October 31 – 15:00

Today was Halloween, even in Norway. We had a traditional American celebration in school, with bobbing for apples, donut races, etc. in class. Here are some of mystudents showing off their wares. The newspaper came and wrote a big article about our day and all the learning we did . Cool. Anyhow, pumpkins are not native to Norway, so its cost about $40 for a decdent carving pumpkin. Needless to say, I didn't spring for that. So, we carved decorative gourds instead.

October 31 – 18:00

The kids trick-or treated, or "sugar or slash", as they say here. We went with some kids from Maggie’s class, Stine, Hannah, and Cecile. Stine’s mom, Berit, and I stayed home and ate bolle with brun ost and blearber jam while the kids raced around din the complete darkness.. No Snicker Bars. Lots of gummy coke bottles.


October 31 – 19:30
After trick or treating, we had kokao all together at Berits traditional Norsk dining table. The tables here are all sturdya dn slid wood and long enough for a banquet feast. Berit’s table will seat 10 easily.

Every female in Trondheim dressed as a witch on Halloween. Of the six girls in Magie's class, 5 were witches. Maggie was partly cloudy with a chance of rain (squiret). Mostly becasue I was the only mom in town who didn't have the energy to halp her make a real costume. She loved her creative one though. At the Halloween Party we went to on Friday night, 15 of the 18 women there were witches. And elaborate and beautiful witches too, with organically shaped hats adn slinky black gowns. I wore jeans and a sweatshirt. I gotta get alittle more spirit here!