Söndag Maj 25, 2008
What a good weekend it was! I finished school this week and I felt like I had a million pounds lifted off of my shoulders. What a great feeling! I really must say things here lately are so great. Well all things are great except for my English. It is really getting a bit rusty; my grammar is bad. Things are all coming together and it could not be more perfect. Life is wonderful!
I discovered on Saturday that it is Memorial Weekend at home. I actually have a calendar that says May 30 is Memorial Day Traditional. I suppose I didn’t know the difference. Friday night we had a Sunset to Sunrise party. Right now there is only about 5 hours between the two, but it’s only dark out for 2-3 hours. I sure do love it! We had a barbeque at Norra Berget. I played on the playground for a good bit of the time. It’s sure nice to do it without having adults telling you to get off because there kids want to play on it! It was a bit cloudy as the sun was rising, but the horizon was a deep pink-orange. It was just so beautiful!
Saturday morning I woke up early because there was an event at the University. It’s a canoe race called Medel Paddeln. Several of the exchange students competed and they did quite well. I got in some good laughs because some teams dressed in costumes. There was one group in all black with capes, yellow masks tied around their faces, and they carried a flag. Another group of guys were almost naked. Some girls wore really old granny dresses. Another group had on things that resembled nun robes with big, bright, and green afros. The Swedish are resourceful and very creative. And of course the tipping of canoes is always interesting to watch especially when the water is really cold. I didn’t stay until the end because it was getting a bit chilly and I was so tired.
I went home and took a nap and went that night to the Rod Stewart concert. It was so great that he was here. He was my first celebrity crush. I remember being about 4 years old watching a live concert on TV and dancing in front of it to Midnight Train. He sounded great and still has some moves! It really amazed me that during his performance he kicked around a fotboll and he also changed his outfits a lot. After that I just went Norrmalm and watch Eurovision Song Competition with some girls. We gossiped, ate junk food, and it really reminded me of a slumber party. I sure miss those.
Today my friend Tom and I walked to Sidsjön. It is the lake that we barbequed at during the winter. I was very curious to see what it looks like not frozen. It was just as great as I imagined. We went out to a dock and just sat for a while and admired our surroundings. I had a bit of bread and the birds came swarming. They don’t like bananas, that is for sure. We walked around a bit afterwards and took the bus to some nearby town. We had some dinner and came back to Sundsvall. It was a great way to spend the afternoon.
I leave on Thursday for my trip! We keep adding things to our itinerary. It’s up to 9 countries for certain now. We are renting a car in Poland so I am excited to have a road trip! I won’t be driving at all though. We opted not to get an automatic. I won’t feel comfortable driving the manual so I’ll only be the passenger. I don’t mind though! I’m about to call it a night. I will write after my next journey!
