There were many good and old memories that were brought back to life this weekend, and incredibly nice to talk to everyone again. Hedda Haraldsen Savosnick was a student on the theatre line with us in 2012-13 and a fellow in 2013-14. There were about 60 students in the school at that time, and we had the lines Theatre, Band, Sound-Light Stage, Volleyball, Sports and Outdoor Activities. A good mix of creative and active lines.
Hedda was a bubbly and imaginative pupil who created a lot of life and fun around her. Back in Mosjøen there were many familiar faces. Here together with Brit Helene Valla, one of the teachers on the theatre line. Kari Melhuus Jenssen also went on the line, and afterwards studied theatre in Trondheim.
What did you do after the summit?
It's been over 10 years since I quit the Top. After the summit, I went out and travelled. I lived in Cambodia for 6 months and Israel for 6 months. I was a volunteer English teacher in both countries. I also worked a bit in Oslo before I started study medicine in Trondheim and got me a job as a doctor there. Now I'm back on the road, and I've been in Cambodia for a month. My roommate volunteers as a teacher and I as a doctor. It will be a different Christmas.
Why was there a folk high school at the top?
I felt like trying something I hadn't tried before and sought theater lines all over the country. The reason I started at Toppen was because I was called by the theatre teacher (Pål Marius) who wanted to hear a little who I was and who told me about the school. I also think I was sent a handwritten letter of some kind. I got very good impression He left school and agreed to start at the top. And I'm very happy about that!
What do you remember best?
It's all. There were two absolutely amazing years. I was a “regular” pupil the first year and a fellow student the second year. I remember people coming from all over the country and that at first I didn't understand what people were saying. I was just used to the Oslo dialect. But eventually became dialects easy. I also remember very well how first impression of people can be completely wrong. That's what was so nice. You had the opportunity to stay properly known with people, and the opportunity to see that stereotypes, as a rule, do not match. When you have breakfast, lunch and dinner with people for a whole year, you get to know each other on both good and bad days, and it makes you get to know the whole person. What I remember especially well was that at the theater line we had a “weather report” or “check in” every morning where you would tell how you were doing. People were very honest and I felt I got insight into people's lives in a whole new way. I also remember very well the “Lapper” or “Yellow ball” that we often played, and I often still play that in festive teams.
What has the summit meant to you?
The top has meant a lot. I had two very good years where I got the opportunity to be with people all the time and do lots of fun things that I would never have done otherwise. I am very fond of people and am very grateful that I had the opportunity to get to know so many great, different people that I wouldn't have met if it wasn't for the Top. The top showed me that there are many different ways to live one's life, and that there are many destinies.
I learned a lot about people and how we can be different, but also very similar at the same time. I learned not to take myself so solemnly. I discovered that making mistakes, and then realizing the mistake just means that one has learned something. The top was also a very nice transition to live alone, and it was enough at the Top that I learned to wash clothes and clean my room properly.
Do you still connect with the people you dated?
Yay! My partner and I bumped into each other at the Top, and went both freshman and sophomore years together. Several of the ones I went with today are also mine closest friends. And it's always stas and meet someone from the Top randomly somewhere. Even though we haven't seen each other in years, we have something special in common that makes it feel like we still know each other.
What was it like to get back to the top?
It felt surprisingly ordinary. There has been a lot of rebuilding since we went there, but the feeling was the same. Very nice to meet with former students and teachers and reminisce everything we experienced when we went to the top. It was also very fun to see films of some of the productions we had at the theatre. We did a lot that was outside our comfort zone, and that says a little bit about where safe You were at the top and the people there.
Thanks for the talk, Hedda. It was great to see you again this summer. And good luck with your work and Christmas in Cambodia - see you!
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