My trip to Sälen was sooo much fun!!! we went skiing everyday. i mean its not like the skiing in colorado but at least we got to get out and go ski! the cabin we stayed in was really really small and we all stayed in bunk beds in the same room. so it was a little crowded but fun nonetheless :)
we went for pizza one night and that was really good :) we went to an after ski.. which i have never been to before. but u listen to the band and have a good time. the time that i went apparently was a good after ski cuz it was really crowded and the people were standing on tables and yea it was crazy. my little host brother nils didn't really like it but i dont blame him he is 7 and the music was really loud! we went to tåndalen on some days which you go on this really long lift that takes u to some other ski hills/ski area. hundfjälet.. where we stayed is more for families and tåndalen is more for teenagers and the younger crowds. then we had to come back to reality and the annual musical festival was on tv... there is a european music festival in a couple months and this was swedens final round to send the finalist on to represent sweden. the girl that won i thought was really good. and the guy that one the music festival last year was from Norway.
Getting back in to the swing of things with school and being back with my friends is great. now i don't have any more trips or visitors for awhile so i just get to relax and hang out with my friends and enjoy my last few months here in sweden.
i cant believe its only 3 more months left.!!! i remember when i was saying oh wow ive been here for 6 months but now its like shit!.. i go home in june!
the spring weather is finally starting to come our way no more hats and gloves. coming here i have definately learned to appreciate the little things in life. like enjoying the weather and enjoying my time with friends and my host families.
speaking of host families... i move to town tomorrow!!!! how crazy is that! im sooooo excited!!! i live ten minutes away from school so i no longer have to take the bus! ohhh the luxury :)
on wednesday was the 100 dagars fest for school. can u believe less than 100 days till i graduate??!?! crazy! well there were not many people at the party but it was all people that mostly go in the same building as my form class so that made it lots of fun! and we danced the night away! it just sucked going back to school the next day... good thing i didn't start till 11!
School is getting really busy now i have a bunch of projects due before and after påst (easter) so im trying to finsih everything up! massage we ahve a big test next week. and a big project due for history and a project due for my swedish class. but i think i can manage :)
i have also been busy getting ready for college. can u believe i start college in august already!?!?! so crazy!
im very excited to get home and see everyone it will be a hetic couple of days once i get back.. hah grad party rotary club speech then leave for colorado. but i think i will miss sweden so much. ill be ready to come home but i have made so many good friends and family here it will just be so incredibly hard to leave it all. but lets not think about this yet.
today is a beautiful sunny day and i only have one class today!... film... then off to the gym and my girls night with hanna! its our last night together! i move tomorrow and she leaves for spain on monday!!!
i will get pictures up tonight!!
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Sportlov and such....
(sorry if spelling and grammar is not correct in this, im in a hurry to write this before i leave!)
the week before sportlov tyler was ehre. it was sooo nice to have him here i think he enjoied the food :). during that week i had my practice for massage. i had 7 massages in one week! man was i tired! but i got an MVG which is the highest grade you can get. i start the B course (the full massage) in 2 weeks.
Sportlov is what the week break is called (directly translated its sports break)
during my holiday break i spent a lot of time meeting friends, going to the gym, going to a horse show and enjoying the soon coming spring weather.
last thursday I went Alinde andn her niece Elinaor to the Goteborg Horse show. which is an international show and the first one i have ever been to (well for that level of competing. there were no americans but i spoke with some people from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Brittian. It was so much fun and the exhibition hall was HUGE! Anything that relatede to horses you could definately find it there.
Friday I went with Christina and Hanna (host mom and host sis) to Asia Spa. which is a really popular spa in town. started off with a japanese style shower then the 5 different saunas with different flavored showers, ice rain and tropical rain. then the massage pool which had different stages of massages all in a pool then to the relaxing pool which was basically a huge hot tub. these pools were on the top floor of the hotel which is in the center of town. so it had an amazing view of everything and it was a perfect sunny day so relaxing and calming.
Saturday i went to oscars with my new aussie friend alex who is my date for prom. it was a fun night!
On sunday hanna and i baked the most delicious bread ever! i think im going to start to make my own cook book! after that i went to the kastberg family (my third host family) because i would be going to school with natalie (my sister) because i had no school monday :)
it was really intresting to see her school. because her teacher was from the US so he didnt know hardly any swedish. and he taught in english so it was fun to talk with him! she has about 16 kids in her class ages ranging from about 12 to 16. with the help of assistant teachers :) so they speak english and swedish in that class :) stuff i actually understand!
being back at school this week was nice! i go tto see all my friends and the thrill of catching up on my homework :) ohgoodie :)
but its not too bad actually. i was out early on tuesday and wednesday so i went to alinde with the horses at lindhovs we brought all of them in. marie (the owner of the barn) has some really nice horses!! jumping and dressage horses that she trains! so after we brought them in we decided to go for a ride. i rode a horse named bee :) it was difficult but i managed! it was fun :) wednesday we did the same... plus the feeding :) (marie was taking a well deserved vacation in spain for the week)
so mostly this week consists of working out at the gym (yes i joined atletica hanna persuaded me :) )
friday i met with a good friend of mine fanny because it was her birthday! i got her some jewerly and some american candy (i gave up chocolate for lent so i have to give away the candy i have so i wont eat it!) then i made dinner.. burritos i guess everyone loved them! i can cook its amazing!! haha ;) then hanna had some of her close friends over for a movie night. so we had some delicious goodies and popcorn and watched some movies :)
today my counselor came over to see how things are going in my new family then hanna and i are going to our box challenge class at the gym weeeehooo and before i head off to salen next week! im staying at the kastberg's house tonight because we are leaving early tomorrow morning to hunfaljiet we are going for a week of skiing and living in a cozy cabin :) ill be back next sunday!
i will update next week when i am back along with pictures! :D
the week before sportlov tyler was ehre. it was sooo nice to have him here i think he enjoied the food :). during that week i had my practice for massage. i had 7 massages in one week! man was i tired! but i got an MVG which is the highest grade you can get. i start the B course (the full massage) in 2 weeks.
Sportlov is what the week break is called (directly translated its sports break)
during my holiday break i spent a lot of time meeting friends, going to the gym, going to a horse show and enjoying the soon coming spring weather.
last thursday I went Alinde andn her niece Elinaor to the Goteborg Horse show. which is an international show and the first one i have ever been to (well for that level of competing. there were no americans but i spoke with some people from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Brittian. It was so much fun and the exhibition hall was HUGE! Anything that relatede to horses you could definately find it there.
Friday I went with Christina and Hanna (host mom and host sis) to Asia Spa. which is a really popular spa in town. started off with a japanese style shower then the 5 different saunas with different flavored showers, ice rain and tropical rain. then the massage pool which had different stages of massages all in a pool then to the relaxing pool which was basically a huge hot tub. these pools were on the top floor of the hotel which is in the center of town. so it had an amazing view of everything and it was a perfect sunny day so relaxing and calming.
Saturday i went to oscars with my new aussie friend alex who is my date for prom. it was a fun night!
On sunday hanna and i baked the most delicious bread ever! i think im going to start to make my own cook book! after that i went to the kastberg family (my third host family) because i would be going to school with natalie (my sister) because i had no school monday :)
it was really intresting to see her school. because her teacher was from the US so he didnt know hardly any swedish. and he taught in english so it was fun to talk with him! she has about 16 kids in her class ages ranging from about 12 to 16. with the help of assistant teachers :) so they speak english and swedish in that class :) stuff i actually understand!
being back at school this week was nice! i go tto see all my friends and the thrill of catching up on my homework :) ohgoodie :)
but its not too bad actually. i was out early on tuesday and wednesday so i went to alinde with the horses at lindhovs we brought all of them in. marie (the owner of the barn) has some really nice horses!! jumping and dressage horses that she trains! so after we brought them in we decided to go for a ride. i rode a horse named bee :) it was difficult but i managed! it was fun :) wednesday we did the same... plus the feeding :) (marie was taking a well deserved vacation in spain for the week)
so mostly this week consists of working out at the gym (yes i joined atletica hanna persuaded me :) )
friday i met with a good friend of mine fanny because it was her birthday! i got her some jewerly and some american candy (i gave up chocolate for lent so i have to give away the candy i have so i wont eat it!) then i made dinner.. burritos i guess everyone loved them! i can cook its amazing!! haha ;) then hanna had some of her close friends over for a movie night. so we had some delicious goodies and popcorn and watched some movies :)
today my counselor came over to see how things are going in my new family then hanna and i are going to our box challenge class at the gym weeeehooo and before i head off to salen next week! im staying at the kastberg's house tonight because we are leaving early tomorrow morning to hunfaljiet we are going for a week of skiing and living in a cozy cabin :) ill be back next sunday!
i will update next week when i am back along with pictures! :D
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