The teachers made the last touches to the classrooms ahead of the students' arrival tomorrow. The welcome to the new year signs, the laminating of name tags, moving of desks, tables and chairs, counting of books and an assessment of the new and old technology. Unfortunately, Øksfjord is a little behind the eight ball in the field of megabytes and gigabytes. The server that is driving the internet within the buildings was installed when facebook was a work of portraits and it was more my phone than iphone. Many of the lessons comprise of logging on, waiting, frustratingly pressing buttons, turning off before finally taking off, having achieved very little.
It is a frustraiting process and does not prepare the students for when they arrive in a 21st century university town like Alta or Tromsø. Speaking of which, many of the 2011/2012 Høgtun school graduates have spent the last days moving into their new 'cosy' living quarters. The majority now live in small rooms in Alta, close to the high school, they will be attending over the next three years. Calling the rooms small is an understatement. Bending over needs to be planned and the students need to step out of the room to change their mind. The kitchens and bathrooms are shared and the furniture arrangements need to be creative. Still, the kids are revelling in their new freedom and enjoying every cramped moment.
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