(This Semlan bun was Lucy and my Fika today- Swedish tradition to break for coffee and pastries midday- mustn't eat these often if I want to only take up one seat on the airplane... although now that the second seat is free for oversized people... just kidding!!)
Here I am lying in my bed with one of my favorite people in the whole world LUCY LYNCH!! I was feeling pretty homesick last Friday (actually I've diagnosed this not to be homesickness but to be.. difficulty adjusting to living in the same room as someone from a totally different culture in a new kind of scary place... that sounds about right doctor jill!) So anyways, I decided to hop on a train after my Friday class and head to Uppsala to see Lucy and Brooke (brooke is from ontario and used to ski race too!). This was especially needed after I went to this class and realized I'm the ONLY girl (probably the only person that isn't totally dedicated to finance and economics too...)!! Tomorrow I am going to see which intense Swedish business school, ralph lauren wearing, comb-over haired boy wants to do our group economics paper together.. how fun!
Lucy and my breakfast of champions! (Sydders, the bulk candy collection in this country is UNREAL!)
Uppsala was pretty awesome, and only about a 30 minute train ride away, so it's good to know that I have friends so close. It's a very cute little town.. very little, but beautiful and it was nice to see where Arden went to school! Lu and Brooke both have really nice single rooms that are super homey so this made me a little bit jealous, but we had a lot of fun, drank wine, ate cheese and relaxed! Today Lucy and I decided to hop on the train back to Stockholm to continue the adventure. I'm so glad she came back with me, I wasn't quite ready to part! We went for a great (LONG) run way into this beautiful park full of old castle-like buildings and Swedish people out walking. We made it back by dark and made a cous-cous creation dinner and have been watching Jersey Shore (awful but amazing MTV show, Clare knows..) and just watched that movie Men Who Stare at Goats which was a little but crazy but kind of good. Just having an early night so I can wake up early and get some Econ readings done and then show Lucy around the city.
Lu and Brooke in their cute little town!
The Cathedral in Uppsala, pretty pretty!
Love you ALL!
xox J
Training through Sweden is sort of similar to traveling through Alberta... white and flat.
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