Flekkeroy, the island where I live, is just a tiny little town. We have a small grocery store down the street from the YWAM base, a bank, a church, a school, and a prayer house. Other than those buildings--and a coffee shop rumored to exist nearby--Flekkeroy is maily residential. There isn't really any temptation to spend money here, since there isn't much of anything on which to spend it. It's great! But every once in a while, it's also nice venture off the island and be reminded that there are more than 50 people in all of Norway. The nearest town to Flekkeroy is Kristiansand, about a 20 minute drive, or an $8 bus trip (yikes! a reminder to be thankful for U.S. gas prices!). But today our staff arranged transportation to town so we could exchange money, buy things we can't get on the island, and see a different side of Norway. Gunna and I hung out with friends Line & Lina, from Denmark and Sweden, respectively. Together, we made up all the nations represented by the students in our 2 schools! I was finally able to get some Norwegian money (kroners), and I bought some materials for the journals we're required to keep as part of the academic requirements of the school. Other than that, we just wandered around in shops and enjoyed the beautiful day in the city.
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