May 17th was the National Holiday in Oslo, Norway and I had the honor of taking part in it! When I stayed with Reid's old roommate the week before in Oslo, Ida, she invited me back to march with the MedicineParadeOrchestra, the marching band for medical students basically. Since I had already carried the banner before when I was there, I was so good at it she said I had to carry it on the 17th of May. Later would I find out that it was quite the special treat!...

Hello from Norway! This past weekend my first year roommate, Anna, and I met up in Norway for the weekend! She is studying abroad right now in Ireland and we met half way! We were very lucky to have met up with one of Reid's roommates, Ida, when he studied at Oslo last June. I arrived in Oslo on Friday afternoon before Anna and Ida met me right away and took me to meet her fellow band-mates. There was a ball tonight for the medical students and a parade lea...