We made it to Pokhara! Over a week has past very fast and we’re all getting settled in the city of the Anna Purna mountains. One of my favorite things about Pokhara, apart from being so close to nature, is the enormous variety of cafes to sit and relax in. We are spoiled with options
We still live in Brenu by the beach and are very happy with it 🙂 A few days ago it was Independence day. The groups researching in Accra sent us videos of giant gatherings of people on Independence Square in the capital city whereas in Brenu we do not have a square like that, but
We are now a week into our field work process and it is so exciting! The other day we had a great interview with a woman called Vida. She sells broflow (I have no idea of how to spell this) and porridge which is a normal breakfast and afternoon snack here. She invited us to
The long weekend is a unique opportunity for us students to explore some of Vietnams wonders outside of Hoi An, while at the same time allowing for a break between intensive study periods. Me and a friend from the course spent the three days going north, first to the old capital of Hue, then further
Thursday was the day we’d all been waiting for the entire week, it was the first of March, it was full moon and it was time for the color festival Holi. For those of you who don’t know what Holi is, it is basically a day when everyone is free from work and school and
Last week, Their Majesties King Harald and Queen Sonja officially visited the Argentine Republic for three days. Never before have Their Majesties visited Argentina, and the last and only visit by the Norwegian crown to Argentina was in 1967 by King Olav. Wednesday, the Royal Couple went to Plaza de Noruega in the neighborhood Belgrano,
The whole class vent on a field trip to a Katu Village! Katu is a ethic minority in Vietnam and this is a village that hosts tourists to see how life is in rural Vietnam. The trip to the village took about four hours over blue rivers and green hills. We did fieldwork in the
Today it’s Monday, meaning the first week of studies has finished. What a mind-blowing week it has been! We are 18 students with very different backgrounds but with two important things in common, a love for travelling and a sense for humor, this of course includes our loving study leaders, Elida and Samrat. Last Sunday
So we just arrived at our home for the next three weeks. A great part of Development Studies 2 is the three week field work that is in the middle of the course. It is important because the following part of the course will incorporate our findings in a more theoretic module the last three
I arrived two days ago and tomorrow is the first meeting with the entire entourage of Kulturstudier, including all the new students that are currently dropping in at different times to the small but charming airport of Kathmandu. I took a flight from Nairobi, Kenya, this Wednesday night, after almost 3 intense months of backpacking
