Anya finished her practicum. She is very glad it is over. It took a lot of effort to encourage her along this week. She did provide some significant volunteer work for the school, such as shelving books, putting together archive boxes, and binding books. She did learn a bit about the workings of a library, but obviously, the more interesting and technical stuff would take too much time to train Anya for too little service time.
I enjoyed having a travel and lunch partner each day. Today, we were running a little late (I couldn’t find my glasses), so we went down the hill to catch the #3 bus to Stavanger. We knew we would have to switch buses in the city, but it was a sunny day. Wow, the #3 bus was full of high school students–until we passed one high school.
Changing buses at the bus terminal means Anya’s plea for something at the 7-11 right next door. She was off with my coin purse for a pastry. We also saw the brand new bus, which Anya rode yesterday. It must be hydrogen powered, but I haven’t found out the details yet. Anya says there are USB charging stations at each seat.
The view at the bus terminal is beautiful, as the central lake is across the street. The fountain is now running. (Not during the winter.) And the AD 1135 cathedral is across the water.
With my camera out, I tried to take a picture of Anya, but she’s a bit irritated with me taking photos of her. So, I tried to sneak a selfie with her in the background.
The rest of the day was writing with a short visit to the library to get some books for the weekend. I think a descent backbone structure is coming together, but it needs lots of fleshing out.
Anya met her 50% mark on her online English course. We met our 3-month to go mark. It will be half-way mark on mid-day the 20th. So, Anya will have to pick up the pace to get done before the end of her semester. But, she’s figured out how to make the most of her time while listening to the online lectures–and is producing some amazing knitting and trying her hand at calligraphy!
With blessings,
Beth