Apartment

I've been neglecting this blog some. Sorry. Most of my posts have been about running lately.

Here's a run down of my living situation. Last week I managed to move out of the hotel and into corporate housing. It turns out that our corporate apartments are awesome.

I got an upstairs apartment above Robert. The apartment has a full kitchen, living room, dining room, 1.5 bathrooms, and two bedrooms; and it's two stories. I also have a washer, dryer, and freezer in the basement.

A lot of my problems are a result of not understanding the language. For example, I can in no way decipher the markings on the dryer. Neither the words nor the symbols have any meaning to me. I think I understand it now, but just barely. I can sort of get my clothes clean and dry, but it takes 4 hours. Also, I don't understand the refrigerator. My Houston fridge's coldest setting is 5 and is clearly marked as such. Five in my Norway fridge is translated as "melt everything and leave a puddle of water in the kitchen."

But those are minor complaints because the apartment is great. My favorite thing is that the bathroom has a floor warmer built in. It's very nice.

I also have cable, DSL internet, and we're located less than 10 minutes from the city center. We also got a car so now we can easily get around town.

So except for the frequent rain showers, the cold, and most importantly the lack of certain people, life in Norway isn't bad.