I made the choice to move to Sweden. I made it knowing that it would not be an easy adjustment. I was aware of all the things that could happen, and still chose to move here. I do not regret my decision for one minute.
I have learned so much about myself during these last almost 11 months. It feels so crazy to say that I moved here almost 11 months ago. It doesn't seem possible. I sometimes feel like time has gone too fast. Sometimes I forget to enjoy myself. I make the choice to focus on the negative things, instead of focusing on how amazing this last year has been for me.
This is the choice that I am making now. I have been here for 11 months. Next year at this time, I want to be able to look back, and say that I have made positive choices. Instead of focusing on all the negative things that happens, I promise to you, my readers, and myself, that I will put my energy into focusing on all the exciting and good things going on around me.
One of my good friends sent me a quote today that really inspired me: "Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; Nothing can be done without hope and confidence." For me that was a really important quote. It really got me to thinking about how negative I can be at times. I thought about how tough I have been on myself since I got here. I have been holding myself to extremely high standards that I am bound to fail at. If instead of focusing on how far I have left, I focus on how far I have come, I think that my next year here in Sweden will be one hundred times better than the first.
I just wanted to share this with you because I felt like I need to hold myself accountable to someone, and who better than you all. You all read this blog wanting to learn more about my life here in Sweden, and while at times there will be bad moments; I should never want to focus on those, I should instead focus on the good times, and share them with you!
So I think I will end this blog post sharing a little bit about my midsummer experiences. Since that is one of the best (most Swedish) things that I have experienced since I moved here its a great positive note to end this blog on.
Swedish midsummer, in my opinion, is the best holiday so far. I absolutely love it. Its fantastic. At times it was cheesy and goofy, but that is all part of the fun. There was singing and dancing, and of course some good snaps. I unfortunately did not get any pictures myself, BUT Anton's cousin did, and I am going to send her a message as soon as I finish this so that I can ask her if I can use some pictures and videos to share with you all. I will write a more detailed description once I have pictures, so that I can explain things fully. I am so excited to have had the chance to be able to participate in this classic Swedish tradition, and am so looking forward to having some pictures and videos so that hopefully, you will be able to experience this tradition a little bit through your computer screen.
I would love to learn more about everyone who reads my blog! Please feel free to leave a comment with anything that you want to know, or learn, and feel free to leave a positive experience that you have had recently! I would love to hear from you.
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