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Internet?

Hello internet world, Jessica has internet again. I have spent the last week completely disconnected with the blogging world, and it may take me some time to catch up.

I am lucky to have an awesome international buddy who gave me her password for the internet. A quick trip to Claus Ohlsson’s to buy an ethernet cable and I’m connected! Woo!

Still no bike for me. I know, I suck. I procrastinate even in Sweden. However, this kind of procrastination has dire consequences… the longer I wait the more money I will spend on a bike. So bike buying is on the agenda for tomorrow.

I got my temporary nation’s card from Vastgota Nation the other day, so I have been spending some time at the nations. NEVER get a quesadilla from Norrlands… not unless you want to eat something that resembles and tastes like puke.

Been having a good time, but whenever I’m alone in my room I get super depressed and homesick. When I am with other people I am fine though. I spent almost two hours Skyping with my mom today after I got the password from Elaine.

I’m all signed up and registered for classes, and have nothing of any importance to do until next Tuesday. Except, of course, I need to get a bike.

I would like to do some sightseeing around Uppsala. I have a list of things to do that I got from the tourist office. I would also like to go on a day trip to Stockholm.

Someone in my building is having a corridor party. I can hear the music!

Well I better shut up now because I’m super tired, and tired plus writing equals crap. So I’ll blog later!

xoxo, Jessy

Still no internet

Still no internet. Everyone I know here has a new Swedish SIM card and we all don´t have each others number. Which sucks. But last night I went to SNerikes Nation and had a cider thing with Laura, then we tried to get into Norrlands but they wouldn´t let me in without a guest card, so instead we sat on their front steps and watched the American Car Show. And I saw a guy pee in the street. And yes, I got a picture. Which you will see as soon as I stop using Burger King´s computers. Yes, Burger King has computers, not wifi. Both mine and Laura’s computer are incompatible with Swedish wifi.

So anyway, more later. But I’m getting my guest card tomorrow for the nations, and life will be a lot more exciting then. Although I’m not sure how much more exciting you can get then seeing a old man pee in the middle of the street. Just saying.

Loving Sweden though. I love the language. I love H&M. I love how pretty it is with all the trees. I love how peaceful it is.

More to come!

xoxo, Jessy

In Uppsala

Hej, blog readers. I made it into Stockholm yesterday around 10:30am, walking around with all of my bags was PATHETIC to say the least. I packed way too much and couldn’t carry it all! You would have loved to see me try to get the damn things on and off the train to Uppsala.

Of course I met my internet friends from facebook at the airport, and we got to Uppsala together. After settling in our rooms we all met at central station and walked around until we found a pizza place. My stomach was unhappy all day yesterday so I didn’t eat much. Fortunately my stomach was better this morning.

I have no internet at Flogsta (where I live) until I am officially registered in classes they won’t give me my username and password. And it could take about 10 days before I get it… let’s hope not though.

I’m currently at a place called Hugo’s – which has free wifi. Laura and I walked all around Uppsala trying to find internet… we ended up at the tourist information shop and they directed us here. Burger King had computers we could use, but we really wanted to use our own laptops – Laura because she had pictures she wanted to upload on facebook.

Today we got our welcome packets and I got my Swedish SIM card, so my mom set up Rebtel so now we can talk on the cheap.

Then Elaine (my international buddy, who is from Florida but lives here) took some of us to IKEA, where I spent FAR too much money. Then we ate at IKEA, all of us got Swedish meatballs, potatoes, gravy, and some cranberry stuff. I liked it at first, but there were too many meatballs. I got kind of sick of the taste, which is what usually happens when I eat beef anyway so I wasn’t surprised. The potatoes were good though. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t eat with both a fork and a knife at the same time… which is considered a no-no in America! But is what is acceptable in Sweden, people think you’re weird if you don’t eat with your fork in the left hand and the knife in your right. They cut everything with a knife! And spread the cranberry sauce on the meatballs when squishing the meatballs in the sauce would suffice.

Yesterday I went to this hotdog stand thing because I wanted a bottle of water, and the guy didn’t speak English, so this Swedish girl waiting in line behind me ordered for me. It was nice of her, because I was thirsty and would have died of dehydration without her. So I said a very warm thank you, and instead of saying your welcome she shifted her eyes away from me and got stiff.

I mean, that’s to be expected, but it kind of hurt my feelings all the same. I’ll get used to it eventually. Most other Swedes I’ve come across have been really friendly. Even on the plane from Philadelphia to Sweden, I sat next to this elderly couple who talked to me a lot! I was so surprised! I thought the elderly didn’t speak English, but I guess I came across the minority.

Anyway, got to go. Laura and I are going to Max’s for dinner. Swedish fast food, a burger joint of sorts. I’ll let you know if it’s good.

Don’t know when I’ll come back to this coffee shop again, or if the next time I blog it will be from my room in Flogsta.

But until then,

hej da (with the little circle over the ‘a’)!

xoxo, Jessy