Blogs from Lund, Skåne County, Sweden, Europe - page 3

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

Big Entry ... rest your eyes for a second first... Friday at school was hectic, we were shoved into groups (luckily, I’m in a good group of three, everyone is great there, but these two especially I get along well with so I’m happy to be in a good group!) assigned the assignment, told what to get started on, and left alone; a lot of the program is being left alone. I guess its all part of the master’s thing - but its really interesting to see how responsible everyone’s become in such a short time, and how ready for action we all our, such a good group of people working together!!! Friday afternoon Amanda and I headed home, and began packing for Berlin. Our bus left at 22:30 so we had to leave the house ... read more

First Week Survival Its Sunday. We are going to be moving into our new apartment in Lund in about an hour and a half. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lund) Until then, I’m chilling on Karin’s lovely leather couch which is super comfortable and writing this entry of the crazyiness of the past few days. From about Wednesday to Friday, it was all school, all the time. Wednesday we did our presentations on our first design projects, and then were immediately assigned our next design assignment, which was to job shadow the facilities manager of Malmo Hogs kola (my school) and see what he does every day. Of course, this is completely bias since we’re following him around with a video camera and he’s probably doing way more than he would usually do so that we have some content, but nonetheless, ... read more

This will have to be quick and short with no photos -- I'm on a computer at the train station... So where did I leave off... on Fri night we took a night train to Malmo. It was actually pretty decent! Cheap and even came with a free bottle of water. Fortunately I showered at the hostel before leaving Fri night because there was no shower onboard. We were in a little tiny room with 2 bunkbeds with 3 bunks each. Like navy ships but a little more cushy. It was quite comfortable! And cozy. I'll post pics when I can. Got to Malmo Sat morning at 7, pretty well-rested. We ventured out and, after reading some books, decided we'd be better off seeing Lund today and taking an overnight "ferry" to Oslo for travel/lodging. ... read more

It has been 10 days since I arrived in Lund. It's a cosy little town in the Southern part of Sweden. Since it's a small little town, there is nothing much to do in the town centre other than shop at H & M and dincho. I stay in Sparta in a Swedish corridor, meaning that most of my corridor mates are Swedish. This gives me ample opportunity to interact with the locals. Although the wavelength is quite different, it's still interesting to talk to them. My corridor mates are very helpful and nice and assisted me in settling down. I have finally began to settle down in my room. I rearranged my furniture and stuck some photos on the wall. I love my room. It's big and I have my own private bathroom. Moreover, it's ... read more