--- THE GRANDMA'S LOGBOOK ---: FERNANDO GRANGER, EXPLORING NEW PATHES & PLACES

Fernando Granger.

Explorer. Norway.

I'm a member of The Grangers's family.

I was born in Melhus and I moved to Troindheim to study at the University.

After some years of working as a local guide, I decide to explore new places around the world.

-Good morning, Fernando Granger, and thanks to attend us.

-Good morning. It is a pleasure.

-Well, to start this interview I would like to know how you define yourself.

-I'm a explorer. A person who tries to open new paths and discover new places.

-How do you become an explorer?

-Well, I think these skills are genetics and one day I realized I wanted to be an explorer. Perhaps Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen, one of the greatest Norwegian heros, had a great influence.

-Which is the most incredible place that you have discovered?

-The best is always the next.

-How do you feel being a member of The Granger's family?

-Well, it's a great family where you can do whatever you want meanwhile you don't cross a sacred line.

-Which?

-Respect and be sure that all things that happen inside the family must keep inside the family.

-How is a normal day with The Grangers?

-We haven't got a normal day although we have a little habit: we try to learn and review some English meanwhile we travel around the world.

-How long have you been studying English?

-Since I was in the school. I'm from Norway and I can speak the three Norwegian languages without any kind of problem and German. English is the world language of communication and travelling and then... you must study it.

-Then, you speak four languages? Is it very difficult to do it?

-Not really. When you have born in a multilanguage place, learning languages is something easy because your brain is opener to new information, new vocabulary and new sounds. Moreover, English comes from German then; there are some common things that make easier learning it.

-Norway is one of the richest countries in Europe. What can you explain about it?

-We are a big country with a few inhabitants, then, we can divide all our richness perfectly. We speak three languages, we have an incredible geopolitical situation because we're in the Artic. We have a lot of oil and we take care of nature, because is our main treasure. We have a great educational system and a few immigration and emigration. There is not unemployment and we earn high salaries, and although we pay high taxes, we have great public services.

-How can a Norwegian explorer arrive to success?

-You must work very hard and stay very sure that you never, never, never give up.

-What can you explain about your life with The Grangers?

-Well, it has been a great experience. The family is a group of people very qualified who have offered their best to the common success. It was very special for me the day when I explained my future plans to them.

-And after?

-Life is a race. You must continue to reach the next objective but without forgetting who you are and where you come from. Everyone will continue her/his path but I hope being in touch with the rest of the family.

-Which is your best memory with the family?

-Lots of memories. As I have said before, perhaps one of the most important moments for me was explaining my future ideas to the family. I would like to create a centre to protect huskies. They are very important for us because they help us pulling the sledges, and they have a hard life doing this.

-Do you like animals?

-Yes, I do. A lot. I have a pet named Shadow.

-You have said, you like reading and watching cinema. Could you talk about the last book that you have read?

-Yes. I've finished two books. One is Frankenstein. It talks about life demons that follow you during your life and another was about sharks. I love sharks, incredible species which live in oceans and eat fish, seals, crabs and sea birds. It's amazing how they find their prey thanks to the sense of smell and it’s a terrible pity that they're in danger of extinction.

-And the last film that you have watched?

-Last weekend, I watched two telefilms in the afternoon. One was about Levi Strauss, the man who made the first jeans with sailcloth for the Californian prospectors in 1850. It’s a wonderful story of commercial success and vision of future, something that, like a seer, I appreciate a lot. Another film was about Christopher Columbus and how he believed that the Earth was round and sailed from Spain to the West on August 3, 1492 during ten weeks and finally he found an island he named San Salvador. It was a curious film more oriented to explain the dark face of the American colonization.

-Which is your favourite song?

-Sia's 'Unstoppable'.

-Why this?

-It has very beautiful lyrics, and a wonderful message. This is very important for an explorer. Don't stop. Don't give up.

-Do you like this message, then?

-Yes. It's my lifestyle. Never, never, never give up.

-Thank you very much, Fernando Granger.

-You're welcome.

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