Blogs from Kronoberg County, Sweden, Europe - page 2

Hej hej! Jag heter Emily och jag kommer fran Minnesota! I have been learning a little Swedish lately (it says My name is Emily and I am from Minnesota). Since my last post, I turned 21 and saw some new things. A few days before my birthday, I celebrated Halloween with friends. Halloween is popular in Sweden like it is in the US, but less people go trick or treating. I dressed as a pirate with the hook and eye patch I found at Toys R Us. The next day, me and lots of exchange students took a bus to Stockholm where we boarded the MS Romantika, a giant cruise ship. The ship was beautiful!!! There were three dance floors, two restaurants, a sauna, whirlpool, and much more. We ate dinner at the taco buffet where ... read more

Today was my first day of school at Vaxjo Universitet and I really liked it. At 1pm I left my corridor and walked about 10 minutes to my classroom. It was next to the room I had orientation in so I had no trouble finding it. When I got there the professor told me to come back at 3 because the first two hours were for Swedish students only. So I went back to my room and wrote down the books I needed to buy for class. I bought 3 books and a planner at the campus book store and then sat in the cafe and wrote in my journal and started reading. I was tempted to buy a latte but it would have cost me over $4 so I passed. Class only lasted a half ... read more

This afternoon we'll be en route to Ljungby....a mixture of emotions as we leave our first families and move on to the next. What could possibly beat this?! But before all that...........................we have our first presentation today! This morning we're off to the emigration institute and the cathedral. We have an hour to buff up our 20 minutes of Canadian-American genius, and at noon we'll try it out in front of about 50 Rotarians! I think I speak for all of us when I say we're looking forward to getting this first one taken care of! After that, it's free time in Växjö and a road trip! Ljungby, here we come!... read more

The team had a wonderful first full day in Sweden! We started with a tour of a papermill, then went on to lunch and Kosta Boda to the glass factory! I never realized how fascinating glass blowing is! After some wise purchases, we went on to the moose park where we saw four moose lazing about. Shana and I capped it off with a thrilling run around a local lake, Vaxjosjön... We're on to our vocational visits today and a lovely dinner in the countryside at a historic estate once occupied by kings! Vi ses! ... read more