Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 169

My hands smell like garlic. Yes, I know you wanted to know that about my travels. It’s important, not really, but I was cutting garlic earlier for my dinner (tonight was traditional Swedish food, mos and kottebulle (mashed potatoes and meatballs) yep. I was lazy but I spent nearly an hour and a half cooking eggplant napoleon last night so... it’s a trade off. Anyway, point is, it’s weird, typing and smelling garlic. So I’ve learned some important things. Danish speaking: Jeg vil gerne have flæskeskeg halvsteg. I will have roast pork, rare. Yeah, makes no sense but amuses the hell outta me. Let’s see, I went to a Swedish class on Monday, it’s Swedish level 2. Didn’t do so well. Actually, cross that out, I did great considering the people in front of me have ... read more

Hej allihopa! ich habe ja nun schon lang nichts mehr von mir hören lassen und dachte mir, dass es nun einmal wieder ein der zeit sei, euch etwas aus meinem Leben hier in Schweden mitzuteilen. ich muss da ja mal dem thomas k. recht geben, als er meinte, dass es ja schön sei, dass ich immer so viel schreibe, aber irgendwann wird der zeitpunkt kommen an dem einfach die zeit fehlt ... oder die lust. irgendwie war es wohl von beidem etwas. da brauch ich euch ja nix zu erzählen, dass kennt ihr ja sicher. ;-) ich hatte in der zwischenzeit auch das vergnügen gehabt einmal hier in die oper (Operan) zu gehen. Eine Freundin von mir hatte da gewisse connections. wir haben uns eine ballettaufführung angesehen: "cendrillion". der untertitel lautete "cinderella für erwachsene". war wirklich ... read more

Time really runs quickly. It's only four days left now before I'll go to Moscow and I still don't realize it. The last three weeks has been really intense. I've been to England to visit my friend Sean in Middlesbrough and a few days in London. I've been to Halmstad and Gothenburg to visit some really good friend I hadn't seen for a very long time. Made two visits at the Russian emabassy in Stockholm and finally have a Russian visa! Met Larissa, the girl I'm going to do the train-part with and feel very relieved that it's a very nice and sensible girl. I've tried to get my interary in China and SEA sortes. Been taken the last of ten injections (vaccine). Tried to see all my friends I want to see before I'll go ... read more

This past week has been full of E. Not the drug, that would have made it far more interesting I’m sure, but Enthusiastically, Exhausting, Exasperating, Emptying, Enjoyably, etc. See, it even ended with an ‘e’. Its been crazy. I finally slept last night, due to a great attempt on my part to relax before bed and the acceptance that my wonderful friend Magda has gone on to Poland, but I’ll be talking to her on Facebook in no time, and that my project is nearly done, and that my life is finally putting itself into some semblance of order here. And ... I’m on the boat again. Its 6:50pm the sun has set the sky is a purpely blue maze of clouds and I’m on the water, and its gorgeous. I could easily live right here....especially ... read more

Inför resan. Packa, vaccinationer, planera, skriva listor, packa om, tung väska, vad ska man ha med, köpa resesaker, tänka, drömma, packa om igen. So goes the days of our lifes... Brita o jag släpade väl fötterna efter oss de sista dagarna på jobbet i Norge. Efter att ha jobbat massor, länge och mitt ute i skogen är energin relativt låg. Så nu är vi hemma hos respektive familj för att slappna av lite och åter packa och packa om. Den 11 Oktober lyfter planet från Arlanda. Den 11 oktober börjar våran hittills största resa, största utmaning, största händelse i våra liv. Det känns i kroppen. Att man är lite spänd, nervös men också otroligt glad och alla andra lyckokänslor man kan ha över något sådant här. Planen är, i stora drag: - landa i Bangkok, några ... read more