Time, is such a weird thing. It can go by so slowly or it can pass so quickly you can hardly even keep up. I feel like I have been in Europe forever, but on the other hand it has passed so quickly I feel like I just barely got here. Some amazing things have happened in the past 3 1/2 months.
On September 20th, I left my home, friends, and family to move to the beautiful country of Sweden.
I came to live with Daniel and Elinor my aunt and uncle and their girls, and have gotten to know them better, they let me live in their home for my time here, and I am forever grateful to them for letting me have this experience.
I attended a Swedish dance school, Folkuniversitetet and loved it.
I made friendships that will last a lifetime.
I have been able to experience different cultures, and have my mind opened to all sorts of possiblitys that never crossed my mind before.
I am able to understand a little bit of Swedish.
I got lost, and was wondering around at 1 in the morning while being followed by a drunk man.
I took a trip to Italy in October and got to see my friend Alessandra Botta that I missed very much.
I was able to see the beautiful city that she lives in, Bergamo.
I saw Juliets Balcony in Verona.
I climbed to the top of the Duomo Cathedral in Milan Italy.
I walked around the beautiful city of Venice in the pouring rain.
I have had so many fun times with my class exploring, freezing in the cold while watching them dance around a Christmas tree, Fika'ing', making up new words that are not in the English vocabulary, fun times on the weekends, and much much more...
After 3 1/2 months of not seeing my family, they came, here to Sweden!
One day later, Kaya and I went to Italy. This time I got to see Bergamo, and Milan again, and experience a Italian Christmas.
The theme song of Italy, HERE.
The theme song of Italy, HERE.
We met up with our Mom in Paris France!
There we saw famous paintings like Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, and Water Lillies by Claude Monet.
We explored the Palais Garnier, went inside Notre Dame, went to the Louvre, saw the Eiffel Tower, ate French Pastries, and stayed in a cute little hotel where we had French bread and cheese every morning.
We are now back in SWEDEN where I will spend my last three days in Linköping Sweden, Celebrate New Years Eve with my friends tonight, enjoy time with family, make a few more memories with my friends before I leave, and get ready to take on a new year, 2011.
