SWY16 - Norwegian Delegation

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Delegation pictures: 1, 2, 3

Pia SKJELSTAD
	Born	1978, Bodø	Pia is miss Nippon Maru, and is thereby making the whole delegation more beautiful! She has a fancy for Japanese karate-guys, but is otherwise doing a great job, and we are very proud of having her as national leader.
	Occupation	Student
	Studies	Cand.mag. (BA) in International Cultural Studies
	Background	Very varied work-experience, CISV (Children's International Summer Villages)
	Interests	Travelling, languages, making new friends and spending time with old ones, movies, reading, sports, music, scuba diving
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Ingjerd Helene JØSSANG
	Born	1979, Stavanger	She is the doctor of the delegation, and answers all possible and impossible questions at all times of the day. She is also the only to threaten Sverre in karaoke.
	Occupation	Student, medicine, University of Tromsø
	Studies	Medicine, University of Tromsø
	Background	Student Christian Movement of Norway (local and national)
	Interests	Movies, litterature, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, music
	pictures	1, 2, 3
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Hanne ELIASSEN
	Born	1974, Oslo	Hanne is the literary alibi of the group. She also loves everything about Japan and Japanese people and guides the rest of us in understanding Japanese peculiarities.
	Occupation	IT consultant
	Studies	Cand.philol. (MA) in linguistics, including courses in Japanese and psychology, University of Oslo. IT certifications
	Background	YMCA/YWCA, TenSing, Scouts
	Interests	Japan, karate, books, movies, running, telemarking, music
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Therese Øijord RUSTAD
	Born	1984, Oslo	Therese is charming all the boys with Norwegian fairy tales... Amazingly enough, she is also international champion of leg wrestling.
	Occupation	Student
	Studies	IB diploma programme
	Background	Started aid program in Zambia
	Interests	Travelling, telemarking, sailing, dancing, books, theatre, summerlife, hiking, kebab
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4
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Rita Yoko HJØNNEVÅG
	Born	1977, Bergen	Rita is our half-Japanese sunshine. So charming she won the "SWY Miss elegance" award. She is also bothering everybody with extreme-Bergenese expressions all the time... åp
	Occupation	Graduate
	Studies	Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and MBA, both from the UK
	Background	Various international cultural exchange organisations (committee member), Mitsubishi-Tokyo Financial Group (2 years)
	Interests	Spending time with family & friends, travelling, outdoor activities (skiing, hiiking etc.), dancing, film, theatre
	pictures	1, 2, 3
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Anja LYNGSMARK
	Born	1978, Tromsø	Anja is exceptionally gorgeous and the master of animal impersanations (her bison is unrivalled onboard). Similarly, her stockings attract males of all nationalities (New Zealanders in particular).
	Occupation	Information consultant for the Norwegian Food Safety and Animal Welfare Authority
	Studies	Bachelor of mass communication
	Background	NORAD Department of Communication (trainee), Oslo & Akershus Student Union (consultant)
	Interests	Film, drama, music, travelling, basketball, swimming
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Henrik SLIPHER
	Born	1976, Iran -> Asker	Henrik is the organiser in the group, the guy that can fix anything, anywhere, anytime. He is also famous for always teasing the Japanese girls...
	Occupation	Youth consultant, Asker
	Studies
	Background	Various youth exchange programmes, among them to French Guyana
	Interests	architecture, arts, politics, design, travelling
	pictures	1,
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Alexander Refsum JENSENIUS
	Born	1978, Asker	Seduced by the African sun, Alexander is our ever-dependent source of creative endavours and a mad-man with his camera (and piano), who we all appreciate a whole lot!
	Occupation	University lecturer, University of Oslo. Research student, Chalmers, Göteborg
	Studies	Cand.philol. (MA) in music technology, University of Oslo and University of California, Berkeley.
	Background	Norwegian Association of Young Scientists, European Space Camp, Student Christian Movement in Norway, Ecumencical Youth Council in Europe, Norwegian Young Catholics.
	Interests	Music, computers, photography, religion, golf, tennis, skiing
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
	Web-page	www.arj.no
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Finn Lützow-Holm MYRSTAD
	Born	1981, Florø	Finn, first member of the Norwegian-Peruvian fellowship is ubiquitous on our ship. Whether it be song book making or UN discussions, Finn is always there!
	Occupation	Student, political science, University of Oslo
	Studies	Political science, University of Oslo
	Background	CISV (Children's International Summer Villages), European Youth Parliament, Youth Representative to the UN General Assembly
	Interests	Sports, international relations, travelling
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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Erik ÅLGÅRD
	Born	1980, Ålgård	Erik is the backpacker that had to bury his ideals on a cruise-ship in the Indian ocean... Loves eating Peruvian love-hearts all day long.
	Occupation	Student / backpacker
	Studies	Bachelor in computer science (AI)
	Background	A few years of travelling, IAESTE-internships in Japan and Tajikistan
	Interests	Scuba diving, paragliding, squash, hiking, strategic board games, international politics/relations/economics
	pictures	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
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Stig Arne Somby
	Born	1978, Hammerfest	Stig is the one that has slept the least during the whole trip, but he is amazingly enough one of the most energetic during day time as well. He has also managed to spread the joik to every corner of the ship.
	Occupation	Translator
	Studies	Master in school of life
	Background	Davvi nuorra (Sami youth organisation), 4 years in municipal council
	Interests	Soccer, girls, wine and joik
	pictures	1, 2, 3 , 4, 5
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Sverre TVINNEREIM
	Born	1976, Bergen	Sverre is the most Japanese of us all, not only does he love to try all types of Japanese cuisine, he also sings karaoke like a Japanese super-hero.
	Occupation	Student, economics, Handelshøyskolen, Bergen
	Studies	One year of studies in Japan, one year in Portugal, BA in languages and economics.
	Background	Tourist- guide, different political engagements
	Interests	Languages, karaoke,skiing, soccer , good friends
	pictures	1, 2, 3
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Bonus-Norwegians on the ship

	Christoffer Tjelle	Ex-PY SWY8	Christoffer joined us from Singapore to Yokohama, participating in the SWY Alumni meeting.
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Almost-Norwegians on the ship

The following people have showed an exceptional effort in being Norwegian on the ship.

	Name	Country	Achievements
	Andrew James Fraser	New Zealand	Super-SWY-Norway-guy, Mr. Nippon Maru and best "russ" on the ship. Besides having a large moose-collection, he has also achieved a high level of Norwegian language during the trip.
	Marina & Andrey	Russian	Most Norwegian-look-alikes at the Norwegian festival.
	Ariel Acosta	USA	Showed remarkable knowledge about Norway during the quiz at the Norwegian festival. Bonus: she knows a lot about Norwegian music.
	Laura Gracier	USA	Best costume (why did she bring that skiing outfit on the ship...?) during Norwegian Festival
	Sunil Kumar Yadav	India	Impressive performance during the Norwegian "Hallingkast" competition.
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