by Jeff Olsen

Ellie Hedlund - a 2019 Roseau High School graduate, a RHS National Honor Society member, and a junior at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota - has been studying in Oslo, Norway, since early January.

How's your Norwegian?

"I can speak a lot more than at the beginning. I've been taking a language class six hours a week," she said, speaking by cellphone on April 24, adding that she can read and understand Norwegian.

"I'm not the best at speaking it. When I go to the grocery store, I can pretty easily communicate the basics."

This is her one semester ab...