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This entry made me laugh, I have been to Norway and it was my experience that Norwegians are the happiest, most optimistic people on earth. From this entry it seems to be that they were pretty happy and optimistic back then as well. Of course, it could have just been the personality of Jannicke, but I will still amused by her optimism.--Emma C. | This entry made me laugh, I have been to Norway and it was my experience that Norwegians are the happiest, most optimistic people on earth. From this entry it seems to be that they were pretty happy and optimistic back then as well. Of course, it could have just been the personality of Jannicke, but I will still amused by her optimism.--Emma C. | ||
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| + | From the letter, it appears that Saehle is indeed a very brave and optimistic woman, who seems ready to take on the challenges of the new world without too much anxiety. But part of me has to wonder if she was possibly exaggerating her feelings when she wrote to her brother, possibly in an attempt to make her family back home feel more at ease with her going abroad. The idea of traveling across the Atlantic and staring a new life in a new world, as a single woman in those days, must have been a daunting and nerve racking task, and it just seems incredible to me that she was able to remain in such high spirits throughout her whole experience. --Grace C. | ||
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