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Keeping it “on the real” the best I can.Archive for drammen
Wow, I feel good today. These past two days have been very hyggelige. Yesterday I went to Drammen to visit Xenia. Mmm, Drammen–there is something very special about that town; I kind of look at it as my “retreat” town, in a way. It’s the city I go to if I want to relax or get away from everything. The feelings that Drammen conjures up in me is very different from the other cities. I feel very welcomed, very comfortable there.
I think the waterline is one of the prettiest places to be. I always enjoy waiting for the Larvik/Skien train on Platform 5 at Drammen togstasjon because it faces the waterline. I love sitting down on one of the chairs and looking across at the Aass brewery and the big yellow building across the river.
So anyway, I spent the afternoon with Xenia, who I haven’t seen for a long time. It was…a relieving experience to be able to catch up, vent, and outlet feelings with her. We bought McDonald’s and sat right outside next to the waterline, overlooking the train station, taking in the serenity and prattling about my latest romantic endeavour. It was one of those times that makes you go, “I can’t get enough of these moments in my life.” (And not just because I like talking about myself.)
今天，我去了滕斯贝格去见아널，凯文，和졔구。不怎么样。其实，我不太喜欢跟凯文和졔구在一起。他们在别人的背后说太多坏话，很伤人。比如说，要是他们俩能在我的面前叫닥和전오 faggots，我真的不想知道在我转头的时候会管我叫什么。我了解这就是南美的文化，男人就是这样儿的：用脏话踢下来别的男人和把自己说成像大男子汉。但我不喜欢这样的“性赛”；我不配这个文化。我觉得졔구根本都不必要这样表现；我们不在巴西了，你可以真诚一点儿了吧？还有，我实在不明白为什么凯文跟他学着玩儿这个游戏！让我很不好受，我不敢信他们俩了。所以今天跟他们在一起的时候，我可以感觉自己非常的不放松。
Men uansett, på kvelden var det kjampefint. Tok en ganske lang tur med Bjørn-Kristian ved kysten og Gamle Horten og snakka om mye interessante ting. Jeg fant det mye lettere å snakke med han denne gangen, så kanskje det betyr at jeg har forbedret norsken min. Comunque, jeg koste meg masse; det er lenge siden jeg har slappet med en Norsk, og det var jo veldig hyggelig. Jeg ønsker faktisk å være mer sosial, men nå er det ikke bare bare å få gode venner på skolen lenger. Jeg sliter og føler meg mye mer sjenert enn jeg var før, og det er en ubehagelig følelse. Men nok med det! Det er veldig god stemning her nå. Den turen har virkelig gjort meg godt!
Tra Desideri, Labirinti e Fuochi
Oh shit, it’s 2009! Tiden går så fort. Det er vanskelig å tro at jeg har allrede vært her i fem måneder. I have seven months left; I need to make the best of it.
Spent New Year’s chez Yanzi in Drammen and we cooked some real Chinese food, including tomatoes with scrambled eggs and 木耳 (apparently it’s called “Jew’s ear” in English; I think I prefer to use the Chinese name), which I was surprised to see since it’s rather uniquely Asian. What’s ironic is that I used to hate these dishes growing up, but I guess I have a new-found appreciation for them. Either that or Mom’s just a really terrible cook.
Vi koste oss litt før gikk vi ned til selskapet til vertssøstra si, og der møte jeg noen kjampehyggelige folk. Det var ganske forskjellig fra festene jeg har vært på, synes jeg–没有那么疯和醉–helt nydelig. Rundt midnatt gikk alle ut å sende opp og se på fyrverkeri, og da begynte å snø. 我从来都没有庆祝过一个这么美丽的，潇洒德，正确的新年。Jeg kommer ikke til å glemme den kvelden.
But now that the new year has come, I’ve been doing some thinking: what changes do I want for 2009? Or more importantly, what changes am I willing to make this year? It’s always easy to say things, but making the sacrifices to work toward the goals you set is much harder. But it’s time to kick things up a notch and go after what I really want.
Comincio un nuovo anno.
