It is my day off today, and I am headed to Sean's game tonight. Sean's team has been struggling as of late, so it should be exciting to see if they can get a win. Our team got a good win on Friday. We won 7-3 and the whole team played well. One of our top forwards, Nicholas Magnusson, did not play in the game and will be out for a month with a foot injury. I played well, and finished +2.
I went out with Logan and a couple guys on the team on Saturday night. The night scene in Stockholm is like nothing I have ever seen before. That may be because I am not legally allowed to go to bars in America, but I imagine that its different in Sweden. The bar we went to had a younger crowd than the places I have gone with Sean previously. The music is really loud and consists of mostly house music and techno. My teammates spent most of their time losing their money on the blackjack table, which was funny to watch.
The days are getting shorter and colder. Daylight savings is on Saturday, which should make everything that much more extreme. I just received news yesterday that my cousin Philip is coming to Stockholm at the end of November after Sean's dad and uncles leave. It will be great to see familiar faces.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
October 18, 2010
It has been a week since Sean and I returned to Sweden from the weekend at home. The weather was noticeably colder when we got here and the days are getting darker and darker. The leaves have changed colors and are starting to fall. The scene in the city is beautiful. On Wednesday, I went to the Nordic Museum on the eastern part of Stockholm. I got in for free and walked around the four story museum for awhile. The building seemed to be a renovated castle. I saw a cool exhibit on the Saami, the indigenous people from Sweden that lived in the northern part of the country. After the museum, I walked along the water, and saw many people living in their boats.
I just got back from my third Swedish class. The class consists of about 10 people. My classmates come from different countries like Iraq, Poland, and Belgium and the age range is about 17-35. My teacher, Linda, only speaks to us in Swedish, which is difficult and frustrating at times. The Swedish language is really hard to understand, but the verbs don't have different tenses, which helps a lot. Class is about 2 hours along, and we receive a decent amount of homework after each class.
We won our game on Saturday 5-4 in overtime. We were down 4-1 in the third period, but we came back and tied the game with under a minute left. In the 4 on 4 overtime, my teammate, Henkan, won the face off in the offensive zone and surprised the goalie with a quick shot. It was an exciting win.
On Thursday morning, the cable and internet was set up in our apartment. We receive the channel ESPN America and it airs a lot of American sports, which is a nice taste of home. I was able to watch the Yankees game live on Saturday, which was really exciting, but unfortunately they lost badly. Yesterday, I stumbled upon the Patriots game live on channel 10 while surfing through the channels. Sean was thrilled. They won the game in overtime.
I have an away game tonight.
I just got back from my third Swedish class. The class consists of about 10 people. My classmates come from different countries like Iraq, Poland, and Belgium and the age range is about 17-35. My teacher, Linda, only speaks to us in Swedish, which is difficult and frustrating at times. The Swedish language is really hard to understand, but the verbs don't have different tenses, which helps a lot. Class is about 2 hours along, and we receive a decent amount of homework after each class.
We won our game on Saturday 5-4 in overtime. We were down 4-1 in the third period, but we came back and tied the game with under a minute left. In the 4 on 4 overtime, my teammate, Henkan, won the face off in the offensive zone and surprised the goalie with a quick shot. It was an exciting win.
On Thursday morning, the cable and internet was set up in our apartment. We receive the channel ESPN America and it airs a lot of American sports, which is a nice taste of home. I was able to watch the Yankees game live on Saturday, which was really exciting, but unfortunately they lost badly. Yesterday, I stumbled upon the Patriots game live on channel 10 while surfing through the channels. Sean was thrilled. They won the game in overtime.
I have an away game tonight.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
October 3, 2010
We had our first regular season home game last night against Vallentuna. Our team played really well from start to finish. We were up 1-0 after the first, 2-0 after the second, and finished 4-0. Vallentuna was not that strong, but they had some good scoring chances. Our coach was pleased with our performance after the game.
After the game last night, I was on my home and I realized once I was on my street that I didn't have my wallet. I remembered taking out my metro card to get into the subway in Slussen. I asked the man at the ticket window in Medborgaplatsen, my stop, how I could call and report a lost wallet on the subway, but he couldn't speak English and just told me to move along. I got back on the subway and went back to Slussen. I retraced all my steps, expecting to see it on the ground somewhere, but I had no luck. My last hope was that someone had picked it up and given it to the man at the ticket window in Slussen. Sure enough, he had it and gave it to me.
Logan Miller from Alaska arrived on Friday. He is staying with our teammate, Johan Granqvist. He couldn't play in the game last night because of migration issues, but he is going to play in our game tomorrow night against Trangsund.
I start school tomorrow at Folk University, which I'm excited about. I got the two books I need a few days ago at a book store in the north part of the city. Classes are around two hours a day for two days a week.
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