Northern Norway Adventure 2024

By Hannah and Sam After a farewell dinner at a local Norwegian restaurant, we ended our night with our last group meeting. This time consisted of sharing numerous teary-eyed appreciations of the trip. We woke up the next day and started with breakfast at the hotel. We then gathered together in the lobby to...

By Yilin “We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.”— John Hope Franklin This morning, we had a very very early start at 5:45 a.m. to head to the airport, leaving the beautiful...

By Omar and Amari During this trip, we learned a lot about the Sami people, their culture, and their place in Norway. We observed various exhibitions about the Sami people and their struggle for acceptance and fair treatment within Norwegian society. We learned about the dam that was built, which would result in the...

This morning we started at 9:15 with a walk to the bus stop. We got on the bus and took a short ride to the Tromsø University Museum! Inside we met our guide, Rosella, and started our tour about the Sami. On the tour we learned about the Sápmi region, the assimilation of the...

Monday, March 25By Angelina and Alivia This morning we met at 9:15, which was an early start, but everyone was ready and excited for the day. We walked to the bus station and took about 30 minutes to get to the snowshoeing tour camp. We met some lovely huskies and local guides. On the...

Sunday, March 24, 2024By Sophia & Haila Fjord Cruise This morning we had an early start with our morning meeting at 9:10. We went through our COLD Opening — “Celebrations/Callouts, Obstacles, Looking forward, and Daily query. This opening helps the group bond, recognize each others kindness, and support one another in a foreign country....

Saturday, March 23, 2024 On our first full day in Tromsø, we woke up and all had our breakfast by 9 a.m. There was a wide variety of choices to eat, from mini pain au chocolat to smoked salmon. We then had a morning meeting that started with a brief moment of silence. Mr....

Friday, March 22, 2024 After our long layover, we finally got on our last flight, landing in Tromsø. We were able to quickly get off the plane to retrieve our bags, then hopped on a short bus ride to our hotel. Everyone was extremely jet-lagged, so we all went to our rooms and crashed....

Thursday, March 21, 2024 On our first day of travel, we left MFS at 3 p.m. after saying goodbye to all our parents. Caroline’s mom was kind enough to bring everyone goodie bags with snacks for the plane, which were definitely very helpful during the long waiting times on both the plane and airport....