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.
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