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

Hello and welcome to Emily's travel blog for stories and pictures of Sweden and other European adventures! I fly out in one week from Minneapolis. Next Monday at 7pm, I will fly 6 hours to Reykjavik, Iceland with Eric and Amy (fellow students from Duluth). We have to wait an hour and a half to board for Copenhagen. That flight will take 3- 1/2 hours. From Copenhagen, we will take a train to Vaxjo, Sweden, arriving around 5pm. So I think that's about 15 hours of travelling which I am nervous and excited for. I've actually never flown internationally, but I have had a good track record with air and train travel in the states. I don't really know where I will be living, going to class, or buying groceries until I get there, but the ... read more