My flight leaves Detroit at 11:11 am and lands in New York at 12:55pm. I'll have a short layover in New York from then until 5:30 pm, when the big flight takes off, and I'm officially on my way to the land of Sweden. About 8 hours later, and six time zones ahead, I will officially be in Europe! My plane lands in Copenhagen at 7:10 am local time on the 13th of January. Which, in case you haven't already done the math, is 1:10 am back home.
I plan on posting here at each of my stops. Although, after my flight lands in Copenhagen, and I go through customs, I may not have time to post anything, seeing as I won't be able to post by mobile, and I have to hop right on a train to Växjö. I decided to take a train to visit Anton's family right off the plane, so that I get all my travelling done in one big chunk. That way I don't get settled in at his apartment, and then have to jump back up again the next morning. You might be asking why I want to go visit his family during my first few days, rather than just adjusting at his apartment.
There are actually a few reasons:
1. He has met my family more than once. Meeting his family is very important to me.
2. It will be easier for me to adjust to things in a smaller town first, rather than a bigger city. (He lives in Malmö, which is actually Sweden's third largest city) (Also very beautiful)
3. I've heard nothing but good things about his father's cooking, and his mother makes cinnamon buns that look delicious even through skype (I'm hoping to get some of those, as well as learn the recipe)
4. His home town is beautiful. (example below)
and last but not least 5. I think it will be better for me to get a few days practicing Swedish, around people who I can trust, and who won't judge me, before exploring a big city on my own.
Now that you have an idea of my itinerary for my first few days there, I guess I should do an introduction of myself, and why I'm going!
My name, is just as it says on the blog: Kathleen Richardson. I'm pretty simple. I'm 19 years old, and work at wal-mart to get by. I've always said that I would travel the world. I love to learn about new cultures. This vacation will just be my first adventure off many, and I hope that during each trip, I will learn something new about myself. (Hence the blog title)
I'm going on this vacation for many reasons. The main one being in the near future I am going to be applying for a residency permit to move to Sweden. I want to be able to say that I've been there, and have a grasp of the culture and daily life when I submit the paperwork. Another reason is that, I also want to be sure that I will be able to stand living there, before I just up and move.
The last reason, but certainly not the least important by any means, is because I am going to visit a good friend! His name is Anton. Hes the whole reason that this trip is possible. He has come to visit me here in the states twice. Its his fault that I got the idea to move to Sweden.
So I guess this is my entry for tonight. Maybe tomorrow night I will post about my ideas for things to do during my trip.
No comments:
Post a Comment