In January I started e-mailing with my third cousin Sam who lives in New Jersey, USA. We had never met before, let alone heard of each other, but we just clicked and got along really well. By now we could probably have written a book of all our e-mails - I don't even know how many we have sent... In a way it's weird calling her my third cousin because it sounds so distant - we're more like cousins.
After 8 months of constant e-mailing she came to Norway to visit, and we had such a great time together. It was like we had known each other forever - and she just blended in with the family as if she was one of the sisters (seriously!).
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| Celebrating my 19th birthday with my nearest and dearest |
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| Egeland-sisters and our cousin Sammy |
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| Sammy and Ingvild enjoying their ice-cream at Fiskebrygga |
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| Sightseeing in Kristiansand |
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| Last day together - on our way back from a visit in Søgne |
