Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Great Escape


No I don't mean the song that we used to play in middle school band, although it is catchy! 

Sweden this time of year is dark, cold, and gloomy. Christmas is over, so the next thing to look forward to is spring, which won't show it's face for a few months. With the lack of sun, it is easy to become tired and gloomy yourself. 

Many Swedes decide to escape from this depressing landscape during this time of year and travel to places that are much warmer, with lots of sun. Many go to the Canary Islands as I did, and other popular destinations are Thailand and South Africa. 

Coming back to Sweden now after my two weeks in the sun, I feel completely refreshed! It's amazing how much the sun can play with your state of mind! 

I returned to Helsingborg to join in on the full-fledge schedule again. Everyone is back in school, has started working again, there is a Fjord horse to ride and a poodle dog to walk, there are new online classes to take, (Art Appreciation and History of the United States) and tomorrow I’m starting my new SFI school, Merit, with my good friend Caylie.  As always there are more people to meet and friends to make, new things to try and places to see! 

The ground is still muddy, the trees; not one leafy hand, the sky is still cloudy, but at least I have a tan! 

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