I tried to take it as relaxed as I could. That didn't mean much. When the plane landed and I grabbed the hand-luggage my heart was already pumping hard. I was soooooooo nervous, but excited at the same time, because I'm finally here. Here in the city where I will spend my next year in another family with a different culture *_*

My plan was to pick up my suitcase at the feeder band, pass the security area and finally meet my host family.

So I put in my in-ear-headphones, realized that there was no feeder band, just the security are.

I didn't think that much about it.

I passed the area and suddenly there was a crowd of people with colorful poster. The other exchange students started laughing and walkingslowly to that crowd.

I was still searching with my eyes the feeder band for my luggage, and I saw right in front of me three people laughing

I looked up to them and saw a poster with big letters on it...

V E L K O M M E N   T I Z I A N

All 4 exchange students with their host family (me = right)

I was surprised and stunned for a few seconds. I didn't know how to greed them, so they just hugged me xD. While we were waiting on my luggage, we talked about the flights and my experience in the
arrival-camp. Together we drove to my new house, were I started to pack out my suitcase in my new room. It's not that big of a room, but I think its ok. The rest of the day my host family showed me the city. The centre of Bodø is very modern and beautiful, but as soon you go to the coastline, there are the typical red Norwegian fisher houses, with the little wooden boats. You can smell the salt of the sea and feel the northern cold wind in your hair. It looks exactly like the typical imagination you have from Norway <3 The family seems very nice, friendly and open. I think we will get good along with each other.

Sunday was for me and the host family a very long day. I went to bed very early, because I had my first school day already the next day. My host mother woke me up at 7am, I took a shower, ate my breakfast together with them and prepared my school bag and pencil case. My host sister and my host brother showed me the way to school. My school way is just about 300m and takes ca. 5 min. All students had to be in the sports hall at 8:10. So I followed my sister like a little child, which has his first school day xD In the sports hall were all teachers and the headmaster, which had a speech first before he named all classes and students. I didn't understand shit, so I had no idea, when I had to leave the sports hall with my new class. Suddenly my sister screamed GO TIZIAN! GO. I followed the other students like a headless chicken. In the next hour everybody introduced himself.  I had to go home after this lesson, because I had an appointment the next day, where I have to choose my subjects and make my timetable. Yea that was it besecally for my first school day.

That were the first Norwegian sentences I was able to say. I realized fast that the language is quiet similar to German. That means I should have a little advantage. But the problem is you have to get first a feeling for the language, because if you have just a bit of a feeling for the language, you can start making sentences. I didn't have a clue about the language. In school I couldn't even discern what a Norwegian name is and what are just other words. For example they told me that is Lotte, a girl from my class. And I asked what is Lotte? xD The good thing in Norway is, that ALL people can speak English, I swear even the grandmothers and grandfathers. So I never had the feeling that I'm completely lost. I made a deal with my host family that I can speak English with them, when I have no clue what they are talking about.  I think if you are in a foreign country and you speak their language it's easier to integrate yourself and get friends. So I will try my best to learn as fast as I can Norwegian.

Ha det!

Bye