Octoberish
^^ Malin, Kim, Myself, Matilda and Maria at the Veterinary Student Union Songbook Party^^ Its been a while since I've posted last, but not a whole lot has happened. I've been on my medicine and just got finished, so nothing wild to report. But here's what I have in my jounal.
October 6th - Part II- Went into town with Nate and met up with Sean at China Garden. We met his friend Layla at the train station and then hung out for a bit. I went home early. I didn’t feel like going out due to the medicine.
Saturday October 7, 2006 – Day 43 – Slept in late and did a bit of reading in the afternoon for my Viticulture and Enology class. Met up with the American crew plus Layla at Snerikes for pub night. I had the venison again and it was amazing! Hung out with the crew for most of the evening and then caught the last bus home so I could get some sleep before Stockholm the next day.
Sunday October 8, 2006 – Day 44 – Got up around 8-ish and headed into town with Nate to meet everyone for our trip to Stockholm. It took them a while to get back; I guess they had a pretty wild and late night. Took a train at around 12:00ish down to Stockholm. We went to the Vasa Museum which was pretty amazing. If you’ve ever seen the Goonies it was like the scenes with the pirate ship. It was amazing how they preserved the ship as well as some of the skeletal remains found around the ship. Half of our crew left early and went out on their own so I hung out with Nate and Anne. We found a TGI Fridays and had some American food! It really was close to what I call American. I had the Jack Daniels Salmon. MmMmM. We took another walk down to Gamla Stan and saw the palace as well as the Nobel Museum. It was closed, but we want to go back sometime soon! We went to get on a train, but they were all shut down. Apparantly there was a fire on the tracks somewhere so no trains could be attached to the electrical wires overhead. We waited about 30 minutes for a train, but then caught the next one to Uppsala. It was a great day.
Monday October 9, 2006 – Day 45 – Made my favorite new food from scratch. Pasta Alfredo!!! Then I went to my Wine Tasting, I mean Quality Evaluation for my Viticulture class. It was white wines this week, which I’m not a very big fan of, but it was okay.
Tuesday October 10, 2006 – Day 46 – Headed into town to grab some Groceries. Went to Rackabergsgatan for Anne’s birthday! She is my age which is nice. Most of the people I hang out with are a year younger than me. After quiche and cake at her place we all headed to SNerikes for the evening. I ran into Oskar there again and he introduced me to a whole new group of his lady friends. I think I’ll stay in touch with him just in case ;). I waited in line and when I got in, we all went and sang the Happy Birthday Song in Swedish to Anne. Lots of fun.
Wednesday October 11, 2006 – Day 47 – Talked to Seth today on the internet. I really miss him. He’s a great guy to hang out with. Had wine lecture. I went into town with Nate to pick up a package at a post office that was pretty far away from where we live. We then made another trip to Ofvandahls. Pretty damn good. Then I came back home, but decided that I needed some Casey and Stacy time, so I met them at SNerikes for dinner. Venison again, DELICIOUS!!! Service was VERY slow.
Thursday October 12, 2006 – Day 48 – Didn’t do much again. Made some meatballs for lunch, that’s all I can remember. I didn’t write anything down. (Oops)
Friday October 13, 2006 – Day 49 – Went into town again with Nate. We did an IKEA run. I got a new lamp for my room because it was just too dark. We met Anne and Inga at Storra Torget and they helped me pick out one spiffy suit to wear to a party I was invited to. After that, Nate and I went and visited Sean and Tara at SNerikes, and then afterwards we headed home and then to Line’s place for a little German/American/Norwegian/Swedish Reunion. I ended up telling some children’s stories like the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the Gingerbread Man. It was a lot of fun because we were making them unsuitable to be told to children. No bad luck, although we had our share of Black Cats, Mirrors and Ladders.
Saturday October 14, 2006 – Day 50 – The Big 50, what a better way to celebrate than with a party. I hung out for most of the day. Nate came over and we watched Euro trip. I ran into town at the last minute because I needed money for the dinner. Came back, showered and changed real quickly. Met Matilda’s friend Anton, and then we headed over to the Vet union for the party. It was a “sangbok festen” which means Song Book Party. They have these hard back books that they sing songs out of all night. It’s a lot of fun. We had a Spinach and Mushroom Quiche, Duck with potatoes and green beans, and for desert, lingon pears with cinnamon cake and whipped cream and since I had taken my last dose of medicine in the morning, all the wine I wanted for dinner, (oh yeah, and beer, and schnapps) There is never a lack of alcohol at a formal Swedish dinner I was told. We ate and sang all night until 11:00pm, then they took out all the tables and we had a dance until 2:00 AM it was so much fun! I saw many people I knew from the Nordic Games, and just had an all around good time. I came back and we sat up and talked until 3 in the morning. My roommates are going to make me speak Swedish come hell or high water!
Sunday October 15, 2006 – Day 51 – Again, not a whole lot was done today. I studied in the morning and also am trying to organize my music library on my computer. I went to church with Sean and Tara, and then came home for more studying! There must have been some party at SNerikes tonight, but I opted to stay home and Study study study, plus drinking after going to church really isn’t my style. I love lazy fall days. Oh yeah, and today I noticed how early the sun has been going down. Tonight it went down at 5:41pm, WOW. By the time I leave they said that we’ll be down to only 3 hours of daylight. BOO!
Saturday October 7, 2006 – Day 43 – Slept in late and did a bit of reading in the afternoon for my Viticulture and Enology class. Met up with the American crew plus Layla at Snerikes for pub night. I had the venison again and it was amazing! Hung out with the crew for most of the evening and then caught the last bus home so I could get some sleep before Stockholm the next day.
Sunday October 8, 2006 – Day 44 – Got up around 8-ish and headed into town with Nate to meet everyone for our trip to Stockholm. It took them a while to get back; I guess they had a pretty wild and late night. Took a train at around 12:00ish down to Stockholm. We went to the Vasa Museum which was pretty amazing. If you’ve ever seen the Goonies it was like the scenes with the pirate ship. It was amazing how they preserved the ship as well as some of the skeletal remains found around the ship. Half of our crew left early and went out on their own so I hung out with Nate and Anne. We found a TGI Fridays and had some American food! It really was close to what I call American. I had the Jack Daniels Salmon. MmMmM. We took another walk down to Gamla Stan and saw the palace as well as the Nobel Museum. It was closed, but we want to go back sometime soon! We went to get on a train, but they were all shut down. Apparantly there was a fire on the tracks somewhere so no trains could be attached to the electrical wires overhead. We waited about 30 minutes for a train, but then caught the next one to Uppsala. It was a great day.
Monday October 9, 2006 – Day 45 – Made my favorite new food from scratch. Pasta Alfredo!!! Then I went to my Wine Tasting, I mean Quality Evaluation for my Viticulture class. It was white wines this week, which I’m not a very big fan of, but it was okay.
Tuesday October 10, 2006 – Day 46 – Headed into town to grab some Groceries. Went to Rackabergsgatan for Anne’s birthday! She is my age which is nice. Most of the people I hang out with are a year younger than me. After quiche and cake at her place we all headed to SNerikes for the evening. I ran into Oskar there again and he introduced me to a whole new group of his lady friends. I think I’ll stay in touch with him just in case ;). I waited in line and when I got in, we all went and sang the Happy Birthday Song in Swedish to Anne. Lots of fun.
Wednesday October 11, 2006 – Day 47 – Talked to Seth today on the internet. I really miss him. He’s a great guy to hang out with. Had wine lecture. I went into town with Nate to pick up a package at a post office that was pretty far away from where we live. We then made another trip to Ofvandahls. Pretty damn good. Then I came back home, but decided that I needed some Casey and Stacy time, so I met them at SNerikes for dinner. Venison again, DELICIOUS!!! Service was VERY slow.
Thursday October 12, 2006 – Day 48 – Didn’t do much again. Made some meatballs for lunch, that’s all I can remember. I didn’t write anything down. (Oops)
Friday October 13, 2006 – Day 49 – Went into town again with Nate. We did an IKEA run. I got a new lamp for my room because it was just too dark. We met Anne and Inga at Storra Torget and they helped me pick out one spiffy suit to wear to a party I was invited to. After that, Nate and I went and visited Sean and Tara at SNerikes, and then afterwards we headed home and then to Line’s place for a little German/American/Norwegian/Swedish Reunion. I ended up telling some children’s stories like the Three Billy Goats Gruff, and Jack and the Beanstalk and the Gingerbread Man. It was a lot of fun because we were making them unsuitable to be told to children. No bad luck, although we had our share of Black Cats, Mirrors and Ladders.
Saturday October 14, 2006 – Day 50 – The Big 50, what a better way to celebrate than with a party. I hung out for most of the day. Nate came over and we watched Euro trip. I ran into town at the last minute because I needed money for the dinner. Came back, showered and changed real quickly. Met Matilda’s friend Anton, and then we headed over to the Vet union for the party. It was a “sangbok festen” which means Song Book Party. They have these hard back books that they sing songs out of all night. It’s a lot of fun. We had a Spinach and Mushroom Quiche, Duck with potatoes and green beans, and for desert, lingon pears with cinnamon cake and whipped cream and since I had taken my last dose of medicine in the morning, all the wine I wanted for dinner, (oh yeah, and beer, and schnapps) There is never a lack of alcohol at a formal Swedish dinner I was told. We ate and sang all night until 11:00pm, then they took out all the tables and we had a dance until 2:00 AM it was so much fun! I saw many people I knew from the Nordic Games, and just had an all around good time. I came back and we sat up and talked until 3 in the morning. My roommates are going to make me speak Swedish come hell or high water!
Sunday October 15, 2006 – Day 51 – Again, not a whole lot was done today. I studied in the morning and also am trying to organize my music library on my computer. I went to church with Sean and Tara, and then came home for more studying! There must have been some party at SNerikes tonight, but I opted to stay home and Study study study, plus drinking after going to church really isn’t my style. I love lazy fall days. Oh yeah, and today I noticed how early the sun has been going down. Tonight it went down at 5:41pm, WOW. By the time I leave they said that we’ll be down to only 3 hours of daylight. BOO!
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