Sorry for the sombering post last time, but it was a bit of a somber day after all. Anyways. Been too busy lately, I'll be happy when next Thursday is over. The first year students are putting on a cultural show of song and dance for the other students, staff, and locals. We only got two weeks to prepare for a two hour long show. Quite a task. I'm in three dances as of now and I'm also dealing with costumes for all parts of the show. So every day, I'm in meetings and rehearsals. For example, tomorrow I have Tai Chi from 6-7, French class from 7-8, Hip Hop Dance from 8-9, and Arabic Dance from 9-10. Not to mention they still haven't posted the time for Maldivian dance practice tomorrow. Wheew. I think it's all expecting a bit much. Hope it's worth it.

Tomorrow I start my 7th subject. The IB diploma only requires you to take 6 subjects, which is what most students do. However, I have a lot of free time because of when my 6 classes meet, so I thought it might be good to add a little bit extra to my education. I'll be taking Intro to Spanish and it should be easy considering I've had 3 years of Spanish instruction in the past. But still, it'll be good to be practicing and it will look good when I'm applying for University. I'm excited, class should be good.

The world sure is a surreal place to be. Two examples:

Earlier, me and Erik from Aland Islands and Ted from Sweden and Tove from Sweden went and laid down on the dock at the boathouse and put our heads upside down over the edge so that the sky and land were inverted. It was insane. The land was so dark and the fjord was so light, in addition to the fact that the fjord looks like a mirror. It was almost impossible to tell that we were upside down. So that makes one wonder, is everything in the world like that? Are we all theoretically upside down and we just don't know it? Ah, Summer, my Philosophy teacher, would be proud. :)

About 15 minutes ago, I come back in my room and turn my computer on. MSN is my homepage on Internet Explorer and it's just about my only link to current events and news. Anyways, MSNBC had a breaking news headline about a shooting at a college in Montreal. I thought it was either UQAM, McGill, or Concordia, but knowing the area, I was quite curious. I pull up the story and begin reading and suddenly the name appears: Dawson College. That's where I took my classes when I did the exchange program to Montreal. And just hours ago, a gunman opened fire in the cafeteria, the same cafeteria I ate in every day, and killed anywhere from 4-16 people. Out of all the places in the world, out of all the universities, and out of the number of places I've been, it just happened to be the innocent, small, college that I have fond memories of. It makes me feel very strangely, but I'm not sure exactly what the emotion is. Shock? Surprise? Disbelief? But more than all those as well. Hm.

Alright, time to attempt some Norwegian homework and then more Arabic dancing...hooray. Mkay, peace and love.