Not much time....

I´m officially in Las Palmas. The flight was pretty much not any better than I thought it would be...I still can´t hear anything:( Saturday I pretty much didn´t leave the house until we had dinner, and then Sunday I went outside in the sun for about 2 hours and then ended up coming to the house where I fell asleep! Today was so far the best day. I woke up feeling `ok`, and went out by the pool to lay out. It ended up getting kind of cold so we went for a walk down the beach about 3 1\2 kilometers. I´ve definitely missed the sun though. Now I just came back from being at a restaurant with 2 other families for 3 hours. I really dont think they wanted us to leave. Don´t have much time to be on the computer since we don´t have one here I got to borrow one. I most likely now will do a week update when I come home next Tuesday.

And We're Off!

I can't believe its happening:) In about 40 minutes and 23 seconds my grandmother will be on her way to pick me and my family up to take us to the airport. I've packed (just hoping that I packed all the *right* things) and everythings clean. Check, check...Did I mention how excited I am!
From yesterday being sick, I'm feeling a little better. I'm just getting nervous about the pain I'm probably going to get to experience while I'm flying.....Now I'm dressed and searching for the last minute tasks I need to do before I leave, and of course being me, there probably will be:)

2 more days..............

So I'm thinking riding my bike into town last night wasn't the smartest idea. I was feeling better yesterday and by the time I got home I felt like I was about to pass out. So now I'm stuck at home again, which stinks because I wanted to see my class before I left for the Canaries tomorrow. BTW I can't believe I finally get to go again, its been 4½ years since I've been there and I've been wanting to go back everyday since then. So excited!!!

Today will be a day for packing.

My Senior Year

I watched the new and last High School Musical, and, well, it kind of brought a tear to my eye. It brought up all the emotions me and all my friends were put through...Soo i thought it would be nice to share some of my favorite senior memories:) I know this has nothing to do with being an exchange student and *living in sweden* but its always nice to be reminded;)

P.S. If you read this Hannah, Today was the first time I saw THE video and cried......

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Going to HSM3 TODAY!!!

News Update

Some cool news-------->I kind of lost my drivers license a couple of days ago. I was actually freaking out when I couldn't find it. When I checked my facebook today. I had a friend request from some random person I've never met, but she left a message saying she found my drivers license in the town square. How crazy is that! Facebook saves the day...again!

Fun Music Video

Sick:(

I woke up this morning to the worst aching throat ever and couldn't seem to get out of bed. Not so much fun, so I ended up staying at home to sleep all day. I keep thinking about the fact that I cannot be sick next week. It just can't happen! I'm going to the Canary Islands!!!! I'll be trying to be taking it easy the next few days for sure. Oh!! And tomorrow is the world premiere of High School Musical 3: Senior Year!!! OMG....I CAN'T BE SICK!!!

I'm not sure if you can tell, but I'm freaking out a little bit:) It's relaxing time.

After I woke up...after like the 3rd time today I got to at least have some fun with the new episodes of Gossip Girl and The Hills. It always seems to make a bad day better:)

Good Day...Bad News...

I'm feeling like my whole life has been ripped out of me right now. I thought I would be smart by downloading my ipod into the computer. I lost 2000 songs to 80 random ones. It kind of stinks...actually it stinks alot...Other than that todays been a good day. I had some school and then went to the park with some friends. Random Story: At school I learned that there was a girl who drank 52 liters of water in one day and ended up in Acoma. So be careful:) We Thought it would be fun to take some fun pictures in the park. One of my friends, friends lives in SOUTH Africa(important to remember that its south africa) was going home tomorrow.

Lovebug!!!!

So Emelie will probably win the party of the year. I started off going to Klara's house before and then left her house with 20+ people to a club in Linköping. So much fun! The Bond Kapelette(a crazy awesome swedish band) ended up coming and my entire class was there. Definitely got to meet alot more people and learned alot! In Sweden i guess its a trend to go to a kebab bar after a party. Of course it would start to rain as we left. Not exactly cool I must say... Happy Birthday Emelie!!!!! Oh did I mention she sewed her own dress. It was gorgeous! It doesn't get cooler than that!Today was time to sleep in, I ended up forgetting that we were going to have lunch with my aunts family so I had about an hour to look some what ok. After 7 hours of 2 inch heels and then waking up to figure out that I would get to walk all the way into town.....no comment. Not much more to say than, OW! Now i'm at home and going to finish my swedish homework and continue my application. YAY!

(Pictures above On left: Before rain, On right: After Rain)

Party Pics!

Street Party!^ This is how you ride a bike in Sweden^ Pretty Poses^

Being nice...^ Party on the Dance Floor^ The Great Bond Kapellet^

Kebab!^The beautiful faces of Sweden^ Fun fun^

Stupid dress stress is making me forget to write in my blog! Tonight is the big night, birthday party where supposedly 170 people are invited. Not too many people:) I'm really excited though I have 5 dresses to choose from and I'm struggeling to choose...I'll probably end up choosing a dress last minute as if this isn't last minute as it is.

Sad but true, yesterday was my last ever cooking class at Anders Ljungstedts Skolan EVER!! It was a fun class and I got to learn alot, from making bread, to meat, to sweets:)

It ended up becoming an Idol 2008 night last night, when I got home. I can't believe Robin was put in the bottom two! Don't really "understand"....(suprising) But now I have to clean so I can have fun tonight.

On the way home I saw the moon and thought it looked pretty:)

Yes for College

I've officially started my college application to Texas Tech. YAY!! I've actually accomplished one of the many things on the list I have to do:) Today was pretty much spent in town looking for a dress that I never found. Not cool. So now I get to see if I can borrow a dress from a friend.
It's always fun with some bad news(being really sarcastic), it turns out I'm two weeks late on registering for voting in the elections, Obama vs. McCain. One of the biggest elections ever, and the first one I could have been a part of, and its to late. Not so exciting I must say. Theres always the next election.
Yesterday I had my second ever swedish class. It was alot of fun. We all got to tell stories about anything from whenever in a circle around a candle and next class we all get to tell another story as a grade. I have to think of something to talk about for 4 minutes, we'll have to see what I can come up with:)

A Nice Hot Cup of Tea

Today was a just an ok day. Nothing to exciting at school happened, just a little math, chemistry, and three full hours of my environmental class...awesome!...I haven't actually done much since that. I've been able to talk to my mom. Thats always fun:) I've been thinking alot about college. It's officially Texas Tech in Lubbock for a year and then we'll see what happens after that. Oh some great news! I don't have to retake the SAT or ACT. Tomorrow will be nice though I get skip a physics test.

Tonight was a night to relax though with a hot cup of tea, Gossip Girls, and The Hills.

Other Than That...

Today was ok, other than the fact that I woke up an hour later than I planned, so I ran late again to cooking class. By the way, not so fun running late when your riding a bike. It's intense. I get to go to school out of breathe, it's quite fun.....This weeks theme for cooking class is party\traditions, so the whole class is working together to make a huge feast with all three courses. I'm just excited about the desert I must say:) It was fun going back to school today, I haven't gotten to see my class in an entire week and some in more than a week. It was almost like a mini reunion;)
<--The view from Physics today.

Stressing!

The one thing I was hoping not to experience while I was here, stress, is beginning to happen. The things on my list to do now, most of which need to be done before next week:

1. I have to order the yearbook(think it might be late, and to top it off I wouldn't even know how to do it)
2. I have to order my graduation hat(the same thing as number 1)>>>>
3. I have to apply to college(about 4 different ones before November, no later than Christmas).
4. I have to by a jacket since I forgot the fleece I've been using since I got here in Stockholm.
5. I have to by a dress for an awesome party this weekend.
6. I need to read 25 pages in a swedish book.

Hopefully I can get it all done with blacking out:) So I should probably start by going to bed for midnight tonight(I don't REALLY go to bed that late;).

Fun Video:)

Zac & Vanessa Trying to Learn Swedish!

YAY for Shopping! I mean...discovering Stockholm:)

I got to go Stockholm for the first time ever in my entire life and it was AWESOME!!! (Well, I have been to there, I was just young and barely remember, so it doesn't exactly count) It's soo pretty and I can't wait to be able to go again. Being so close to Stockholm already its easy, just take the train and your their in less than 2 hours. This morning after breakfast I met two guys from Canada, David and Paul, who are here as tourists, and they thought same thing. They had just been in Oslo and are going to leave soon to go to Copenhagen. Yesterday was hsm, dinner at a really nice restarant, and trying to sleep. Sleeping was hard with all the people partying outside our hotel. And this morning was rushing to shop as much as possible before we had to leave. We ended up making it back to Linköping in record time, since Ulla had tennis at 4 and we left at 2:15. She was only late by just a few minutes. Impressive driving I must say:)

HSM On Ice Tour!!!

So about a month and a half ago I figured out that I would get to go to one of the most popular Ice Tours in the world. High School Musical On Ice! Thats really the reason why we went to Stockholm in the first place, but we got take a little stop at the most amazing clothes store:) The show was amazing and totally more than what I was expecting. It was both the first and second hsm in one. It was almost better than the movies...almost.....So awesome to be able to see it though and it all happened at Globen!

Stockholm Syndrome

Guess who just woke up this morning in Stockholm!!! OMG...Last night right after cooking class I was off to the wonderful city:) Oh and the brisket was definitely swedifide, it didn't have the nice smoked taste it has in Texas, but it was good for not being the way it is at home, and for me doing it...Last night we slept at my aunts cousins apartment, which is BEAUTIFUL! Its soo pretty. The apartment used to be a one room, one bathroom, living room, and kitchen apartment, but she ended up buying the attic, making it a two story apartment with two rooms, with walk in closet two living rooms, a dining room, a balcony with a view of the town church. So ridiculously pretty! So now my day will begin eating breakfast and shopping in STOCKHOLM! So excited!!!