Blogs from Sweden, Europe - page 143

24 - 08 - 08 - Uppsala The train journey from Copenhagen was good; caught up with some sleep mainly, actually for the majority of it after a really late night. I jumped on the train at Copenhagen and changed at Malmo, I was quite glad to get off the train in Malmo as it was absolutely packed full with people so much so that I had a bike handle basically stuck in my stomach for the whole journey. I really enjoyed watching the Swedish countryside pass by my window; actually wishing for the train to breakdown so I could go and take a look around properly. Reached Stockholm and then caught a train up to see my friend Jen; she's also cabin crew for British Airways and had a nightstop in Stockholm, though they put ... read more

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 on campus in the Lyan building. I have my own bedroom and bathroom and a big closet, it's really nice! Unfortunately, I will be paying double for rent compared to last school year, but it is a really great place to be and I am thankful for this opportunity! I share a kitchen and living room with 6 other students, but ... read more

We have always wanted to go on a cruise, and this year we decided would be our premiere on a cruiseship. We wanted to stay in Europe for this holiday, so that we wouldn't have to take a very long flight to our destination. We settled for the Baltic Sea, which would actually start from the German city of Kiel. Our first stop was Stockholm, Sweden. We had a huge tour around the city. The bus brought us around the innercity which we found to be very alive and full of young people. Sadly we later didn't have time to come back here and do some shopping. Our first stop was at the cityhall and we had a very long and detailed tour around the building. We saw the spot on which each some of the ... read more

Ja ni, det är inte utan ett visst vemod som jag konstaterar att imorrn vid den här tiden har jag klivit på planet och väntar på att det ska lyfta. Skallen är full av snurrande tankar...pass, biljetter, kommer man hinna med flyget i Bangkok? Vaccinationer...Tror att det mesta är fixat. Är det nåt som saknas så finns ju faktiskt världen kvar ändå. Här tänker jag skriva lite om mitt äventyr. Ambitionen är hög, vi får se hur det går. Hoppas att det finns ett visst intresse för vad som händer. Hej då Sverige! Det är väldigt många människor som jag kommer att sakna väldigt mycket! Kram på er! ... read more

The girls first days of school have gone well. We've breathed a huge sigh of relief and are hoping that the novelty of new friends who speak English doesn't wear off! They seem to be the exciting new thing in their classrooms. Signe's teacher, Jane, said that the parents she spoke to were excited to have an English speaking child in the classroom so that their own children would learn the language better. When I picked Signe up that first day, she was surrounded by girls and they were playing with animals like we had at home. Every minute or so, one of the girls would approach Jane with a word to translate so they could ask Signe questions. Jane said the kids were fascinated with Signe's drawings and that one boy said, "she has a ... read more