Fulbright seminar in St. Louis

Dear readers,

Today is the second time that I, Karl, write an entry in our blog. I just came back yesterday from a very interesting trip to the Fulbright enrichment seminar in St. Louis. The title of the seminar was "U.S. Politics and Elections: Democracy in Action". There were about 140 Fulbright students and scholars from about 75 countries present, including some American alumni. Please note that this blog post is written entirely by myself (Karl Yngve Lervåg), and it represents only my own subjective opinions, thoughts and experiences. It should no way to be read as an official post by the Fulbright foundation or any of its associates.

Fulbright Luncheon

Well, I was supposed to publish this in December, but that didn't happen. So here it is, in January. In early December we were at a Fulbright luncheon in Ann Kerr's house in LA. She arranges all the social events for the Fulbright scholars in the SoCal-area. Her house is on a hilltop with the most perfect view I have ever seen (at least from a private house). Everybody were supposed to bring a Christmas food course from their home country. This result was so much delicious food that I ws full for the rest of the day! We brought "lussekatter" or "lucia cats/saffron buns". Silje, a Norwegian girl studying in San Diego, brought real Norwegian rice porridge, which was delicious! 

Of course there was free beer and whine . Here, Karl is enjoying a beer. Have you seen the cute mini-pool behind him, by the way? 

Day Trip To San Diego, part 2

After leaving the Salk Institute, we drove on to La Jolla, a part of San Diego. Annamaria had gotten a recomendation for a lovely fish place, El Pescador Fish Market, from a friend. It was absolutely worth the visit! I ordered myself a salmon burger, which was really tasty!

Day Trip To San Diego - Salk Institute

This wednesday we went to San Diego for a Fullbright dinner. The dinner wasn't until the evening, but we wanted to make a trip for the whole day. We had some excellent company too. Daniel and Annamaria were with us the whole day, which started at Annamarias place in Laguna Beach with coffee and breakfast. Annamarias appartment is really close to the beach and has an ocean view. A wonderful way to start the day! 

Then we hit the road. 



The first thing we wanted to see was Salk Institute, a research facility placed on top of a cliff. Here, Annamaria and the guys have just arrived!