Shad

For your information:

• Smoked Salmon… Mmmmmmm
• My job here is going to be very challenging
• I got a 3 month Mass Transit pass this morning. Gets me all over Oslo. All I do is flash the card. It’s even got my picture on it.
• A couple of guys here are about to head to Austin. If you have any ideas for things they should do/see while there, gimme a shout.
• The ratio of people to cars is interesting. Basically, everyone walks everywhere. You can easily find a parking space on the street in downtown Oslo. Actually, often times, you can’t see any cars driving on a street. Imagine being in Times Square and not seeing any cars anywhere but hundreds of people milling about. Now replace the television screens and advertisements with 19th century architecture and a Palace.
• Did I mention that it’s really expensive here?

All in all, I’m doing really well. My body is finally starting to get on a relatively normal cycle. Last night I woke up and thought, “Crap, it’s time to get up and go to work already! Where did the night go!” Then I rolled over and looked at the clock and realized that I’d only been in bed about an hour or so. Then I couldn’t get back to sleep for some time. Hopefully I’ll be back on a normal-ish schedule soon.