50 Days and Flights

There are only 50 days left until I leave, the time is going so fast!! I have brought out my suitcase and have started dumping the things I'm taking into it. I honestly don't know how I'm going to stay under the weight limit, usually I'm good when I travel but that is only for two weeks and this is for a whole year, in one bag with room to spare for when I return! I bought a pair of hiking boots which is quite hilarious for a person who is as lazy as me, but I hope after this year I will come back a keen exerciser. My shopping for warm clothes is not going too well, I have resorted to online shopping because you cannot buy anything slightly warm in Australia when it's summer.

In other exciting news I have my flight itinerary :) This is a basic version of it:

1st Plane
Sydney-Melbourne (1hr 35min)

2nd Plane
Melbourne-Doha (14hr 16min)

3rd Plane 
Doha-Oslo (7hr 30min)

4th Plane(Maybe)
Oslo-Kristiandsand (45min)

So in total I will be flying for approx 24hrs 6mins and total travel time of 27hrs 15min (not including flight to Kristiansand. With my experience with flying and not sleeping much, by the time I arrive I will be sooo dead but I'm guesing the amount of excitement I have will over ride my tiredness.

First taste of Norway.

I had my first taste of Norway and it was delicious. Norwegian chocolate is amazing and is going to make me so fat when I get there, my host family was nice enough to send me a Norwegian learning booklet which I am failing miserably at and a block of chocolate (Which is already gone). I already love my host family they are so nice and helpful and I can't wait to meet them.

So yummy!!

I had my pre-departure orientation a few weeks ago. It was alright, wasn't greatly exciting but fun to chat with people who are in the same boat as you. We just sat in a circle and talked about expectations, culture shock and stuff like that. There wasn't any one else going to Norway there, though there was France, USA and Netherlands.

Also I got some exciting news today, I will be arriving in Norway on January 5th, which means I will be leaving on the 4th, which means there is only 64 days!!!! I don't have an itinerary yet because it is still being organised but I should be given options to choose from soon!!!

With everything almost in place it's beginning to feel real and I find myself thinking of all the people and things I'll miss, but then remember what an amazing opportunity this is and it's only a year and everyone will be here when I return.

I'm still faced with the problem of finding clothes, so far I have one pair of thermals. So I am in need of some serious shopping. Though my host family is letting me borrow some clothes because they don't think I will find something warm enough here, which I believe. I don't know if I could ever find something warm enough!!!!