Seeing as how I am long overdue for a new blog post, I thought I would share some photos from the past few months, so here goes:
At the surströmming party, my host family bought my favorite drink: Ramlösa Smultron. In English, it's wild strawberry flavored mineral water, so good!
This is my locker at school, the photo doesn't really show how huge it is but there is plenty of room for a big jacket, my back pack, and all of my school books.
This is a photo of me, and another Uppsala RYE student Beth (California). Beth is a vegetarian, and she is not smiling in this photo because she did not try the surströmming. For those who don't know, surströmming is a traditional Swedish food. It is fermented herring that is buried in the ground for a year before it is ready to eat, just imagine the smell.
This is my plate of food from the surströmming party.
All of the RYE students from District 2350 at language camp. ( not pictured: Dave and Beth)
The flags of my home country and my host country.
The can of surströmming.
Inside the can.
Proof that I willingly jumped into Lake Ekoln when the water was super, super cold. Thanks to Ulf Hansson for taking this magnificent photo of me.
At a Rotary meeting with Stefan Hanna, one of the deputy mayors in Uppsala. I got to spend an entire day following Stefan at his very busy job.
My 18th birthday!
Celebrating my birthday in Sweden, included waking up to my entire host family singing the Swedish birthday song and having a breakfast fika in my room, not to mention all of the wonderful gifts I recieved, my 18th birthday was the best ever.
The changing of the guard at the Royal Palace in Stockholm.
My birthday cake ( Vanilla cake with chocolate frosting, best cake ever!)
Helping Axel at his weekly horseback riding lessons.
Chopping wood at the family farm during Fall Break.
Opening a care package from my Mamma back in Colorado.
The package is open, felt like the luckiest girl in the world!
On a tour of the Falun Copper Mine during Fall Break.
Chopping wood, a lot of work, but also really fun!
The Falun Copper Mine.
Anna and I at the Globen Skyview in Stockholm.
GLOBEN.
Orange is our color. (After the tour of the Falun Copper Mine)
An escalator in the Stockholm Metro, so steep.
Boat Ride on the way to Kultur Natten.
Sunset from the top of the Globen arena in Stockholm.
The view from the top of the Globen.
Bengt-Ove ( my host dad) and his brother Anders spent part of the last day of Fall Break taking the dock out of the lake. I was a big help, this photo is proof.
None of these photos are in order. They range from September- November. I have had some incredible adventures these past few months. Thank you Ulrika for taking nearly all of these, you're the best!
