Last report in my american blog
but I will keep blogging, only in english from now and on so my friends anywhere in the world can follow me if they are interested.
I spent entire Friday to pack my luggage for the flight back to Sweden. Started 9am and took a break 9-11pm and finished up my packing (and cleaning out my room) about 2ish in the morning. Then I got up 4.30am having a shower and took off to the airport (Mimi was so sweet and gave me a ride) with all my bags, about 240 pounds. Then I had already shipped 50 lb with a friend to Sweden and I left both clothes by Mimi and two pair of skiis to Hanna. I had to pay for two extra oversize pieces, but that's OK.
The flight to Chicago went fast, I slept deeply for 2hr and then I got 4hr at Chicago O'hare before keep going 9hr to Stockholm. This time I had a harder time to sleep, and I mostly relaxed, watched movies and just enjoyed doing nothing. I arrived Sweden (Stockholm) 8.50am local time and had 3hr before my last flight up to my hometown Örnsköldsvik where my mum picked me up at the airport. A bunch of hockey pro's were coming together with me, the brother's Sedin (Vancouver Canucks) and Niklas Sundström among others. I knew I were back in Övik (slang abbreviation for Örnsköldsvik), almost everybody has a relative or knows a hockey pro.
I got a few hours to unpack my bikes, and wash and get my swedish car in order to drive before my relatives came and congratulated me for my b-day. It was good to see them and especially my grandpa who starts getting old felt very important to meet!
I slept most of this first night in a while, but woke up earlier than usual and went to work Monday morning. After 10 min's signing papers I had to start treating an ill computer, *buähh*, I was back in business but more an important then fun assignment to start working with. It took the entire day before I had to shop food to the empty refrigerator in my dad's house (he's in Italy) and I met up shortly with my climbing friend Erik. Then I felt it was time to go for a run outside! It has been cold here a couple of weeks and today it has mostle been raining and about 50 :( but this became my first running exercise in my "usual" environment for 9 month's. It felt really weird and lots of feelings memories, smells and thoughts passed through my head. About accommodating, living in different countries, comparisons about Swedish and CO's weather, putting time and efforts into different kind of things - aiming for different goals....
After an hour I felt pretty done, reminded how bad "running-shape" I'm in but I also felt happy and inspired of getting back in shape for the adventure racing season. Splitted when thinking about my dance camps - Herräng and Gothenburg Lindy Xchange - I've signed up for so far. Wondering about the request from a nordic skii team of making up a small sponsored team of 4 guys specialized for long races (>3hrs). Realizing I've spent a lot of money during my year in the US and need to work even more than before with my 2-3 jobs in parallell with school to (hopefully) refill my buffert, and also having a chance to keep having these expensive habits.
Help me! I want 36 or 48 hr days back in my life! (have I ever had those? well, sleeping only 3hr/night in the fall at least gave me a couple of xtra hours compared to other people)
It's a bit weird being back in sweden, but it's also good. I get more perspective of what I've been doing for a while, and what I want but I still think in english and are ready to answer in english, and already miss Denver and all of you so much!
Hugs and kisses to all of you!
I spent entire Friday to pack my luggage for the flight back to Sweden. Started 9am and took a break 9-11pm and finished up my packing (and cleaning out my room) about 2ish in the morning. Then I got up 4.30am having a shower and took off to the airport (Mimi was so sweet and gave me a ride) with all my bags, about 240 pounds. Then I had already shipped 50 lb with a friend to Sweden and I left both clothes by Mimi and two pair of skiis to Hanna. I had to pay for two extra oversize pieces, but that's OK.
The flight to Chicago went fast, I slept deeply for 2hr and then I got 4hr at Chicago O'hare before keep going 9hr to Stockholm. This time I had a harder time to sleep, and I mostly relaxed, watched movies and just enjoyed doing nothing. I arrived Sweden (Stockholm) 8.50am local time and had 3hr before my last flight up to my hometown Örnsköldsvik where my mum picked me up at the airport. A bunch of hockey pro's were coming together with me, the brother's Sedin (Vancouver Canucks) and Niklas Sundström among others. I knew I were back in Övik (slang abbreviation for Örnsköldsvik), almost everybody has a relative or knows a hockey pro.
I got a few hours to unpack my bikes, and wash and get my swedish car in order to drive before my relatives came and congratulated me for my b-day. It was good to see them and especially my grandpa who starts getting old felt very important to meet!
I slept most of this first night in a while, but woke up earlier than usual and went to work Monday morning. After 10 min's signing papers I had to start treating an ill computer, *buähh*, I was back in business but more an important then fun assignment to start working with. It took the entire day before I had to shop food to the empty refrigerator in my dad's house (he's in Italy) and I met up shortly with my climbing friend Erik. Then I felt it was time to go for a run outside! It has been cold here a couple of weeks and today it has mostle been raining and about 50 :( but this became my first running exercise in my "usual" environment for 9 month's. It felt really weird and lots of feelings memories, smells and thoughts passed through my head. About accommodating, living in different countries, comparisons about Swedish and CO's weather, putting time and efforts into different kind of things - aiming for different goals....
After an hour I felt pretty done, reminded how bad "running-shape" I'm in but I also felt happy and inspired of getting back in shape for the adventure racing season. Splitted when thinking about my dance camps - Herräng and Gothenburg Lindy Xchange - I've signed up for so far. Wondering about the request from a nordic skii team of making up a small sponsored team of 4 guys specialized for long races (>3hrs). Realizing I've spent a lot of money during my year in the US and need to work even more than before with my 2-3 jobs in parallell with school to (hopefully) refill my buffert, and also having a chance to keep having these expensive habits.
Help me! I want 36 or 48 hr days back in my life! (have I ever had those? well, sleeping only 3hr/night in the fall at least gave me a couple of xtra hours compared to other people)
It's a bit weird being back in sweden, but it's also good. I get more perspective of what I've been doing for a while, and what I want but I still think in english and are ready to answer in english, and already miss Denver and all of you so much!
Hugs and kisses to all of you!
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Postat av: Danstanten Tessan
Välkommen hem!!!
Hehe.. 3 timmars sömn per natt det känner jag igen.. så är det när man är gravid också :)
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