A lifechange story!

I have been so happy these days! But it´s difficult to explain why.. First of all I am just so thankful that I am here in Köln this year! It is really a lifechanging experience, and the things I have achieved here this year is things that I have been looking for for a long time.

I started playing the cello at the age of 5. In fact two days after my birthday (19th August), and since then, the cello has been a big fart of my life. My cello and I have been through everything together, and "he" has helped me a lot. But I haven´t felt that I have always been there for him.

Since I started I have always had a dream to become a cellist! And so my mother has helped me a lot. Driving me to lessons, orchestras and rehearsals. Without any help I would not have been where I am now.
There is one bad factor, though. I can´t say that I ever have been pushed to do something I haven´t wanted. Because that´s not what it is. But it can come to the point where you follow the leader, so to say. And you don´t think so much yourself anymore.
And when you have a talent for something, there´s not always so easy to see what happens and just thinking you do it from your heart.

I have never managed to think about a future without my cello, and I guess thats because that´s my way in life. This is the way God has given me.
I didn´t want to go to school when I was younger, because I wanted to play. Some people manage to do more things at one time, but I needed more time to be with my cello. As I, two years ago finally finished school, I was free to start studying. What a great feeling! I had reached to the point in life that I had been longing for. Music academies abroad were tempting, but so many things happened that a lot of deadlines pasted.. Something inside me told me that the right thing to do was to start in Oslo, Norway, with Truls Mørk, my cello-hero! So i did! And believe me, last year was great!! I love Truls! :)

Anyway, as the youngest girl in the house, I felt that the distant wasn´t long enough. I wanted to go away with my cello. So, I applied to three different ERASMUS-academies, and in June 08 I got the news that I could come to Frans this year!
You should have seen me! I was jumping, laughing and crying. A big wish coming true!!
As a christian I feel that God wanted this for me, and that makes me so happy!

Don´t think it was easy to come here in October. I have never ever felt so lonely in my entire life. I cried, was unhappy inside and all I wanted to was going home. I didn´t believe it was gonna be so hard. When you do an ERASMUS-year you don´t need to have so many subjects, so I didnt really get to know so many people.

Every story does have a happy ending. Even though this is not an end. This is infact the beginning.
I am having a great time. Its May, the sun is shining. I am playing in the orchestra, having concerts tonight and tomorrow. Get to know new people everyday! And I look forward to come home, spending time with myself!

I am me! And it is the first time I have felt this way! It´s like I got a new friend, and it is me.
God has opened my eyes. I see the great things in life, and the most important thing is: I know I´m gonna have a great life! Its all here waiting for me to grab it!
And the cello is with me, or in fact I am with the cello!

This summer I will move back to Oslo. I am very looking forward to having lessons with Truls again. And be with my friends. But I have also started to plan a lot of things for me and my cello!

I am so thankful!

Pictures from Piteå

Piteå

My sister took some pictures in Piteå and here they are! :)

This is from the room where we make music!
My teacher, Frans shows me how to do it :)

This after the class-concert we played in "Musikhögskolan".
We had dinner at "Chiliköket", and enjoyed it a lot.
Both company with eachother, and the food :)

KÖLN

I am now back in Cologne! :) The weather hasn´t been so good, but I´m hoping it soon will get warmer.
The weekend in Piteå was great! I was so lucky to go there because a few other participants couldn´t come.. It was a cello course with Frans Helmerson, my teacher this year, and I must say I enjoyed it very much!
Frans Helmerson is such a marvellous teacher, and it is such an honour to have the opportunity to study with him. There´s always a smile on my face after my lesson. It´s like he opens this musical door, and there´s only good things inside. Use your heart, make your own way, and make the music special so people wants to listen :)
Since we mostly play music that a lot of musicians have played before us, it is so important to first understand the music by learning it yourself, and not play it like you´ve heard it.
There´s so much to learn, but all the things you really want, is easy.. Or what? ;)

By the way, I did something new when I waited for my flight to departure from Berlin last week.. I actually practised on the airport. I asked if they had a room where I could practise, since I had to wait for so long. But the guy said I could just play anywhere.. Of course I didnt sit down and play in a big room with a lot of other people, who were not there for a concert. I guess someone could, but I just wouldn´t dare...
So I found a corner with benches and noone near, and played for half an hour. People were coming by, but I tried not to look. hehe.. At least I got to play. I think its terrible when I have a lesson, and I don´t have the opportunity to practise before. I dont know if I will do it again, though :)

Somehow I found travelling very satisfying! It is great to go to other places!

I will write more soon..

All the best!

Köln - Piteå (Sweden)

I am now on my way from Cologne to Piteå. It is such a long trip, cause I have to wait here in Berlin for 5 hours before I leave to Stockholm. In Stockholm I will have to wait another four hours..
I guess that how life is when you buy cheap tickets.. :) Me travelling by plane always means double expenses, because of my dear cello.. The only way he wants to travel is sitting next to me.. But I guess I couldnt send my boyfriend as a luggage! Well, I do indeed care about him more than beeing able to do that.. ;)

But anyway, travelling with a cello can cause a lot of different problems.. So far this trip has gone great! The check-in man knew exactly have to do it. And I could go through security without much of a problem. (they did check for exploses, though) hehe..
Sometimes it is nice to see how secure they are. It only means that it is safe to travel.

This weekend I will go Piteå and have lessons with my teacher, Frans Helmerson! I am very looking forward to it! My sister is also there :) Then we also have time to talk a little about her wedding this summer!
That is indeed the biggest happening in the Waaler Wærvågen-family this year!
It´s gonna be great!

I guess I will write more again, now i will try to watch a film or so.. :)

Have a great weekend!

Frida