First Steps

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After various tearful goodbyes & expert frenzied packing completed - I headed off to Lund, Sweden on August 21st. It was a perfect summer in the Okanagan, surrounded by family, friends & sunshine - making it that much harder to say goodbye. But it was time. Time get out into the big world again.

Kelowna -> Seattle -> Copenhagen by plane
Copengagen -> Malmo -> Lund by train
Lund Central Station -> Skanevagen #18 by automobile

It was a sunny & windy day in Lund when I arrived, jet lagged & sweating. A wave of uncertainly as to why exactly I had come to this place washed over me while I waited at the Station for Eva to pick me & my overweight luggage. Now that a few days have passed, I am feeling more stable in Scandinavia & I speculate that it can only get better.

My home is brightly lit & more than I could have asked for. I have an awesome bicycle to whip through the narrow streets on, I have a wonderfully furnished room to sleep, work & do yoga in - it's spacious & comfortable. There is a private bathroom & a kitchen to share. I know I will praise the depth of the bathtub once winter rolls in!

After a twelve hour sleep, Eva took me around town on Friday to get a bank account & mobile phone sorted out. I rode the bicycle home from the bike shop & was happy I didn't get lost. In the afternoon I took a tour of the town on The Blue Crescent (my bike's name). I still cannot believe my eyes, the parks are bustling & beautiful, everything is compact, efficient and practical. I will wait a few more weeks before offering any type of personal official observation of Lund, as I have only been here two & a half days (half of which I spent sleeping). Indeed last night I went to sleep at 10:00pm with the intention of getting up at 8:30am. To my surprise, it was 2:30pm when I finally awoke from my sixteen hour slumber!

As the rain falls relentlessly on my plans to bike to the beach, I'll just post the photos I took from the last few days, I hope you enjoy them! Well, Monday is the Masters Students Introduction Day & already on September 1st classes begin - I'll keep you posted.

Stay Tuned,
jenica

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