written 2013.2.18
The best part of the day? I gained a new friend at breakfast today :)
I woke up so early in the morning so as not to be late for the Opening Day. My officemate and I went straight to the hotel restaurant where there's a breakfast buffet. I headed to the food (where there is rice, thank God!), chose a table, put down my plate, sat and woah! A guy was about to seat on my chair and I realized there's a glass of milk just beside my plate. Someone was already seating in that exact spot! I was so embarrassed I stood up and asked the guy to not leave and seat down on his place. Luckily, he was nice and asked that I sit at the same table. We then got to introducing ourselves and to both our relief, we are both Asians. LOL.
The Opening Day went well and I gained new friends, mostly from the Latin American countries. I also met some of our teachers and listened to very nice, traditional Norwegian songs.
"Wow, so could I practice my little Spanish with you?," I asked one guy.
He said, "No, because I want to improve my English!"
LOL. They explained that no one spoke much English in their countries so it would be a great way to practice in Norway. I also made friends with one Lebanese who seems to be so nice.
At the auditorium, I was seated beside a Chinese guy. In one of the presentations, there was a talk on territorial dispute and I was like, "Okay, I'm seated beside a Chinese guy so I can't comment much." LOL. Yet it was cool. No arguments occured.
At the end of the day, we had a short tour of the city and then a welcoming at the house of the City Mayor.
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