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Newbie from the north

wwjd_kilden

wwjd_kilden

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So.... hmmm.... Hi!... I'm me.

I'm from Norway. I've lived three years in Scotland and then returned back to Norway (and I miss Scotland a lot!). I have an "IT" education, but no job yet....So I am currently applying for everything and anything vaguely relevant / available :p I love reading books (almost any kind of book, as long as it's not too focused on romance... yuck. ). I am the kind of person that isn't that good at kicking myself behind to go outdoors, but once I do I love it (again, I miss Scotland... there are so many places over there that I haven't seen yet).

Hope you're all having a wonderful day!
 
wwjd_kilden said:
I miss Scotland
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Hi dear sister in Christ, and welcome to our Christian fellowship. You do realize that the movie "Brave Heart" is just that don't you; a movie. Is it the kilts, Scotch whiskey, or horrible accents you miss? And I do hope you realize I'm kidding, but it is a pleasure having you with us, I do hope you enjoy your time here, and are blessed with us as we grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus.
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Heeey....The accents aren't horrible *grabs my sword* :p I love the Scottish accent :D Whiskey I can do without :p but I miss traveling and seeing all the wonderful places.

Thanks for the welcome!
 
wwjd_kilden said:
Heeey....The accents aren't horrible *grabs my sword* :tongue I love the Scottish accent :biggrin Whiskey I can do without :tongue but I miss traveling and seeing all the wonderful places.

Thanks for the welcome!
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Do you like the Alexander McCall Smith delightful books on Scotland?
 
Of course I do :D (I've only read a few of them though) there are so many books on my to read list that I will never get through them all.... I add two for each new book I read
 
Welcome to CFnet, wwjd_kilden :wave2 Ciamar a tha thu?

Where in Scotland did you travel?

I like Scots whisky.... oat cakes..... found the best fish an chips place in Paisley, although Anstruther offered quite the tasty fish as well. And the palm trees in Plockton! (Gotta love thoe palm trees!)
 
*falls off chair, crawls back up* Tha gu math, tapadh leat :D
(So, are you Scottish/Irish AirDancer? Or do you just happen to learn Gaelic? or did you google it? :p)
Hmm, never been to Plockton, but I remember my surprise when I visited Bute shortly after moving to Scotland and saw all the coloured houses and palm trees :D

- Thank you Angel :)
 
We should talk someone into paying us for reading then :D

PS: how do you make someones name appear as a link? (I assume that is what alerts the person someone mentioned you blabla)
 
Oh
tests: Angel

yay, thanks :)

- Got any suggestions for books to read? I can just as well make my to read list longer :p
I prefer books that are at least partly based on actual historical events.
 
This is one of myfavorite books:

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And as far as work goes...

Try middle Tennessee.
They have been desperate for IT guys for decades.

Apparently all three tier one networks have switches here...so everyone has a satellite office here for this sort of thing.

And salaries are lopsided high as a result.
Unlike Seattle which is lopsided low due to the glut of available workforce.
 
wwjd_kilden said:
*falls off chair, crawls back up* Tha gu math, tapadh leat :biggrin
(So, are you Scottish/Irish AirDancer? Or do you just happen to learn Gaelic? or did you google it? :tongue)
Hmm, never been to Plockton, but I remember my surprise when I visited Bute shortly after moving to Scotland and saw all the coloured houses and palm trees :biggrin
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I studied Scots Gaelic prior to my first visit to Scotland. Knew I would be in the Highlands and therefore would have more opportunity to speak Gaelic. Took quite a few people off guard, as once they heard the Midwestern (US) accent, they assumed I was a typical tourist. Also learned some Glaswegian in the event any considerable time was spent in the Glasgow area. (Didn't get a chance to really speak it, though)

Bute was a lovely area. For that matter, I really didn't find any area that wasn't lovely!
 
Angel: Cool, will add it to my never- ending to read list.

Thanks JohnDB , Tennessee is a bit far from Norway though :) and a Norwegian level debt can probably not be paid off by a US level salary :) ... and the main problem is: School here doesn't teach you a fraction of what you need int the real world when it comes to IT.

AirDancer: That's really cool. I can imagine their faces, hehe. I started trying to learn it as I was getting ready to leave Scotland, so I never got a chance to try it on people :p I did attend a Gaelic service once before starting to learn it though :)
Glaswegian is cool too, but I'm not good at making friends, so I never found anyone to try and learn it from.

I had to Google Plockton as I couldn't remember where it was. Never been there, but I have been to Oban, Isle of Skye, Isle of Mull and Iona. Wonderful area. I am hopig to return and "collect" some isles further north as well + the northwester corner of the mainland which was the area we didn't get the time to explore.
 
(St) Ninian's cave, one of the nicest places I visited in Scotland.
We had as stunning weather as in the picture below, and there were bluebells and wild garlic everywhere.

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and this is from the opposite end of Scotland: the Stacks of Duncansby



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I agree that St Ninian's Cave was fascinating, wwjd_kilden ! Have yet to visit the Stacks, though. The trip where the Stacks was on the schedule was altered because I was invited to rummage through a house to see if there were any books I wanted. Naturally, I couldn't resist that opportunity! Perhaps on the next trip, I'll finally get to see the Stacks as well as the isles further north.
 
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