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Written by Haakon Erdahl, Karly Hermanson, Kathryn Looney, & Lance Nemecek   The decision to wake up before 7:00 am on a Saturday morning is not one that most college students take lightly. When faced with the beauty of Preikestolen, however, it is hard to say no. And so this past weekend a group of…

By Elisabet, Emily, Matt, and Garrett A large aspect of our course, The Journey North, has been studying the migration of Norwegians to the United States and the discourse surrounding it. This role play allowed us to immerse ourselves and learn more about the different perspectives of those migrating to the United States. At the…

By Annie, Maddie, Otelia, and Lena Annie: Stavanger is not only a beautiful city, but quite a walkable one, too! Our hotel is in a very central location, and we’re able to travel to countless restaurants, grocery stores, and local businesses in just ten or so minutes. The only issue with travelling everywhere by foot…

We left the Stavanger port at around 11:00 a.m. The ship itself was very nice. The seats were incredibly comfortable, and the ride was surprisingly smooth as the boat glided through the water with ease. From Stavanger, we headed inland, towards the skyline of mountains. Everyone was in a state of awe at the sheer…

You can never predict the challenges that you may encounter in the future. For instance, when it comes to traveling it requires endless amounts of planning. You are constantly planning ahead and adapting to what is happening around you, however, even when everything is planned out, things still go wrong. During our trip to Norway,…

By Alana, Amasa, Emma and Leo On our first night in Stavanger, we went on a long guided walk, learning about some of the different areas of Stavanger and their history. After a long day of travel, it was nice to walk around the city, even though we were all extremely jet-lagged. The first stop…

Written by: Kieran Brown, Andre Thomas, Hailey Tracy, and Roxi Wessel Jet lag hit us all pretty hard the first few days after arrival, but we quickly found the solution; good company, a whole lot of coffee, and fresh air. A small group and I walked around the quaint “Hallmark”-esc town looking for a good…