So it’s almost been entire week since last update! Not so good… Since the last update I have been in Stockholm, I’ve been in school, I’ve been at a rotary lunch with my host mother, and been with some great friends. Oh and worked out twice! YAY! I went to Stockholm and its was most likely one of the longest days I’ve had in a long long time…At least since the day I flew to Sweden(that took a while)… The trip to Stockholm was amazing! We got a little taste of everything(well educationally).
· 8 a.m. leave from school
· 10 a.m. at science museum , where I learned about the evolution of man and homosexual animals? Interesting i must say…
· 11:30 Imax movie about the life under the water- The movie was supposed to have the voices of johnny dept and kate winslet, but for the childrens sake, they were two people from sweden talking over them…
· 2 p.m. went to the swedish government building, only pretty much awesome!
· 4ish had fika in the old town of Stockholm, definitely cute:P
· 6p.m. ran to find dinner before the theater was about to start.
· 6:30 p.m. ate before the play started
· 7 p.m. play started(Charlotte Löwensköld by Selma Lagerlöv)
· 11:00 headed back home(saw twillight with the 20 other trying to watch)
· 1:30 arrived back in Linköping
· 2: a.m. got to sleep 5 hours before school started again

Saturday night I was with some friends and supposedely at around 8ish there was something called earth hour. Kind of awesome. Everyone all over the world was supposed to turn out the lights for an hour. I'm not quite sure if everyone was actually a part of it, but at least we were;)

We had balträning yesterday, and we actually started with the lifts. So much fun!! We haven't gotten it perfect yet, but we will...

Happy 20,000 Days Day Johan!!!

Yesterday my host father turned his 20,000 day yesterday!! I personally thought it was pretty neat:)

I actually accomplished alot yesterday, I was pretty impressed...

• School 8-15
• Watered flowers:P
• Got an appointment to cut my hair! YAY!
• & played some golf with Linköpings' Golf Team...

Funfun..and that was just yesterday! Today I have had school from 11 till 17(intense). I get my bike today or later tonight after school and will go straight to working out with some friends.

And some new news...I'm getting to go with another exchange student to Stockholm tomorrow...It'll be with school so it'll be an educational experience of course;) I'm soo excited!!!

Göteborg=Gothenburg

So I’m thinking the best/worse thing has ever happened on Thursday…My computer lost its capability of being wireless! Haha…i know silly:P It’s rediculous what a big part the internet plays while i’m here in Sweden. It’s my connection to friends and family at home in Texas and helps with projects and my future even(applications)..It’s kind of sick:( Well it gives me an excuse to not do those things that i have to do, but dont really want to do… Back to reality-> Friday I had school(pure awesomeness), got to work out, and for some fun I went to see Confessions of a Shopaholic with Nina. Great movie!!
On the way home from the movie we ran into some of Nina’s friends (it was approximately 11ish) and sat and just talked for a while, when I noticed that it 11.30ish.. The plan was in just about 5 hours head to Göteborg, only like the second largest city in Sweden. We went to go pick up my host sister, Charlotte, from her internship, and stayed over night at a hotel. SO much fun just a relaxing on Saturday and this morning with the Gahm family:) Time was spent shopping, eating great food, and of course seeing Göteborg… On the drive home this morning(3 hours)it started snowing!...again… and 3½ hours later it is still snowing!!

My first time---> Yesterday was my first time to get a cup of Jasmine tea with a real flower inside!

New Swedish Word of the Day...

Muta

(means to bribe)

It's Spring Time!!!

This morning I woke up to sun shining through my window and new right away that I was late to photography, but I had no idea that i missed the entire class! soo sad(I forgot to set my alarm clock)...I had about an hour to get to class, after I got ready, so I used it by walking the long way to school along the river. It was so pretty!

I had a little mini breakdown att school in biology, while we were disecting Kidneys(cute I know). My brain just kind of exploded with stress..makes me a little nervous...and definitely embarassing:( Oh well...

Sunday

Today was a late practice for the ball training, so it was a relaxed tired morning spent on my final application to University of Arlington, Texas. Should be dont by tomorrow or I hope so;) At practice I was getting a little dizzy with all the spins and that was even before the last dance we practiced which was about 6 minutes long! & now before I go to bed, I'm going to see my second Beck movie..so far so good...

Saturday

Yesterday I met mormor before she left to go to the canary islands for two weeks to spend some time in the sun. I went into town to go some shopping and lunch with Lovisa and Nina, before we had movie night with some friends. Before we cooked watch the movie though, we had to see the finally of the Eurovision contest in Sweden! But announcing the winner of the contest wasn't as exciting...It was an opera song, I dont even think it was in swedish...At least we had the movie to cheer us up or at least we were hoping so:P We watched Kingdom of Heaven. Great movie, but hard to see with so many people. I had a hard time understanding what was happening.

Friday

On friday I got to see my first host family again at a family get together. I've grown ridiculously close to them, I saw my 7 year old "brother" and noticed that he lost his two front teeth! OMG..I seriously was on the verge of crying. I have no good reason why I would start crying, but he was just soo cute:) Other than that not soo much happened. Oh, well I had photography.fun.fun.

Drömtårta & Muffins!

I think I might really be going crazy, now I'm starting to actually forget things! a little scary... Today not to much has happened, I had school, where I recieved a new assignment for my religion class. I have to right a 1½ to 2 pg. on my pt. of view if i was a 70 yr. old woman living a Jewish life. Definitely an interesting assignment. For physics today, a friend forgot to bring fika, so i stood up("offered") to go into town and buy some goodies for the class:) There was no way we were going to miss fika:P I walked into town after school to find this sign-->, Hannah Montana the new season is finally coming to Sweden;) Just an example of how long it takes to air here...Tonight my host mom(Ann) and I saw the movie The Illusionist, AMAZING movie!!

Sad News: I dont know to much about it, but a shooting at a high school kind of similiar to the Columbine shooting happened yesterday in Germany where 16 people were killed, including the shooter himself(he was only 17 years old)...I just thought this is kind of important. It doesn't just happen in the U.S..

It's still snowing...

Today I have a no school day...probably the second one since school started in January..and its not exactly a bad thing. Last night i was supposed to go work out, but my foot still hurts from last friday, walking to school is even hard. Anyways...There's still snow outside, wierd to think that i went from being lucky for one day of snow in Texas, to it won't stop snowing in Sweden! It's not exactly a bad thing, but its definitely a weather change for me. I'm definitely enjoying being inside, where its warm, while snow is just falling outside my window;) It's Lovely. Last night to use a great weekday with no school we went to Fredricks house to watch a popular movie series called Beck. It's not bad. It's like CSI but in an entire movie.

<-Here are some of the test copies from Monday morning:) FUN!!!

I'm Exhausted!

So I'm thinking I'm about to really get nervous!! I'm only going to be here 4 more months and its scary. I just saw the episode of when Whitney leaves Lauren to go to the city and they say there farewells...I can't believe I have to do that again. Its going to be soo hard!!!

Wednesday- School and Dinner at Charlottes stable

Thursday- School and Dinner with the girls(Vickan's farewell dinner, she's leaving for Thailand for 3 weeks!)

Friday-Only photography class at school:) work out(where i actually fell and hurt my foot), and later went to friends house where we danced for 3 and a half hours straight(don't ask how, i don't actally know myself)

Saturday- *Shopping* Dinner with Camilla, Nina, and Lina

Sunday- After a fun night bal träning in the morning and afterwards for the rest of the day, relax and sleep:) busybusy

P.S. It was warm today, it was +2 degrees celcius!

If theres any questions about my year in Sweden, you can leave a comment and ask:P

I'm Back..again:P

I met a famous man from Sweden on Saturday at the great Chocolate Festival, where I've never seen soo much chocolate in my entire life! CRAZY!!!

Last night me and three other exchange students through Rotary had dinner with the womens Rotary group. We got to share our experiences with them over lasagna and Toscakaka:)

The Past Week~

In the past week alot has happened! ALOT! in my opinion:P

Here are just a few of the things that have happened--->

• Work out
• Golf practice
• Chocalate Festival
• Eaten macaroni and chocolate chip cookies
• ...and Most Important---Nina's BIRTHDAY( Grattis Nina!!!!!)

P.S. Princess Viktoria got Engaged!!!!