9.24.2010

I made it!






I'm here in Sweden! Today is my 4th day here. I tried posting a couple days ago but it got deleted, so here we go again! Traveling here went pretty smoothly. I have never been so excited to get off a plane before, the train ride afterward felt very nice compared to the crammed airplane seats. A few very nice people helped me through out my travels. I would say 99% of the people here speak pretty good English! Which is very nice for me because I only know a few words in Swedish so far. Right now my aunt Becky and all her kids are visiting! They lived in Italy for the summer so they are stopping by Sweden before heading home to California. It has been very fun seeing all of them! So far I LOVE it here in Sweden. The public transportation here awesome you can take the bus or train anywhere you need to get to, you can also bike or walk! I also really like the food, it's healthy and good. It is so beautiful here, and very green! I love the style (how everyone dresses) different from the U.S. but I like it better. Yesterday we visited Stockholm, I really enjoyed looking around. It is a really beautiful city. I will post a few pictures from my trip so far. (For more pictures check my Facebook). I will try to post at least once a week.

9.04.2010

I'm actually leaving???


YES! I am leaving to Sweden!! Last Thursday I got my visa in the mail! (finally!) The same day I bought my plane ticket to Sweden!
Here's my itinerary:
Depart SLC
Arrive to Chicago airport
Depart Chicago airport
Arrive in Stockholm, Sweden!
Then I hop on a train and finally arrive in Linköping, Sweden! There (hopefully) Daniel, Ellinor, Christina, and Esther will be waiting for me! I am so so excited to go! I keep on thinking why can't I just leave already, but I still have a lot to do before I leave. I am finishing up working at Glorias Little Italy, I work tonight and two more nights after that and then I'm done! Well I got to go to work, I will try to update this blog as much as possible! (more pictures to come when I actually get there!)

8.14.2010

Update


I haven't blogged lately because I have been trying to figure out when I will be leaving etc. I still am patiently awaiting the answer. First off, I applied for my passport, there were complications with that plus me being on vacation in Hawaii which delayed everything. I finally got my Passport, I then went up to Salt Lake City to the Swedish Consulate and applied for my student visa. You may wonder, what I am doing now? Well once I get my visa I can go to Sweden! I just have no idea when that will be, so in the mean time, I am working every weekend at a Italian restaurant, (yes I got a job!! woohoo!!) slowly but surly earning money for SWEDEN! Keep your fingers crossed for me that everything will work out! I can not wait!