Berg… You will always remain in my memory
August 6, around 8 PM (Norwegian Time), I entered Room no. 167, building ‘G’ in the street called Dybdahls Vei 4. The place is popularly known as Berg. Not just that moment, but that entire week was an important turning point in my life. The long flight Kathmandu-New Delhi-Amsterdam-Trondheim was not only my very first flight, but also a wish to fly in a jet plane, becoming true. Yes, I am from a very struggling family and I had never imagined I would fly in any international flights. But things changed, I managed to earn the prestigeous Erasmus Mundus scholarship.
As I write this post, I am still in Norway. But, I had to leave Berg and come to another place called Moholt. Thats where I am right now. My stay in Berg was one of the most memorable things that has happened to me. When I first entered my room, I hurriedly opened my suitcase and was eager to fill the warddrobe closet and other places like reading desk. I was tired and I went to sleep early, around 11 PM. There was still sunlight outside.
First few days, I felt like missing my home in Kathmandu. But later, that room started to become my new home. I went on a trip to Italy and France (only Paris) during the new year’s day of 2008. While the trip was amazing and a wonderful experience in itself, I started to miss my home. No no, the not the one in Kathmandu, but my room in Berg.
Not just living alone but cooking my own food was also new to me. Hence, Berg taught me many things, most importantly, independent living.
Now I have to leave this home and find a new one. I hope will be able to find a home in my new room in Moholt also. Accoding to the rules, I have to clean the place and make it look as exactly as it was when it was handed over to me. Yesterday, I brought all my stuff, but the final cleaning was yet to be done. So, today morning I went back to the room and cleaned every corners of it. Come Monday I will hand over the key back to its owners.
I have some photos for the memory. I would like to share these with you.
My kitchen ( and also the common room )
Sunset as seen from my kitchen\’s window
Today, cleaning the window panes
After the cleaning is done, a last look at my room, as bid it goodbye
