Time running out...

It's true.. time  is running out for me, at least my time here in Hawai'i. May 25 I am going back to Norway, starting a job (hopefully) and moving to Oslo, which is the capital. After living here on the island for four years, this has become home for me, and I'm really not ready to move back home. It's not that I don't like Norway but I am just so much more happy living somewhere like this, with a tropical climate. Norway is beautiful in the summer, and in the winter as well, but the winter just lasts too long and it's too cold. Above I've attached some pictures that I took in Norway in the past year.. some from the summer and some from the winter..

Hello again!

I haven't been all that active on this blog lately..so much going on with school and spring break. I really wanted to go to Kaua'i this break but that never happened. I ended up just having a relaxing spring break on O'ahu, going to the beach and hiking almost ever single day. Did you guys do anything fun? Here are some photo's from my spring break (the shrimp shack on North Shore, Waimea beach and Makapu'u with friends visiting all the way from Norway).

New lens for my camera...YAY

Hi again. I don't have much to say today but i recently got a new lens for my Canon 50D, and I've out and about looking for pretty little things to capture. It's a macro lens and taking pictures of details is one of my favorite things to do. If you have ever gone on a hike with me for example, you will often see me laying on the ground trying to keep my hand steady taking pictures of ants, seeds or other thing that I think look interesting up close. I've attached some photos I took these past two weeks. (I realize I need to get a real tripod, cause some of these are not as sharp as I would like them to be.. but still, I think they came out pretty nice).  

Hello

Since this is my first blog post I might as well start with introducing myself. My name is Andréa, and I am currently a senior at Hawai'i Pacific University. I moved to Hawai'i when I was 18 years old, and I am born and raised in Norway. My major is journalism, so many people have pointed out that it was about time I started a blog. I don't consider myself a blogger at all, and didn't even think I would ever start a blog, but here I am thanks to a school assignment. 

I'm 23 years old and in a few months my four years in Hawai'i will be over (something that makes me so sad that I don't even want to talk about it). 
After graduation my plan is to move back to Norway, maybe only for a year, just to try out being Norwegian again, making some money and paying back school loans. I plan to move back to the U.S. sometime in the near future, perhaps for a masters degree.
My hobbies for the past four years include hiking, reading, going to the beach, hanging out with friends, working out, and last but definitely not least, taking pictures. On this blog I will write about everything and nothing, things going on in my life and I will probably add many pictures of different places and events. Enjoy!