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John Hustad was my great-great grandfather from my papa's side. He was the first person to bring a car from America to Norway. This car was also the first car in Norway.

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Me enjoying the tide pools at Vashon Island

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Me enjoying the tide pools at Vashon Island

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Erna Solberg is the current leader of Norway.

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How people are voted into their political places 

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How people are voted into their political places 

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The way they vote people into leadership in Norway is previous election. The last parliamentary elections in Norway were held on 9 September 2013. The outcome was a victory for the Conservatives and their right-wing allies.

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The Norwegians brought lutefisk and lefse to America. This tortilla thing is lefse.The green stuff Oaken is holding is lutefisk. Lutefisk is jellied fish. I would put a better picture, but I don't want to ruin the whole assignment. Click on the link to see a better picture. http://powerfultours.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/lutefisk-2.jpg

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1 U.S. dollar =
8.47 Norwegian krone

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The Kensington Runestone is a 202 pound slab of stone covered in runes on its face and side. A Swedish immigrant claimed to have discovered it in 1898 in the town of Solem, Douglas County, Minnesota, and named it after the nearest settlement, Kensington. The inscription looks like a record left behind by Scandinavian explorers in the 14th century.

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Before a Norwegian passes the final high school exam, a horn is put on the student’s forehead. A student who passes the exam is officially “a wise man”.
Another Norwegian right of passage is Russefeiring.
Russefeiring is a three week celebration, which involves heavy consumption of alcohol and disorderly behavior.

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I learned that I am part Swedish. Before, I thought that I was only German and Norwegian.

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In Norway, The people celebrate Easter on a Monday instead of on a Sunday.

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A Norwegian sentence with a translation 

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A Norwegian sentence with a translation 

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English-
Vashon Island is the happiest place because it makes me think of all of my cousins and family.

Norwegian-
Vashon Island er det lykkeligste stedet fordi det gjør meg tenke på alle mine fettere og familie.

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Another recipe that we can enjoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner 

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Another recipe that we can enjoy for breakfast, lunch and dinner 

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Another amazing recipe that is very unique to Scandinavian culture is compa.

Compa-
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 4 cups potatoes, peeled and grated
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup melted butter

Mix the flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, baking powder, and pepper together in a bowl. Place the potatoes and in a large bowl, and stir in the flour mixture until thoroughly blended. Use floured hands to knead the potato mixture in the bowl until it takes on the quality of stiff bread dough. Add additional flour if the dough is too sticky.
Pinch off a tennis ball-sized piece of dough and roll into a ball. Fill a large pot with water, add 2 teaspoons salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Carefully slide the balls into the boiling water, a few at a time. Loosen any sticking to the bottom of the pot. Simmer for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Remove with a slotted spoon, and drain on a plate. Serve hot with melted butter or syrup.
(this image shows ham but that is optional)

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In Norway, you can see the statue of Bamse that is a copy of the one in Montrose Scotland and is in honour of the dog who was brought as a puppy to Honningsvag, served with his master on board a Norwegian Navy minesweeper during WW11 and ended his life in Montrose, Scotland, where the ship was based, a truly great companion to all his shipmates in difficult times.

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One of my favorite Norwegian recipes is:
Krum Kake-
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup sugar
- ¾ cup melted butter
- 1+ cup flour
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt

Put one teaspoon of batter on the iron. Flip over after 30 seconds. Take out after another 30 seconds and make a cone shape on a wooden spoon or round dowel. Let cool. Top with powdered sugar and Enjoy!

Optional: Fill with whipped cream and top with any other syrups or fruit. Enjoy!

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My family heritage is German, Norwegian and a little bit of Swedish.

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The main Push factor for my ancestors was money. They were very poor when they were living in Norway and America promised a better life so they decided to see what I was all about. They ended up having a good, long life.

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My great-great grandfather, Laurets Larsen, came to America on ship that he was employed on with his brother until his brother fell off of the ship and died. When Laurets arrived in America, he changed his name to Louis and met my great-great grandmother, Yorga Jacobsen, that had come to America from a Norwegian village that was only 20 miles away from his. They fell in love and went back to Norway to marry. They came back to America in about 1908 and settled in a Scandinavian community in Seattle and eventually took Barges of furniture to a small Island of the coast of Seattle in the Puget Sound called Vashon/Maury Island where they had they're their seven children, Lloyd, Thelma, Lillian, Julia, Grace, Cornelius, and Eleanor. The house that they built complete with two stories and a basement are still standing along with a barn, chicken house, and cellar and is used for a meeting place for a huge family reunion of their daughter, Eleanor's offspring and even other family events. (Back row from left to right, Thelma, Lloyd, Lillian and  Grace. Front row from left to right, Cornelius, Laurets, Yorga, Eleanor, and Julia.