 all of them either spoke Norwegian or were learning it.
So go find a student organisation you’re interested in, and spend a large chunk of your free time there.
The idea with a Buddy System is that students who know the university show new students how things work. This includes where the buildings are, where to go if you have a problem, and so on. During my first semester I was in a buddy group, and in the second one I was the buddy leader of another group. Mostly I was meeting international people (including my now girlfriend!) which was a really fun time. Other Norwegian buddy leaders helped me and organised activities, so I had opportunities to keep learning Norwegian.
This is perfect for those who prefer a one-on-one arranged meet-up. Tandem partners speak a language you are learning, and they want to learn yours. So you teach for a bit, and then you are taught in the other language. It’s a win-win-situation. I taught German to two Norwegians, and talked in Norwegian with them.
Freetime Activities, Think like a Local!
Any hobby you have, there will be locals who want to do the same. Find them!
Most universities host a whole range of free time activities for international students, but then again, you’ll get caught in the English trap! At times you will have to put extra effort into avoiding the English trap, but it’s always worth it.
About the author: Winfried runs a travel blog with his girlfriend, Alejandra, at The Wham. He has lived in France, New Zealand, Norway, Austria and will soon move to Germany. He cannot talk highly enough of taking advantage of an opportunity to go abroad on a study programme.Pakistan left-arm pacer Wahab Riaz on Monday said he and his teammates treat Mohammad Amir 'like a little brother' in a bid to relieve the pressure of his return to Test cricket at Lord’s next month.
However, Pakistan’s first and Amir’s comeback Test is set to take place at Lord’s, the very same venue where he, along with his co-conspirators, Mohammad Asif and Salman Butt, were implicated in a spot-fixing scandal.
It is unknown as to how the crowd will react to the 24-year-old’s comeback, but Wahab maintained that his side will grin and bear whatever response they receive.
Wahab, who is set to share bowling duties with Amir, said he knows how important it will be to rally around his fellow teammate who has struggled to reach where he is today.
The 30-year-old further said that the squad is like a family and they will always support their young ones.
Since his ban was lifted at the end of last year, Amir has picked up 16 wickets in 13 ODI and T20I appearances, including a stunning three-wicket burst against India in the group stages of the Asia Cup.
Pakistan will play the first Test of the England series on July 14 at Lord’s.
Wahab Riaz was quoted by ESPNCricinfo.
Zee | 5 years ago | Reply Oh phuleeez... for heavens sake, keep this family drama to minimum. We've seen enough of this bhai jaan, abba jaan and we're all family dramas in the team. Just focus on improving your own performance instead of trying to play barra bhai to your teammates.
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ELIZABETH KORTRIGHT MONROE
Birth:
1768, June 30
New York City, New York
Father:
Lawrence Kortright, born 27, November 1728; a New York merchant, died in September of 1794
Mother:
Hannah Aspinwall, born 1729-1730, New York City; married 1755, May 6, at Trinity Church in New York City; died, 1777
Ancestry:
Belgian, Dutch; Elizabeth Monroe's paternal ancestry line is from Bastian Van Kortryk, a native of Belgium who immigrated to Holland about 1615. Through her mother's family, the Aspinwalls, Elizabeth Monroe was related to the Roosevelts.
Birth Order and Siblings:
Birth order not known, three sisters, one brother; Hester Kortright Gouverneur (?-?), Mary Kortright Knox (?-?), Sarah Kortright Heylinger, (?-?), John Kortright (?-1810), married Catherine Seaman in 1793
Hester Kortright married Nicholas Gouverneur in 1790 and their son married his first cousin, Maria Monroe, the daughter of James and Elizabeth Monroe. Mary Kortright married attorney Thomas Knox in 1793, a relative of the first Treasury Secretary; Sarah Kortright married John Heylinger of Sanat Cruz, a foreign diplomat.
Physical Appearance:
about five feet tall, black hair, blue eyes
Religious Affiliation:
raised in Dutch Reformed Church, married in Episcopalian service
Education:
No documentation exists. Her paternal grandmother who owned and managed her own vast real estate holdings in old Harlem, New York raised her. It was probably considered important enough to provide Elizabeth Kortright with something of a formal education; in light of her ease with life in France and Spain, she was likely instructed in French and Latin as well as the traditional " social graces " for young women of her class in literature, music, dancing and sewing.
Occupation before Marriage:
There is no documentation of her life previous to marriage. Considering her family's wealth and social status, as a young woman, Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was part of New York City's elite circles, but it is unlikely she was socially prominent once the American Revolution had begun, since her father was a Loyalist officer.
Marriage:
17 years old, to James Monroe, ( 28, April 1758-4, July, 1831 ) Lieutenant Colonel during American Revolution, and U.S. Congressman from Virginia, on 16 February, 1786 at Trinity Episcopal Church in New York; the couple spent a honeymoon on Long Island and then lived in the first U.S. capital city of New York with her father. Upon his retirement from Congress in 1786, they returned to his native state of Virginia where James Monroe practiced law; they lived first in Fredericksburg, and then in Charlottesville to be near his close friend, Thomas Jefferson.
Children:
Three children, two daughters, one son: Eliza Monroe Hay (1786-1840), James Spence Monroe (1799-1801) and Maria Hester Gouverneur (1803–1850)
Occupation after Marriage:
With Monroe's election to the Senate in 1790, the Monroes relocated to the new temporary capital city of Philadelphia. Elizabeth Monroe, however, spent much of her time in New York with her sisters and their families.
Four years later, when Monroe was named U.S. Minister to France, they relocated to Paris. Elizabeth Monroe was immediately fond of the city and its people, and she was well-received there by both the local and diplomatic communities. During the last days of the French Revolution, Elizabeth Monroe made a name for herself by her courageous visit to Adrienne de Noiolles de Lafayette, the imprisoned wife of the Marquis de Lafayette, who was.
Recognizing the importance placed on social behavior and appearance, Elizabeth Monroe cultivated a balanced persona that managed to embody both the casualness of American custom, while respecting old-world European protocol. She followed French ritual by refusing to make a social call on a visiting American in Paris, despite the indignant reaction it incurred. Her adoption of French clothing combined with her physical beauty earned her the appellation of “La Belle Americane.”
Further, although she was herself a Protestant, at least one prominent piece of costume jewelry she wore publicly displayed a large cross, a familiar symbol to the Catholics which composed the elite classes of France and Spain.
To Europeans, unfamiliar with the social implications of “democracy,” the new form of government in the United States, Elizabeth Monroe struck a familiar tone. By her lineage, adoption of formal European aristocratic behavior and costumes which struck a modified version of those adorned by titled personages, Elizabeth Monroe put forth an image that was not unfamiliar to powerful figures on the Continent.
While never flagging in their dignified manner, it was also through the personal relationships built by the Monroes with European ministers and diplomats that foreign nations further came to accept the absolute establishment of the United States as not only a new nation, but a powerful and sophisticated one that was carrying out the principals of democracy.
The Monroes hosted American Thomas Paine in their Paris home after Monroe secured the freedom of the famous writer from prison ( he had been imprisoned for opposing the execution of King Louis XVI ). However, Paine's outrageous attacks on President Washington for letting him languish in prison for as long as he did, combined with Monroe's lavish praise of France ( in direct contradiction of Washington's strict neutrality policy ) led to his recall and the Monroe return to Virginia.
When Monroe was elected Governor of Virginia ( 1799-1803 ), Elizabeth Monroe began commuting between the capital city of Richmond and Charlottesville; during this time her father and son died and she developed serious health problems which would eventually lead to her increasing withdrawal from frequent public interaction. Many of the symptoms that were described by contemporaries suggest that it was a late-onset type of epilepsy or some illness that in later years