Hei alle! Jeg heter Eric og jeg snakker litt norsk, men med øve kan jeg lære mer! Jeg lærer norsk fordi jeg tenker det er veldig interessant og fordi jeg skal dra til Norge i sommer 2010. Også, det er morsomt å lære ny språk. Fortrinnsvis​ jeg ønsker å snakke litt på norsk mens jeg er i Norge, selv om jeg vet dere snakker engelsk der. :P Så har jeg mye å lærer før jeg drar, ja?

Hey all. I am currently an undergraduat​e student studying evolutionary​ psychology and biological anthropology​, and at the moment I'm working on learning some Norwegian. I hope to be conducting some fieldwork in Tromsø next summer (basically backpacking around northern Norway) and would love to have at least a working proficiency in the language by then.

Haha. Så, jeg snakker ikke norsk særlig godt, men jeg elsker å øve! :) Jeg har bare studert norsk to måned, men jeg liker norsk og norge. Jeg skal dra til Norge (Tromsø) i sommer 2010, så har jeg mye å lære. Jeg vil gjerne lære mye om Norge også. Du kan hjelper meg!

I absolutely love trying new beer. A good, dark and thick Russian Imperial stout makes me very happy. Pair that with an intelligent conversation​ and I am definitely in my element. Pour me a crisp, hoppy IPA as the sun is shining brightly outside and I can sit down and talk to you for hours, or listen to you talk for hours, whichever you prefer!

I am a big fan of hookah, too. I have had my own for a couple years now and love a relaxing, social smoke now and then.

Basically, I love to approach topics with an open mind. I'm always open to hearing new interpretati​ons of the phenomena in the world.

So, to boil it all down:

Healthy skepticism, interesting conversation​s, and good beer. Preferably all three at once. ;)

Dredg, Shpongle, Led Zeppelin, Younger Brother, Shulman, The Infinity Project, Ott, Peter Frampton, Entheogenic,​ anything Simon Posford, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, etc.

"It is an art which does not seem to be an art. One must avoid affectation and practice in all things a certain sprezzatura,​ disdain or carelessness​, so as to conceal art, and make whatever is done or said appear to be without effort and almost without any thought about it ... obvious effort is the antithesis of grace."​ -- Baldassare Castiglione:​ The Book of the Courtier