More updates

 So I think I will take this time to update more with pictures than with words, only because I don't really have much else to SAY so much as SHOW.  Especially since I have not shown any pictures since I have gotten back here to Sweden. So now I will update with pictures of our new apartment: 

This is basically the first thing you see when you walk in. Its kind of Anton's little area.

Our bedroom. What you can't see is the drawers in the baseboard of our bed, or the bookshelf in the headboard. We  built the headboard entirely on our own. and the baseboard with a little help from Anton's grandpa and mom. 

This would be the dining room table that I built almost entirely on my own! 

This is half of our kitchen. We haven't done the dishes yet today from dinner last night,  and I didn't feel like it was necessary to show off dirty dishes in the sink.

This is our living room. You cant see it, but we have two bookshelves and a television. Its pretty cozy. 

This is whats out on our patio. I personally like to snuggle up under the blanket on the beanbag chair in the corner with a cup of tea and a good book. Especially on rainy days like today. 

This is the road to the right of our apartment. We are the last apartment on the street. Its not  the best view ever, but I  think its actually quite lovely compared to the view we had at the other apartment. While we could see the water from outside the door... we couldn't see it from our window. We saw a little playground that was never used, and the recycle house. I am glad that we moved out when we did though, because about a week after we moved out, they began construction RIGHT OUTSIDE the window of our old apartment. You couldn't even get in through the normal door. You had to go down through the basement and up again. Its so nice here. We even have an elevator here that takes us straight down to the laundry rooms. 

This is what is on the left side of our apartment. Since we are on the end of the street its actually nice, we have a bike path basically right outside our door, and we have a park as well. 

 These are about all the pictures that I have at the moment... I don't really have anything else to show yet... BUT today as long as it isn't raining, after my culture class I will be heading out and taking pictures wherever I can! I really want to show everyone the city. It is quite beautiful here.  I suppose that update will either be up later tonight then, or later this week for sure.

New blog post!

So, it has been quite a while since I last updated. I have been working on a few blog posts in Swedish, but am still working out all the kinks in my grammar, so those won't be up for a few weeks I suppose. A lot of things have happened in my life since my last blog.

First off, I have registered for SFI (Swedish for immigrants). There are three course paths that you could take, I was supposed to be on the second path (for people who have not completed college) and in regular classes, which is 15 hrs a week. BUT I proved myself to the teacher who was supposed to give me a test, and explained to her how much I wanted to learn and improve my Swedish, and she not only bumped me up a course path, but placed me in intensive courses (25 hrs a week, and 25 hrs worth of homework a week). Its good for me. Its going to keep me busy.... as soon as I can get into a class. So Its just the waiting game now, and even though I dont particularly like it, its what I have to do. and I really can not complain, because they are paying me to take the courses in the end.

Anton and I have officially moved to a new apartment as well. Instead of living by the Baltic sea, we are now in a more central location, on the south side of the city. It is a very nice neighborhood. Our apartment is gorgeous. We have a big kitchen and dining room, as well as a large living room. My favorite part though is that we have a balcony now! Its quite lovely to sit out on the balcony and drink a cup of tea and read a book, especially on a rainy day.

I have now started Swedish culture courses. They take up the next two weeks, and I will learn a lot about the culture here. That will make it a lot easier to understand some things. I am very happy about being in classes, because That is where I shine. I like to be around people. I have only been in classes one day and have managed to make a new friend. We discovered that we will be in the same level and course path of SFI, and are around the same age. We walked around town for a bit after class yesterday, and have already made plans to get together more often, since she lives not too far from me, and we both have nothing to do really during the days. We also agreed that we would work together to learn Swedish, since neither of us are very good at it right now, and both of us are still on the waiting list for SFI.

It is SO exciting to have a friend here now. I really enjoy being able to go out and hang out with someone other than Anton. Its nice to have another girl to hang out with. My new friend is eventually going to come over for dinner one night. I will teach her how to cook, because I love cooking now. Especially since we have the city gross mat kasse (food bag).

Basically a mat kasse is a a food delivery service. You pay a certain amount each week, and you get a huge box of groceries, along with a meal plan delivered to your door. It makes deciding whats for dinner a lot easier, and we only have to buy food for the weekends and breakfasts now. It actually saves us money in the end. The bonus to it is that we get to try tons of new recipes! Its a lot of fun.

I am having a wonderful time here in Sweden. It really is a dream come true. I have so many more stories that I will post about later today, but now its time for me to head out to my culture class.