We take cover from the fluorescent lights and duck into the caverns of a pizza restaurant, where a few sleepers have already spread out on the leather booths. We find two spots for ourselves and try to catch some sleep. At around 5am we awake and take the airport express train to Oslo Central Station, where we take the T-bane (subway in Norwegian) to Kringsja, our student village. Kringsja is where most international students at the university are housed, and the rent is actually cheaper than what I pay in Isla Vista (which is surprising, considering that Oslo is one of the most expensive cities in the world).
In Kringsja, the apartments consist of 4-5 suites that are connected by a kitchen and dining room. Each suite includes two single bedrooms, which share one bathroom. I arrive at my apartment and meet my suitemate who is a graduate student from Ukraine. She gives me some helpful tips on how to get a student subway pass and where the cheapest grocery stores are. Even though it is still early in the day, Kyle and I decide to just unpack our things and take a nap as we are still jet lagged.
We awake around dinner time and eat some ramen noodles we bought at the only store that was open on a Sunday. We expect to eat a lot of cheap food like this, as Oslo is extremely expensive. Another roommate, Sylvia, is sitting at the dining table when we come into the kitchen to make our food. She tells me she is from Romania, and I ask her what it is like there. She tells me that it snows, and she is not looking forward to the first snow here. She also says that most people in Romania do not drink the tap water there, so she is getting used to doing it here in Oslo.
This is the view from my apartment in Kringsja Village. We will compare it in a few months to the snow-covered version.
you should eat also some expensive food.glad to see your blog because the cost of renting is really cheaper than others lots of students they are paying a big amount of money but they do not have best accommodation in price of cheap.
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