Well, it's been a while since my last post, so I guess its high time I do some updatin'. I'm officially really glad I came. Everything about this place is amazing. But as usual, I have stuff to complain about, which is what makes for the best stories; and then I'll share all the amazing stuff.
First though, Swedish bus drivers are assholes. Two separte stories prove that it is not just a fluke.
1.) 20 of us exchange students are standing at the bus stop in the bitter Swedish night time cold (i.e. -5C). The bus driver drives by, we are all standing at the bus stop, not near it, by it. We all have our bus passes out and are ready. We have even started to que for the bus line. The asshole keeps on driving, doesn't stop so we have to wait thirty minutes for the next one which to avoid the same fiasco we form a blockade in the middle of the road to make sure the asshole stops.
2.) Today we took a tour of Stockholm. Anyway, a friend and I were on a bus heading back from the Vasser museum to central Stockholm, but we got on the bus going the wrong direction. After realizing this we figured we would just ride it until it turned around. So the bus gets to the outskirts of bumblefuck stockholm, stops, and the busdriver opens the doors and says "get out." Dumbfounded we get off and start headin back the other direction to find a bus stop going the right direction. During our walk, a bus that we need is approaching before we get to the bus stop. I kid you not, I run out in front of the bus, wave my bus pass, expecting him to stop. The asshole keeps driving. I'm pretty sure if I hadn't have moved, he would've hit me.
Anyway, those are my fuck Swedish bus drivers stories. But as I said, this place is amazing. I went to a party on thursday and one on friday with all the international students (the swedes kinda keep to themselves). Long story short it took 5 beers and a good amount of whiskey for me to be as openly affectionate as the Italinas at the second one, but they were both a lot of fun, and I met a lot of really cool people. I even played some guitar and we all sang, and then I sang, and there was yelling and laughing and mor esinging. A fun time was had indeed.
Today, as I said , was the bus and walking tour through stockholm which is an amazingly beautiful city. There are pictures coming on facebook as soon as I file through the crap and the good stuff. We also went to the Vasser museum. The Vasser is a big Swedish navy ship that sunk 1.2 km into its maiden voyage because it was built poorly. Infact the entire Swedish Naval history appears to be one embarrasment after another. But we learned alot about Swedish history on the tour, in specific that any statue where a night is fighting a dragon, the dragon represents evil which is Denmark. The Danes apparently did terrible horrible no good things to the Swedes a long time ago, and the Swedes hold a serious grudge. I'm running out of things to say because I am so tired I am falling asleep while I am typing, but I absolutely love it here. Truth be told, its not so much Sweden that's so amazing. I could feasibly be anywhere with all these international students, and the best parts would still be loads of fun. I haven't experienced the nightclubs yet. Those are yet to come, and I look forward to them a lot. Until next time. Transmission out.