22 November was my last official day at work as
a flight instructor, and I had planned it so I could
spend the last couple of weeks here in the States
relaxing before I pack up my stuff and head back
to good old Norway.
Trisha had invited me to Kansas to celebrate Thanksgiving,
so I jumped on the plane and flew up there on the
23rd. The flight connected in Minneapolis, which
was kind of a detour, and I also had to wait here
for 3 hours, so I decided to go to the Mall of America
which is the biggest mall in the States (even got
it's own theme park in the middle)
I spent a week in Kansas where all I basically
did was to eat good food and relax. I was invited
to no less than two Thanksgiving dinners, so I got
my chance to fill up on turkey, stuffing, pies and
everything else that comes with the Thanksgiving
tradition. The week in Kansas was absolutely wonderful,
but the time went by too fast (as it usually does)
Back in Florida I headed straight to Miami to pick
up my buddy Fredrik on Thursday. He decided earlier
that week that he would stop by for a couple of
days to get away from the cold weather and all the
exams... A couple of trips to the beach, a couple
of nights out, a flight to Key West and some sightseeing
in Miami was what we had time for before he got
back on the plane again today. Even though it didn't
last that long it was alot of fun.
I've now got 10 days left until me and Kristian
get on the plane and fly back to Norway. It's one
year since I was last home and almost 1 1/2 years
have passed since I got here in July 2003. The time
here in the States has gone by extremely fast, and
it's a strange feeling to be done with this part
of the education. Back home more and bigger challenges
awaits.
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The first snow came the day I arrived in Kansas. This
is where Trisha lives.
I stopped by Mall of America in Minneapolis on my
way to Kansas. The biggest mall in the US. They even
got rollercoasters inside.
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