Ok so today I woke up, pretty early anyways so that I could get a shower because we were going skiing. Well the shower upstairs was occupied for a verrrryyy long time, so I used the one downstairs. When it was time to leave, I needed to find my friend Andrew so I go to the TV room and find a homeless guy coming out of the shower. WTF. I ask him if he lives here, and he says "for now". It was very weird. We saw the same homeless guy while coming back from skiing at the bus stop. This wasn't a regular homeless person, like you would see in Detroit, that would have been way more normal. He was well dressed and could speak perfect english. You would never be able to tell he was homeless on the street or anything, I only knew this because he was sleeping on our couch and using our showers, and probably eating all of our food. I guess one of the guys that has been living at my accomodation for years said that sometimes thsi same homeless guy comes, and he is very polite and uses the shower and leaves, so they dont make a big deal about it. This is crazy, and he scared me half to death ahaha.
Anyways, enough about the creepy homeless guy. I went skiing for the first time today. It was a lot of fun, but I really do suck at it. At first, I couldn't even move, that's how hard it was. The first time I tried to get on the lift (it was one of those towing ones), Andrew and I tried to get on together, and we both fell and it dragged me for 50 meters before I finally got free. It caused a huge scene, and was hilarious. The second time we tried to go by ourselves. He got on his first and got halfway up the hill before he fell off, and I was doing well on the one behind him, we he decided to try and latch onto mine. I could have killed him. Once we finally got to the top it took me about 30 minutes just to get down the damn hill because I fell every 15 feet or so lol. Eventually by the end of the day I could get down the hill only falling once or so.
Then, we went to this place called "Max" and it is teh Swedish version of McDonalds, and I believe is way awesome-er. They put this sauce on their burgers everywhere in Sweden, its like orange and very good. Tonight, we are going to a party at a student residence then to a nightclub. Everyone here loves the clubs, or "disco" as they call them.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Classes
Hello again. Not tooo much going on here. Thought I would put up a post because it has been a while. Classes started the other day, and it was exactly what I expected. The lecturer was from Iceland and he was boring as hell. I guess the lecturers change every week because I had a different guy for class today from Iran but he was young and cool and less boring. The material is veryyy dull and pretty much stuff you learn early on at business school. I did something bad to my foot, even though I am not sure what I did. I just know that it hurt a hell of a lot so today I went to the doctors to find out what the heck I did. Guess there is just some swelling and internal bleeding or something but it will be fine and she gave me this ointment to put on it to make the inflamation go away. Hopefully it feels better soon...
Jill
P.S. The Swedish people can't say my name right, so I am trying to come up with some super kickass nickname that they can pronounce and then I will tell them this is my name. If you have any ideas, drop me a line ;)
Jill
P.S. The Swedish people can't say my name right, so I am trying to come up with some super kickass nickname that they can pronounce and then I will tell them this is my name. If you have any ideas, drop me a line ;)
Sunday, January 17, 2010
Bandy
Hello again. Well last night was another interesting night. We all stayed up to party til 7 am thig morning. The tequila made us dance on the tables, it was awesome. These people are great. Today I woke up early and went to this Bandy game with Johan and his friend. If you are wondering what Bandy is I will tell you. It is kinda like hockey, but a little different. It is played outside on ice, and the rink is ridiculously huge. They skate around with clubs and try to hit this ball, like a floor hockey ball into the net. The net is pretty huge and it is a lot easier to score. I posted a video of this on my facebook if you want to see.
I am buying a bike, because it is a lot easier to bike around than it is to walk everywhere since it is so farrrrrr away from here.
Jill.
I am buying a bike, because it is a lot easier to bike around than it is to walk everywhere since it is so farrrrrr away from here.
Jill.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
I'm not funny here.
Ahhhh it is a lot of fun here. My roomates are awesome, and more and more just keep coming everyday, they should all be here by the end of the week. Although, a lot of them are messy dirty boys lol. Last night I went to a party at one of the other residences and it was a lot of fun. There was mostly exchange students but a few Swedish people as well. The Swedish people only talk to you if they are drunk haha. I met a lot of cool people.
Today I slept in late, because we didnt go to bed until 5am last night, then I woke up to get to school because they were taking all of the exchange students on a bus tour around the city. We saw a few cool things and then drove us back to the school, where we had this Swedish quiz activity. Antonello and I went to the A6 Centre, which is the mall here. The mall is awesome and is pretty big for being in such a small town. I bought a hat and mittens because apparently what is cool in Canada is not cool in Europe. As my french/italian friends would say that my hat and gloves were "scandalous" which apparently means ugly from what I understand. But it's ok, because now I am "in fashion". (that is something else they say haha)
Well, since dad probably reads this, I must explain the bus system haha. Buses leave every 10-15 minutes and at the bus stops there are electronic signs that tell you when the next bus comes, and they are always on time it's ridiculous (they make fun of Canadians for saying ridiculous all the time). All the bus routes are labelled by numbers so it is really easy, and they say the stop on a electronic sign inside teh bus so you know when to push the button, kinda like Toronto. Also when you get a transfer ticket, it is good for one hour, even for a return ticket and for any bus. A bus ride is expensive, like 3 dollars to get on.
The most frustrating thing here is that nobody understand what I am saying. A lot of the other exchange students don't speak English very well, so I find myself having to explain myself all of the time, which is fine but just gets annoying. They don't understand sarcasm here at all, so if you ever come here avoid sarcasm lol, it isnt so easy to change your sense of humour. However, I was kinda relieved when an American from New Mexico moved in here today, because he gets my jokes (especially "That's what she said" lol). Also i never have to explain what I am saying to him. It's great haveing everyone from different places, but sometimes it just feels good to be understood. :)
Jill
Tomorrow is a long day, there is a lot of work and a lot of partying to do.
Today I slept in late, because we didnt go to bed until 5am last night, then I woke up to get to school because they were taking all of the exchange students on a bus tour around the city. We saw a few cool things and then drove us back to the school, where we had this Swedish quiz activity. Antonello and I went to the A6 Centre, which is the mall here. The mall is awesome and is pretty big for being in such a small town. I bought a hat and mittens because apparently what is cool in Canada is not cool in Europe. As my french/italian friends would say that my hat and gloves were "scandalous" which apparently means ugly from what I understand. But it's ok, because now I am "in fashion". (that is something else they say haha)
Well, since dad probably reads this, I must explain the bus system haha. Buses leave every 10-15 minutes and at the bus stops there are electronic signs that tell you when the next bus comes, and they are always on time it's ridiculous (they make fun of Canadians for saying ridiculous all the time). All the bus routes are labelled by numbers so it is really easy, and they say the stop on a electronic sign inside teh bus so you know when to push the button, kinda like Toronto. Also when you get a transfer ticket, it is good for one hour, even for a return ticket and for any bus. A bus ride is expensive, like 3 dollars to get on.
The most frustrating thing here is that nobody understand what I am saying. A lot of the other exchange students don't speak English very well, so I find myself having to explain myself all of the time, which is fine but just gets annoying. They don't understand sarcasm here at all, so if you ever come here avoid sarcasm lol, it isnt so easy to change your sense of humour. However, I was kinda relieved when an American from New Mexico moved in here today, because he gets my jokes (especially "That's what she said" lol). Also i never have to explain what I am saying to him. It's great haveing everyone from different places, but sometimes it just feels good to be understood. :)
Jill
Tomorrow is a long day, there is a lot of work and a lot of partying to do.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Drinking with Georgians.
Soo, yesterday was a good day. Woke up in the morning and went and explored town and all. It is a very beautiful place and is inbetween 2 lakes, Munksjon and Vattern. Everyday to get to school I have to walk around Lake Munksjon, but it isnt really that far, only about 25 minute walk. Then I went to the orientation meeting and met a lot of cool people from all around the world.
Last night at Skeppsbron (which is my residence) we had a huge fiest, everyone cooked something so that there was a huge variety of food from all over the world. Then, the Georgian guys suggested we drink. I guess when they say drink, they mean it. I think I was more drunk than I have every been in my life, or Swedish Drunk as they like to call it. Swedish drunk is a lot different than Canadian drunk. We drank a 3 litre bottle of vodka, which seems cool at the time until you wake up in the morning.
Tomorrow is the winter games. I still have to go to the shopping center and pick up a few things, but there is just so much to do it is hard to find the time.
Oh and this language thing is really confusing, because I can't even go the grocery store and actually know what I am buying, so I buy a lot of weird crap. The swedish version of a hot dog is nasty.
Last night at Skeppsbron (which is my residence) we had a huge fiest, everyone cooked something so that there was a huge variety of food from all over the world. Then, the Georgian guys suggested we drink. I guess when they say drink, they mean it. I think I was more drunk than I have every been in my life, or Swedish Drunk as they like to call it. Swedish drunk is a lot different than Canadian drunk. We drank a 3 litre bottle of vodka, which seems cool at the time until you wake up in the morning.
Tomorrow is the winter games. I still have to go to the shopping center and pick up a few things, but there is just so much to do it is hard to find the time.
Oh and this language thing is really confusing, because I can't even go the grocery store and actually know what I am buying, so I buy a lot of weird crap. The swedish version of a hot dog is nasty.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
I'm here.
Okay, so I got here today. I took the bus from my hotel in Stockholm to Jonkoping where my friend Johan met me, and the people from teh school took me to my accomodation. It is definantly interesting. The room is kind of in this weird building behind this trucking company. There are like 20 rooms I believe and we all share a huge kitchen and bathrooms. It is pretty nice though. After I arrived and got settled in, Johan made me tacos. They were delicious.
It is very unusual not being able to just speak to anybody. A lot of people dont speak English amd it can be very confusing while trying to read signs and all that stuff. O well, I will figure it out :)
Tomorrow is a busy day because I have to start the kickoff week, as well as get a whole bunch of things like shampoo and groceries and stuff. So, gotta get to bed.
It is very unusual not being able to just speak to anybody. A lot of people dont speak English amd it can be very confusing while trying to read signs and all that stuff. O well, I will figure it out :)
Tomorrow is a busy day because I have to start the kickoff week, as well as get a whole bunch of things like shampoo and groceries and stuff. So, gotta get to bed.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Leaving in 3.
Ok, so this can be considered my first real post, because the last one really doesn't count. It was so long ago. So, I leave in 3 days and it is coming so fast. I am excited more than ever and also a little bit nervous but that will subside. The only real scary part is the getting there part, because it is such a long journey and is going to take me a couple of days. I did make a friend in Sweden however, and he is going to help me out to make it a bit easier.
So, I leave on Friday for Pearson in TO, fly to Heathrow in London and then change plans to go to Stockholm. I should arrive in Stockholm at 2:20 on January 9th. I have a hotel there that night because I figure this is a crapload of travelling to do in one day, or even two days and with the time difference I will be too jet lagged to catch the bus the same day. I catch the bus to Jonkoping at 11:45 on Sunday and arrive at 3:30.
Well, I will keep you all posted! :)
Jill
So, I leave on Friday for Pearson in TO, fly to Heathrow in London and then change plans to go to Stockholm. I should arrive in Stockholm at 2:20 on January 9th. I have a hotel there that night because I figure this is a crapload of travelling to do in one day, or even two days and with the time difference I will be too jet lagged to catch the bus the same day. I catch the bus to Jonkoping at 11:45 on Sunday and arrive at 3:30.
Well, I will keep you all posted! :)
Jill
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