Up early in the morning? What better time to blog?

I've been sitting at the desk for a while, wondering what to blog about. I sometimes wonder if what I think and feel are interesting to everyone, or if they are just some sort of side post that people will casually glance at while looking through for blogs with pictures. I think that I am going to take the time to blog about everything that I have been going through, because being an immigrant is not nearly as easy as I might make it seem sometimes. My life has its ups and downs just like everyone's. I think that its about time that I write about this. I feel like there are some things that I need to get out, even if just for my own record to look back on.

I will start with this: My journey has been long, and sometimes it has been really tough, BUT I do NOT regret it for a moment. I absolutely love Sweden, and am thankful for all the opportunities that I have been given by being here. It has been an absolutely amazing experience. I have met so many great friends, and learned so many new things. I think that moving here is the best decision that I could have ever made for myself. I have improved in nearly every way possible since I moved here, and I am so proud of everything that I have accomplished. I am so glad that you all, the readers, find my blog enjoyable, and I hope that this post doesn't deter you from following me in the future.

This post is going to get kind of personal, so unless you want to read more about my struggles here in Sweden, I suggest skipping this post.

And now we are in present time!

Now that I have given you a quick update to all the things that happened in my life, its time to begin talking about the present. Well, the nearly present. Yesterday I ran in my first 10K race. My goal was just to finish, as I really just wanted to do this for my health. I learned a lot of things from this race. The biggest things that I learned is what I am going to talk about in this blog.

The first thing that I learned is you do NOT need to be there 3 hours beforehand. Being there an hour and a half is a good amount of time. Even if you have to pick up your number...