First reason is that the 17th of May is Norwegian Constitution Day (or Norway Day!) and I want to experience it in Oslo. My dream is to see and be a part of the festivities that occur in Oslo on this day. They have parades and people have flags waving everywhere and many people dress in traditional clothing. It just seems really cool and I would love to experience it. It is a big part of Norwegian culture and national pride. I've wanted to celebrate for years but here I have no one to celebrate with. Hopefully someday I can go celebrate with my Norwegian friends!
The second reason is because my favorite competition happens this time of year in Europe! That would be the Eurovision Song Contest. People can say what they want about it, Eurovision is great! There are some really bad songs, but there are some good ones, and it's not just about the music. Rant over. Relatively short compared to how much I normally rant about it. Anywho... Last year I watched the final with a friend. This year I'm back to watching it on my own since she's busy. I was introduced in Eurovision after Norway won. A Norwegian friend told us about it as well as my friend who watches Eurovision with me. In 2010 I meant to follow it but didn't so officially I started following in 2011. I love it and think it's great! Anywho I have a dream to go. And it normally falls in mid-may (being around the 17th of May. What a coincidence! The only problem is it might be difficult to do both. So maybe Norway will win again soon so I can do both. I at least want to be in Europe while it's going on. I want to watch it on a real TV (not just my computer) and with people. I'm sure it's not as big of a deal as I imagine it to be but I want to experience the Eurovision season in Europe. It may be a bit weird but it's a dream!
Well I have my list in order of my favorites! 1-39
- Denmark
- Norway
- Spain
- Germany
- Azerbaijan
- France
- Italy
- Belgium
- Israel
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Iceland
- San Marino
- The Netherlands
- Moldova
- United Kingdom
- Serbia
- Slovenia
- Sweden
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
- Albania
- Greece
- Malta
- Russia
- Latvia
- Austria
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Montenegro
- Croatia
- Bulgaria
- Hungary
- Ukraine
- Lithuania
- Belarus
- Finland
- FYR Macedonia
- Romania
I came up with it fairly quick but that's my official list for this year! If anyone reads this a disagrees, get over it. I'm not even able to vote. It's just what I like. Denmark is usually up there on my list. Back in 2011 I decided to make a tee-shirt (yeah a bit cheesy but still) for my favorite country. It was Denmark and I'll be wearing it again for the finale!
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