Valborg

Sun, music, dancing, drinking, friends, and huge student celebrations; that, my friends, is what Valborg is all about!

I started my day off at 7:00 a.m. packing things up and getting myself ready for the long day ahead of me. I had my gina tricot bag stuffed with a towel to sit on and some beers, put my cowgirl boots on, and then I was ready to go! I caught the bus down to the train station and was already amazed by all the students congregating to the platform that would take us to Lund. As I was waiting for the train to arrive, I bumped into Martin which was really nice and we waited together and combined our excitement for the events to come! Thankfully I had him there with me because apparently if you aren’t quick enough to get onto the train, there is the possibility that you may be shoved off by others who are very eager to get themselves to Lund as soon as possible.

We couldn’t have asked for a better day to spend outside. Even at nine in the morning it was warm enough for a t-shirt and shorts, the sun was out and there was a pleasantly cool breeze to keep fresh air on your face. It was truly the nicest day of the year so far! After Martin and I split our ways at the train station- I wandered my way around taking in every piece of the scene. There were an innumerable amount of students walking by…I have honestly never felt as much like a college student as I did during Valborg.

My next step after being flabbergasted by the sheer number of people funneling towards the main park where the celebration was being held was to find Caylie and our spot in the crowd that we could sort of deem as camp. I joined the wave of party animals and rode the current down cute little streets and through different gated areas and past booming music until I finally reached the park. There were so many people in one area trying to find their buddies that cell phone service was not being reliable but thankfully I found who I was looking for. Our next step was to pinpoint our camp-mark which was a doll’s head on a stick, (very disturbing but easy to spot in a crowd). We set our stuff down and grabbed some beers and the party was on! Loud music, thousands of students jumping up and down and having a great time, and the sun roasting our very deprived skin; here are some videos to try and allow you to fathom the aura of it all.

I figure we remained in the park for roughly six hours before we moseyed on to our next event. We joined some friends at a barbeque and after that we were basically fried from earlier so we took it easy for the rest of the day. 

Today we woke up with smiles on our faces to another gorgeous day. I was extremely happy to have received a text from my boss telling me that I had the day off, and quickly concluded that we should do something fun with my day of freedom. Not being able to put in my contacts- and wearing the same clothes as the day before, (fresh) I blindly made my way to the train station with my friends to spend a wonderful time in the awesome city of Malmo. Caylie and I decided that we should take the bus to Lund Centralen instead of making the 20 minute walk and of course that decision led us to something hilarious. As the first green bus to pass by pulled up to the stop, we saw that it was an old-styled short bus that was labeled “Not in traffic”. Thinking that there was something wrong with the sign we climbed on very naïvely believing that all busses would pass by the train station eventually. The first turn brought a look of concern and confusion to Caylie’s face. Obviously since I didn’t have my contacts in I was blind to the world and didn’t notice that anything was wrong but Caylie knew that we were going some strange way and she had no idea where this bus was taking us. We passed down some small random streets and suddenly we were traveling our way on a dirt road through a park… off-roading on a city bus; can it get any more random? After a few more odd streets and picking up old people at a nursing home, we finally decided to abort the crazy bus and eventually found the train station. 

Joining two more friends we took the short ride and found ourselves walking around the magnificent streets of Malmo. Caylie and I kept diving into cute little souvenir shops and giggled as we heard the gasps of annoyance from our fellow companions. We decided to grab a late lunch and an early dinner at one of our favorite restaurants there- T.G.I Fridays. Taking much advantage over the free refills and indulging in delectable food we thoroughly enjoyed our marvelous day.

Back in Helsingborg, we ran over to the area where they had set up a few carnival rides but unfortunately did not arrive in time to be able to ride them. We watched as the Carnie’s swiftly pack up their things, it amazes me how quickly they can tear everything down and be packed up to leave. It was about 8 o’clock pm and the sun was starting to set so we wandered down a pier and sat down to watch the beautiful show of lights.

All and all- I had the most amazing two days I’ve had in a long time. Gotta love Valborg!