Gotland

Hej!

Cori reporting from Visby, Gotland, Sweden! I finally am emerged in my adventure! It has only been a week but I have already learned much more Swedish than I would have thought! The town of Visby is truly magical. I haven´t been to the museum yet (when I do, I´ll give you all the important historical details) but I do know that it is a very old town, and they have done a wonderful job in preserving the historical feel of the city. The streets are narrow and made of cobblestone, and the houses, restaurants, clubs, and stores are all so tight and close together you can only imagine how cozy it feels to walk through the city. This is also the place where Pippi Longstocking is from, for those of you who know who she is.

Gotland is known to be one of the sunniest places in Sweden, but so far we have had rain almost every day. That doesn`t stop us when it comes to having fun though! The week that I arrived is a well-known party week, they call it Stockholm week, and obvious from the name that is when everyone comes to Gotland from Stockholm and parties it up! The first night I went out on the town, there was a huge storm that had knocked out all of the power. Walking through the old, narrow, completely-pitch-black- streets was exhilarating! It feels like I am in a movie, no matter where I go or what I do. Some things bring me back to what seems like a normal life though. The other day I went to zumba, that made me feel great, and today I went horseback riding! It was English style of course, something completely new to me, but I adjusted very quickly to the new riding style and I actually enjoyed it!

The horse that I rode was massive, and his name was Crazy. But he was the nicest horse on the farm so I was safe! We rode through some paths in the woods, posting the whole way almost, and then galloping the rest. About an hour later when I was starting to get very tired, it began to pour down rain. Like I said before, we can’t let the rain wreck our fun, so we kept riding. (But of course we were riding home) Afterwards we were all completely drenched but I have to say that the experience really lifted my spirit. I am cheerier than before in knowing that the family that I will be au pairing for in less than a month also has a horse that they want me to ride. I needed that more than I thought I did.

´Till next time,

Corianna