http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Sweden , Kronoberg , Vaxjo en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:25:57 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:25:57 BST The 15 hour adventure to Sweden went very well Eric Amy and I got to see Duluth from the plane and I also got to see some Northern Lights over Greenland it was beautiful When we got to the train station a student from the school picked us up and brought us to the International Office. At that point we received our itinerary for orientation this weekend and keys to our new home. I live o http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-317012.html 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 thisBut 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 CanadianAmerican genius and at noon we'l http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-276054.html Today we had our first vocational day I biked into the office with my host Bjorn where we toured his office and then went on to the local District Court a few blocks away. The experience was quite enlightening and the comparison between our two systems yielded few if any similarities I could go on but suffice it to say their judges don't wear robes I am eager to hear about the other http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-275806.html 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 Vaxjosjn...We're on to our vocati http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-275466.html We made it A bit drowsy but smiley and appreciative all the same The gracious welcome was beyond words by the GSE committee complete with large Rotary flag and a cavalcade of vehicles It's gorgeous here in Vxj with sunburns to prove it...even though we still can't quite figure how to pronounce it Our flights went smoothly and were on time. We all look forward to a good night's res http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-275116.html No im not referring to American Revolutions or little green men intent on world domination irsquom referring to a day irsquove been looking forward to for such a long time the tunnel is dug and ready its all shored up and itrsquos time to break outhellip. Goodbye SwedenSo ive decided that the time has finally come to give up the dull rigours of the 9 to 5 well 7 to 4 give up my j http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Sweden/Kronoberg/Vaxjo/blog-237774.html