1. Museums in Nordland

Ane Rodrigo

The week in Sandnessjøen we visited lots of museums. For example, we went to Helgeland Museum. This museum is formed of 17 different museums in 16 municipalities. In those museums people can see how was the civilization´s life style from hundreds of years ago and which type of work they used to do. We went to visit the museum that is located in Mosjøen. There, we saw how was the town lots of years ago and they told us the story of the crazy mayor that wanted to destroy many houses in order to built a parking for a shopping center he owned. Hopefully, this never happened. Moreover, we saw how a traditional market was like and which type of products they used to sell. It was a very nice museum with lots of objects from those ages and interesting stories.

Apart from that, we have visited Petter Dass, Herø and Nordland museum at Bodø. Unfortunately, I couldn´t go to visit the Petter Dass museum, but I have read a lot about it and it seems to be very interesting. The museum is about Petter Dass, a clergyman and a writer. He lived in Northern Norway (born in Herøy) and he became famous because of his poetry (we wrote both, baroque hymns and topographical poetry).

Moreover, the building is pretty cool in the outside. It seems to connect perfectly with the surroundings, as they cut the landscape to cause that sensation. And of course, it is a very modern and amazing building.

*Information about Petter Dass and the museum taken from:

http://www.petterdass-museet.no/?lang=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petter_Dass

http://snohetta.com/project/38-petter-dass-museum

6. The excitement of traveling (Topic of choice)

Ane Rodrigo

In this whole course of Adventure Knowledge, we have traveled a lot around northern Norway. This course, apart from teaching me a lot of new things, has been a great opportunity to have an in depth knowledge of the surroundings where I am studying. If I had not taken this course, I´m sure I wouldn´t have visited so many places. Moreover, we have experience all types of transports like ferries, buses and the train (the most amazing landscape I have ever seen while traveling by train). But apart from the sights, I have been able to learn about Norwegians nature, history, art, literature, architecture and cultural heritage. In this last course for example, we have learnt about the history of Bødo, where I am studying and living now. It was very interesting to learn about that and also about much more things like Vikings and churches. This learning while traveling has made my experience in Norway an incredible one and thanks to that, I think it will be difficult to forget the information, stories and annecdotes I have lived and learnt here. Moreover, we have also been in touch with lots of local people that have helped in our learning process (teachers, guides…). It is always great to know local people and their traditions and stories. To sum up, my experience in Norway is the best experience I have ever had abroad, and I am very grateful to have been able to learn so many things about this beautiful and amazing land. I hope I will return some day!