Matt and Emily's Adventure Blog

A Photo Gallery  An attempt to explain what words never could Above: A moonlight sky over Bø.   Right : Representing Canada at the international food celebration with homemade “Timbits”.     Left and right: An overnight trip to Lifjell. Right: A day of "skileik" at Lifjell. Below: Weekend friluftsliv with Matt. On our way for a ski at Vihus.  Below left: Sleeping under a tarp on the winter forest trip.  Right : Michelle Johannessen trudging through deep snow on the winter forest trip.        Left: Navigating in whiteout conditions on the 9 day winter mountain trip.    Left: Making pancakes in our home beneath the snow. Right: Telemark turns on a pristine morning.   Left: Overcoming my fear of steep ascents to reach the summit of Kista. Below: A beautiful sunny day on route to our t

A Semester in Norway By: Emily McIlroy As I end my time in Norway I reflect on how it all began; a big dream in the small town of Camrose. Having taken multiple Scandinavian courses with Ingrid Urberg on Scandinavian culture and language my fascination pulled my heart towards the wonders of Norway. Urberg’s support in applying to study abroad was that of great enthusiasm and interest, and with previous Augustana graduates raving to me about the program in Norway , everything fell into place. Before long I was boarding a plane along with my fiancé to travel across the Atlantic for a semester. Upon arrival we had a brief introduction to the Nordic Skiing and Outdoor Life/ Friluftsliv program. We would be taking three classes during the winter period; Basic Skiing, Norwegian Perspectives on Outdoor Education, and Outdoors in the Wintertime (backcountry and telemark skiing, and snow camping). I was curious to see how I would find the basic skiing class considering I