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OK, so it's Monday and school is not happening. Or it was, but only for 10 minutes. I had 3 classes - physics, English and art. School started at 10AM because physics was cancelled, then I found out that art was cancelled, and in English, they were doing a mock exam thing which involved Danish translation. So I didn't have to do it, and I had class for a grand total of 10 minutes. Woohoo!
I know I'm blogging late again, but there really are valid reasons. I was on an AFS camp all weekend in Mikladalur, a little town on the island of Kalsoy. It was so much fun! It snowed on Saturday night and on Sunday we had the best snow fight ever. Mikladalur is more or less a ghost town because all the houses are holiday homes, and so we conducted the whole thing like a Wild West stakeout with sieges and ambushes and hiding in doorways and stuff ... ah, it was great. Lasted about an hour and by the end of it we were all soaked. Which didn't stop Celeste and I from making snow angels!
Then when we finally got home yesterday at about 5PM I was so tired, and then my friend Lilja and her 2 little sisters, Silja and Lý came over for dinner (lasagne, really GOOD lasagne, mmm) and by the time they left at 9PM I was so incredibly tired I just went to bed.
The photos below are in the following order:
-Me in the kavikríggj having the time of my life (note, I am wearing Faroese jumper)
-Stacey in the snow war
-Katharina, also fighting
-Me, just about to tackle Ice and cover him with snow
-Stacey and Katharina
-Katharina, Celeste, Stacey
-Me!
-The 'beach' at Mikladalur, scary place
-The Mikladalur waterfall - you wouldn't believe the steps to get down to the bottom.
-Stacey in the dog carrying car - it's the AFS mode of transport.
-Katharina in the dog van
-The view of Borðoy from Mikladalur.
-Me on the boat to Kalsoy, being dramatic. As usual.
-Stacey looking shocked on the boat
-Klaksvík!
-Stacey, Ice, me and Katharina on our way to Kalsoy.

So yeah, the camp was amazingly fun which is good as I was very loath to leave Tórshavn this weekend due to another class party (damn, still haven't put up photos from the last one) and a fantastic concert involving all the best Faroese artists, one of which is my very good friend Karin - an amazing jazz singer. But I missed all that and caught a lift to Klaksvík to get on the boat and I'm glad I did. Not that we did MUCH but it was good to sit around and discuss our exchanges and what's been going on and the language (as it turns out, I'm the only one who understands Faroese and I speak the best - yay!). It was really fantastic and I can't wait until the next one, which is in February, I think.

I have a school party on Saturday night called the Superheroes' Ball ... I have to go as a superhero. Darnit. I must think of a costume. I'm sure I'll find something! Speaking of which, I am going to head into town now to do exactly that!

Kelsy
xox - LEAVE COMMENTS, GUYS! (Especially on the photos - I know everyone likes photos)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hej Kelsy!!
Bet you dont know who this is!!

The Faroes do look nice i have to admit. Quite wilderness and wild, completely different from Denmark. And i didnt know that German girl went there aswell!!

Also, just by the way. Peber noedder are a Danish treat for christmas not a faroese!!
You guys musta stole them and claimed them for yourself!!! hahaha.

Laterz

Rufus said...

Hello!!!!! 10 minutes of school-thats just scandalous (but sweet, lol!)
So did you see the seal skin woman in Mikladalur ;) Man that sounds like FUN! The last snow fight I remember having was one where one of my dipstick brothers managed to get the snow ball down all the layers of my coats, jumpers, etc-so not the best memory, also we were never aloud snowfights at school-are you??
Is Ice seriously someone's name? that is so AWESOME! Gee, if I ever have a kid they are being called ICE!
Yay for photos!! Lol, VERY dramatic one of you but as you say OF COURSE! wow, it does look nice over there..kiapara has NOT changed one bit-now is that a good thing or a bad thing?!
Miss you heapsicles!!!
Xoxoxoxoxooxxo

Frauhauf said...

Yo sup oi, Cory!
The German girl did indeed come here and she's rather cool.
And feck you and your PIPAR NØDDER.
These are FAROESE pipar nødder. And really good.
(and yes, you were very anonymous)

RUTHIE!
man, you're so quick to comment. I didn't see the seal woman, no, but I did figure out where she was meant to be (she wasn't). Ice is from Thailand and his real name is Kitipong. But sssshhh, I think he still believes nobody knows.
Kaipara hasn't changed? Ah, bother.

Much love, kelsy xoxoxox