Holding Down The Fort

My week of freedom, the family has traveled to Gran Canaria for Sports Break!
Or not.
Actually even though the family is gone, there is still the poodle to walk and the horse to take care of, and other small tasks that need to be done. I have been a very busy girl on my 'week off'.

This week I made a trip to the dentist. That was quite a deal! I got a letter saying that I could go to the dentist for free since I'm under 18, so of course I took that opportunity! It was a fun experience to compare Swedish dentists to American dentists. First of all, this dentist office was way up on the 5th floor of this scrawny apartment building, (sketchy). When I finally made it up the stairs, I was not greeted by a receptionist; there was a big room full of chairs with one computer screen. I walked up to the screen and typed in my personal number and then sat down and waited. People came and went, and I just waited and waited. Finally, a lady came in and asked for Corianna. I got up and followed her through the portal to where I would be getting my teeth checked. There was a lot of hand shaking and introductions. Then they decided to take some x-rays and soon found that I have marvelous teeth.

"Bra tänder" "Mycket Bra" "Bra, Bra, Bra"

After about 50 other "bra's" I was free to go. I hesitated for a moment... I expected them to clean my teeth like American dentists but that didn't happen. Maybe that's why Americans have such great teeth!

Another interesting thing that I've done is going for a fika with two Mormon missionaries that I met on the bus. It's kind of a funny story of why I would be doing this but it was great! I've never met a missionary before and I was duly curious about their thoughts and work. The one that has been keeping in contact with me insisted that he told me the origin of the Mormon church, and I have nothing against learning so we made a date. It was really nice, as we were sipping our coffee we were casually discussing religion and what they have to do every day and then they were curious about my beliefs and what I do every day... it was a conversation-packed hour, quite delightful.

Other new things... I've officially booked my round-trip tickets home! I'm going back to Good Ol' 'Merica on June 13th! It feels wonderful to have a date picked out!

So, that's what I've been up to. Reporting to you from this (nearly) empty homestead in Helsingborg,

Corianna