledgable on the various species of mushrooms found in the forests surrounding Oslo.