Summercourse 2007 - Arrival day

So it is time for the BEST summercourse 2007 in Trondheim. This year it is about petroleum and integrated operations, with the title "Integrate your operations: cooperate across borders".

Yesterday was arrival day, and I must say that it went very good. Of course I was a little bit stressed, but all the participants are accounted for (one girl is arriving on wedensday). There were some delays in flight, for a while we didn't know if one girl had arrived or when she was arriving (she arrive early this morning), but no big problems.

We invaded the Singsaker Elementary School at 21.00 (there were someone there before us), and started cooking food, so that the big train-group (counting 12 persons) would have dinner when they arrived.

Dinner was followed by get-2-know-games and drinks, but the party ended around 02.00, because people were tired and going to bed. I think I got about 2,5 hours of sleep, but that's normal during a BEST course :)

The last participants were picked up this morning, and now everything is ready to being the first lectures (even pick up 40 condoms for the welcome package this morning).

Today itinerary is introductions courses, a campus tour and lessons on norwegian history and language, followed by a Viking dinner and party where we are going to teach them how to make beer, and how to carry their wives (kvinnfolkbæring).

Wish us good luck! I will try to updated every day! BESTspirit!!!!

- jarle