feelin' emo?

Exercise makes for a fairly good hug substitute... :)

Booyah!

Also, it's nice to know that I can causally jog 2km in 10mins...

Sweden: Week 1

Hej, hej!

Jeg heter Kat! Jag kommer från Nya Zeeland men jag bor pår Sernanders Väg i Flosgsta. Jag talar engelska och lite franska. Jag pluggar psykologi!

Jag vaknar klockan kvart över sju och jag stiger up klockan halv åtta!

... and that's some of what I learned in class last week ... I can't remember it all by heart - but I know what I meant to say! :)

My word of today is: skit-trött... :) Which is how I've been feeling much of late!

Initially because I was so stressed and upset and more recently because I've been going out so much and having such fun with my new friends!

I've been super busy and so haven't really been keeping my hand diary - but a basic overview of my last week has involved:

• lessons from 9am-12noon every weekday since Wednesday...
• my first ever visit to IKEA... which was an experience, to say the least!
• going to Stockholm to experience the Gay Pride Parade (AKA the "Paride")
• going out on Friday night for SIX HOURS!!! Then walking over 3km home in 4-5" heels!
• meeting a vast number of totally awesome people from all over the world
• getting lost in the enormous ICA Maxi supermarket nearby...
• walking to and from class every day...
• learning Swedish words/grammar
• getting my mobile phone working... (and in the process - tell the cellphone store man "jag talar inte spanska" instead of "jag talar inte svenska"... Woops!)
• (mostly) doing my homework
• Skype-ing my family
• receiving a letter from my Mama! ( <3 )
• trying to fix my light in my room and being a bit of an epic fail
• going to a lake
• having barbecues...
• leaving my camera in England... thus not having any photos for the first week... :|

And heaps more...

I am, despite initial worries, having an awesome time! And, as Mummy and Daddy oft repeated the first few days - the experience is getting better and better!

I send my love to all of you at home! Especially those of you with Birthdays around about now!!!

I miss you all so much and can't wait for you to come visit me (nudge, nudge)!!!

Love, Kat

xxx