Well, today I had a small victory in figuring out how to do electronic banking. It's really a wonderful system here. All bank members are given a little device that looks like a calculator. Each time you turn it on and enter your password, it provides a new log-in number, which you then use to access your accounts. Norwegians don't use checks--all payments for services are made electronically or in cash.
While I paid bills, Bill worked on figuring out our GET box, which provides our limited cable service. We've all become accustomed to watching BBC news and feel much more attuned to European and East Asian events--the drastic spending cuts in Britain, the riots over retirement-age hikes in France, the Commonwealth games in India. Lots of commercials encouraging travel to Azerbaijan.
Walter had his first recital tonight in a candlelit concert hall above the Kulturskole where he takes lessons. He played Grieg's Norwegian Melody (when we were in Salzburg I bought him a collection of Grieg lyric pieces, so he is working his way through those.)
Mark had a scout meeting outside his school where they made a fire and played nighttime tag. He has also joined a chess club, which will be meeting on Tuesdays.
I'm knee deep in newspaper fiction--I've been reading a series of stories protesting the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935. Quite interesting. Bill is preparing for his first lecture at the University of Agder in a couple of weeks.
Good night:|
Martha
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