tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28994856072158280182024-03-21T02:18:21.744-07:00Studying in SwedenLanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-82150623068928401572013-12-21T23:19:00.000-08:002013-12-21T23:19:11.873-08:00Tack sa mycket, SwedenI can't believe my time here is at an end! I know I say it just about every post, but honestly the time really did go by so incredibly fast. It actually scares me since I only have a few quarters left at UCLA. How can life do this to me?! Why does it fast forward all of the best years?! Although its not fair, I am in no position to complain. I've truly been blessed to add these five months in Sweden to my book of experiences. I cannot thank my parents enough for all of their support both tangible and emotional. And really all of my family and friends back home for the early morning Skypes and late night catch-ups. And of course I thank God everyday for the opportunities he has granted me.<br />
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Its hard to recap my experiences abroad. There's so much! So many people, places, culture and foods eaten! Numerous forms of public transportation taken; countless time spent lost; leaves turned, fell, and snow frosted; new friends, old friends, hostels, B&B's, apartments, homes, dorms. Over 70 miles jogged, 2,165 pictures taken, 150 cups of coffee consumed. I've worn through two pairs of shoes and I even used a notebook, Dad ;) Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Ireland, France, Austria, Germany... Lund, Malmo, Lomma, Copenhagen, Malaga, Cordoba, Granada, Dublin, Cork, Kilkenny, Paris, Vienna, Erlangen, Nuremberg, Wurzburg.<br />
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I will always have a soft-spot for Sweden! I've discovered a ton of things here, about myself, about others, about...biking in pouring windy rain.. (I learned NOT to do that; take the bus for Christ's sake). A lot of things revealed are trivial, some deep, most cliche. Studying abroad in fall of junior year is a perfect point in college to take a break from the routines you may take advantage of, the challenging classes, the same circle friends (that I can't wait to return to!!), and if you go to UCLA the 50 billion clubs/associations/activities you're surely involved in. It gave me a reality check in many ways and certainly gave me time to think.<br />
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On a not so serious note I did discover I LOVE mangos. Also I now like olives and some mushrooms. Plot twist. I've also decided I'm retired at heart. Molly and I lost count of the number of times we took part in activities that are really only ok for grandparents to do; you know go on long liesurely morning walks, spend more than 20 minutes in a greeting card store, or in a candle store, go to bed before 10 PM... I'm really concerned what will happen when I actually get old if I already enjoy these activities HA. I'm now aware I can live without peanut butter (kinda). And on that note I can now (kinda) cook/bake but only using the metric system so the US better switch stat. As you probably know I'm now obsessed with gluhwein, kanelbullar, scarves, Christmas and black Swedish coffee. Traveling only made me want to learn more history and languages (lets be real if I could just learn one language that would be an accomplishment).<br />
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More importantly, I can survive! YAY! This is basically a successful experience if I live to the end, right? First time completely independent of my family (I swear I'm not spoiled, I'm just a baby ha) and I will make it back home in one piece. But, despite your undeniable awesomeness Europe, I know I probably couldn't live outside of the great USA for an extended period of time. Some other things discovered were merely reminders such as the importance of family and friends (you know the true ones) and the fact that I personally thrive off of challenging routines. I just don't get things done when my schedule isn't full! I have to be doing something, anything, always. Don't get me wrong five months of life abroad was bliss, but I'm ready to get back to real life.<br />
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UCLA. I swear to savor every last second of you! Five quarters is not enough but I will do everything UCLA related as I can. Because one quarter away from it brought be to realize I might have a breakdown at graduation... It will be tears of sadness, pain, and longing NOT happiness in those cap and gown pictures on that ominous June afternoon. But, for as great as UCLA is being away reminded me that life is not like college; groups, activities, etc are not just thrown in your face in the real life. If you want something you're going to have to speak up and go out and get it, for as cliche as that sounds. On that note, being abroad has definitely asserted the fact that graduate school and NOT real life is in my near future haha<br />
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No matter what, I know I'm going to miss life in Sweden a ton. I can already feel it! All of the beautiful seasons, people, cobblestoned streets and bike craziness. I'm going to miss taking an hour to sip my coffee while watching Grey's reruns, corridor parties, countryside runs, mouthwatering chocolate, and playing the "what's the English word for..." game with all my favorite Swedes! I will definitely be back in this lovely country again, but for now I'm ready for my sunny, homey, Bruin-ized, car driving, bright and lively southern California.<br />
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Home for the holidays never meant so much! See you in a few hours, Riverside!<br />
XoLanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-69559134636809695832013-12-21T11:15:00.003-08:002013-12-21T11:24:04.501-08:00Is this a non-smoking flight?OMGGG, guys...I'm pretty sure all commercial flights are non-smoking! Or, at least the 10 European aircrafts I've been on in the past 5 months definitely have a smoke detector in the lavatory (who even uses that word??) While I won't miss that redundancy, I will miss that mind boggling feeling of waking up in one country and ending the day at some other point on the map. Europe, you've blessed me with new experiences, friends, foods, and appreciation for hotels (amongst much more!) There was no better way to end my travels than by spending time with close friends revisiting a city close to my heart and discovering new ones. Here's to my last traveling post!<br />
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Classes officially ended on December 10th for me, so naturally I found myself at the Copenhagen airport for the next sunrise! This time "Vienna Waits for Me" (haaa haaa I'm too funny). Anyway, I arrived early afternoon which worked perfectly for one who still baffles at public transportation, second guessing every train/plane/bus I get on (did that say platform 2? This is platform 2, right? What if its not?!). Don't worry Angela, I've got busses down... Anyway, I spent the afternoon on a 5 mile jog through the beautiful, grand, bustling city of Vienna. I made sure to hit a few key points of interest...the Marriott Hotel, Stadtpark, and Pizzeria Ristorante, DUH. I left part of my heart in Vienna when I last visited with the fam in 2008. Spending 3 weeks here made the city feel like a second home and coming back was honestly the greatest! I can't believe I considered skipping this trip; there's a reason some places are "touristy" and I've learned some things are worth visiting again. Although, Vienna is definitely not the same without ma fam. Xo<br />
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Molly joined me in the evening and we took a night stroll to St. Stephens Cathedral (still under construction, of course). More importantly, I visited my first of MANY Christmas Markets. Muahaha Molly and I stopp<span style="font-family: inherit;">ed at <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Divina Art Christmas Market on Karlsplatz, where </span></span>Vienna introduced me to another life-long love: Gluhwein. Technically translated as "glow wine" its the German-speaking countries' gift to the world; it's Christmas in adorable mugs; and the only thing I will stand multiple hours in below freezing weather for. Basically, its just true love in the form of mulled wine ;)<br />
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The next morning Molly and I woke up just in time for our hostels 3 euro buffet breakfast, at which we stole our lunch hehe. We spent the early afternoon touring the Schonbrunn Palace. To our surprise, one of the dozen Viennese Christmas Markets also happened to be in front. So of course, ample time was spent admiring all of the handcrafted candles, ornaments, and glass work. This afternoon trip also marks the beginning of my Christmas mug obsession. If it weren't for Molly and Annemarie, I'd be adding to my apartment's already overflowing supply of mugs... We tried to spend some time in the palace gardens, except, 1. We were freezing. This was actually the coldest I'd been my entire time in Europe so we spent a lot of time taking trips in doors to thaw out. 2. UH, its winter...which means nothing for socal, but it definitely means there are NO pretty colorful flowers blooming in the gardens. oops But, the trip wa<span style="font-family: inherit;">s definitely worth it!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Next, we wandered through the Museum District. And of course we discovered more holiday spirit at </span><span style="background-color: white; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Christmas Village Maria-Theresien Platz. Here we ate this giant baked potato that we thought for sure would cause a heart attack. Basically, this entire day was the consumption of delicious food and drink placed sporadically between different christmas markets. Like, we actually had to remind each other when was a reasonable time to eat again. Have we done enough walking? Did we do ANY type of activity between this </span></span><span style="line-height: 18px;">pastry</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;"> and the last? </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Day three in Vienna started with the farmers market just outside our hostel, known as Naschmarkt. Then a stroll by the Butterfly House just because I recently learned they creep Molly out haha. Last time I was in Vienna, my family frequented this tiny hole in the wall bakery with the most delicious apple strudel. So this morning, we were on a mission to find it! Without a name or address, we were left with my family's clues... located near a yellow church, the bakery is "</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">small, yellow, and has windows"... Ah! well since we know it has windows, that narrows it down... However, it did make for a nice morning adventure which showed us some new streets, the Albertina, and yes, eventually a yellow church. We enjoyed apple strudel over coffee at a nearby cafe (toes thawing out), before we ventured around to more churches and the Manner wafer store.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This church doesnt even make it on the list of things to see in Vienna. Its remarkable inside. </td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">Around three-ish we headed to the Vienna State Opera House to wait in line for the left over standing-only tickets. Best part, they were only 3 euros!! Granted we had to stay sitting in line until the show began at 5 but who better to do this with than Molly and the elderly (yessss, finally with our people!). Once we finally got inside, it was pretty surreal. The interior of the building is just as remarkable as its exterior. And once the "real" audience (i.e. not those dressed in jeans taking pictures, guilty...) arrived it was almost as if we were spying on this high class society haha. Dressed in heels and pearls (literally) they were all drinking champagne and doing other fancy stuff like checking in their luxurious</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> fur coats. Molly and I decided right then that we would start a bucket list and returning to the Vienna Opera in proper attire would be number one! We stayed for two acts of the opera (Tristan and Isolde) before our feet gave out and we headed back to the hostel. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Saturday was travel day, but not until we visited our last Christmas market at Spittleburg. After Molly left, I had a few hours to myself, so I took a final jog around Ringstrasse, which is basically a bunch of streets encircling the center of town (one of the many feats of Emperor Fanz Joseph, whose personal saying was<span style="font-family: inherit;"> "</span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">One must </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">work</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;"> until one drops from </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">exhaustion</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 16px;">!</span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">"</span>, which really disturbed Molly and I; it did not sit well with our current life motto of "tourism, mid-morning espresso and desserts followed by careless walks to various christmas markets", which unbelievable</span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;"> as it sounds, had become our life. Good god I will DIE after Week 1 of Winter Quarter hahaah). Anyway, the run was fantastic. It's such an easy way to see the city and the best way to say good-bye with one last wrap up. I got to see the Votive Church, Hofburg Palace, the State Opera House, the Museum District, City Hall, Karlskirche, the Congress building, the Danube River, Stadtpark, the Marriott, and Naschtmarkt all in 50 minutes! Not to mention the fog finally rolled away leaving behind the bluest of skies I'd seen in weeks. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I mean, my love for Powell is infinite...but this is Vienna University's library...</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18px;">The second leg of my trip began with a 5 hour train from Vienna to Nuremberg where family friends picked me up. Annemarie, a former teammate of Alyssa's at Temple, recently moved back to her quaint hometown Erlangen, just outside of Nurmeberg and her family graciously opened their house to me for the next few days! I cannot even begin to tell you how great it was to be in a home after so long! After some gluhwein with the family I curled up in their spare bedroom and hibernated until practically noon the next day hehehe</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">On Sunday, we had a delicious breakfast of toast with an assortment of jams, spreads, cheeses and meats. It so beats boring cereal from back home. Actually, besides the obvious IN-N-OUT, I really have gotten over my US food cravings. In fact, I already know that the food I eat here is going to be sorely missed when I get home. Also, the number of cups of coffee I now consume has spiraled out of control. So fika breaks are definitely something I will be continuing in LA. </span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 18px;">After breakfast Annemarie took me to the Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds Museum. The tour through the museum was incredibly eye opening and reminded me of the bias often overlooked in history. We really only learn of Hitler and the Nazi party in reference to WWII post 1942, because, well, that was the year US entered the war. But you have no idea what led to the rise of the party, Hitler, or the turmoil that bred oppression. Germany's account of its own history up to WWII goes deeper than the US' surface scratching retelling. I also had no idea that Nuremberg played such a huge role in the formation of the Nazi party. With Hitler coming form Austria, it makes sense that his first stationing point would be somewhere in southern Germany. The Documentation Center, which is where the museum i<span style="font-family: inherit;">s located, is the semi completed Congress Hall designed by the Nazis for nearly 50, 000 people. The exhibition f</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">ocuses on the 19 chronologically organized areas: the history of the party rallies, the buildings of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds, the "Nuremberg Laws" of 1935, the "Nuremberg trial" against the main leaders of the Nazi crimes 1945/46, and his twelve subsequent trials and the difficult handling of the Nazi architectural heritage after 1945. Furthermore, the grounds surrounding the building were used for various forms of </span>propaganda<span style="font-family: inherit;"> and rallies. A lot of the remaining footage we have prior to WWII is actually filmed (or photographed) in Nuremberg. After the museum, we headed over to the Zeppelin Field. Only the grand stands remain while the middle area was actually converted to a soccer field. However, there's open access to the main stand, which means I literally got to stand where Hitler stood. I don't even have the words to describe what that was like...seriously so unreal. </span></span><br />
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We went into town to hike up to the Nuremberg Castle which overlooks the city. The castle, and the connected city wall, is massive and impressively withstood the bombing of the war. Heading down the hill, we landed right at the entrance to the WORLDS GREATEST CHRISTMAS MARKET. Actually though, the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt is considered Europe's most popular market during the holidays. And with good reason! It's located in the central square of Nuremberg's old town. Hundreds of stalls (actually over 180) fill the plaza and its surrounding streets. The market is infamous for its soft gingerbreads and bratwursts (known as "Nuremberger Bratwurst" AKA 3 im Weckla, which translates to "three within bread" since the sausages are small and come in threes), both unique to Nuremberg. Of course there is mulled wine and rum punch (collected another mug, sorrynotsorry...) as well as Fe<span style="font-family: inherit;">uerzangenbowle (please try to pronounce that again!). Annemarie and I translated this as "fire pliers punch" which we assumed to be a reference to the way the sugared-rum wine is prepared. The market also includes t<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">he Children's Christmas Market, the Sternenhaus, the Market of the twin towns. Nuremberg is paired with 13 different cities and each has a represented stall selling typical products from its perspective country. Atlanta, Georgia is twinned with Nuremberg, and fun fact, Riverside is paired with Erlangen!! How crazy is that?! Anywho, I'm not sure how I will ever celebrate the Christmas season again without these markets!! Annemarie suggested I just come back every year. Good plan. But really, it is the coziest and warmest gathering on such chilly evenings. There isn't even a need to buy anything, just the atmosphere is infectious. Sipping on warm drinks, chatting, and people watching all admist some Christmas cheer is really all I need. I let Annemarie know this was one of the best days EVER! Hello, she packed it with my four favorite things:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">2. History </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">3. Amazing foreign food </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">4. Christmas</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">Oh, also, non-Christmas related I saw Albrecht Durer's house. I think my art history teacher would be proud I even remembered his name. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19px;">The next morning, we took a day trip (via car, saaaay whaaat?!) to the nearby city of Wurzburg. The city is as old as the bronze age and filled with churches, castles and buildings whose origins date nearly as far back. However, in WWII 92% of the entire city was destroyed in a single air raid. A lot of the dark spots on the exterior church walls is actually the result of the fires. We toured the Baroque styled Wurzburg Res<span style="font-family: inherit;">idence which is basically a massive imperial palace. Most remarkable, is its Mirror Cabinet room consisting</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> entirely of glass panels, which were prepared on the back using a special technique: either paintings were produced on the partially recessed mirror ground, or drawings were engraved into a gold ground that was applied on the back of the mirror and then underlaid with dark gloss paint. During WWII, one single fragmented piece of the mirrored wall was detached, and good thing, because the bombing destroyed everything else. What can currently be seen is the hand-painted reconstruction of the original based off the fragment and colored photos. We then just toured the rest of town, including churches, Christmas markets, and the famous bridge (similar to the Charles Bridge in Prague) which was built in the 1400s and gave a breathtaking view of the vineyards surrounding the city. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ugh, couldnt fit anymore Christmas mugs in my bag...</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We ended the night at Erlangen's Christmasmarkt which turns out to be one of my favorites. Its so small compared to the others but still full of people. The ground is covered in wood chips and everywhere you turned you saw fir trees. Even the stalls were lined with garland! Too cute. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">My final day in Germany consisted of Christmas shopping! And ended back at the Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt, where else? I am so so very fortunate to the Bohm's for their hospitality, </span></span><span style="line-height: 21px;">chauffeuring</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">, and tour guiding. Mrs. Bohm even packed me a lunch and sent me off with some gluhwein spices! I proceeded to take the train, to the Vienna underground, to the tram, to the airport, to the Copenhagen train, to the Lund bus... It took me all day!! Lots of reading and sleeping got done that's for sure. I made it back to my place in time to see some of my corridor mates off and pack for my last flight!! </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">So excited to see you all so soon, </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 21px;">Xo</span></span></span><br />
<br />Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-86092541774174478832013-12-06T06:54:00.002-08:002013-12-06T06:54:40.953-08:00The Land of Crepes<div class="MsoNormal">
Where to begin?! Well for starters, lets just say my three
day get away (does that still count if your entire semester has been a
wonderful escape from reality??) to Paris was hands down one of the best
weekends spent in Europe. Huge shout out to my good friend, and fellow Bruin
Belle Jillian for putting off studying to show me around her stunning city. I
can’t even begin to think of the amount of time her Parisian navigational
skills saved me; not to mention accommodating me in her oh “so Paris” apartment.
Let me take you through the weekend!</div>
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So, my dad and I have this little inside joke about how when
I grow up, I want to be an “international business woman”. It’s a joke because,
well, I don’t actually know what that means but I’d like to think it means I
get to travel a lot! Dad doesn’t like airports too much since he’s often flying
for work but me? Well, I’ve always loved them…until now. I don’t hate them and
I don’t have a traumatic flight experience to back me up but lets just say I’m
so tired of the Copenhagen airport. Or well, really all public transportation.
My car. I miss you. SO. MUCH. Anyway, my Paris adventures started off with 7 ½
hours at the Copenhagen airport as EasyJet delayed my flight a lovely 5 hours.
Getting too friendly with over priced food, stale air, and uncomfy seats (why
must there be arm rests? I’d rather rest my head on the seat next to me but
noooo) has got me thinking…perhaps I should reconsider my future job. </div>
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When I finally arrived in Paris it was close to midnight. I
hopped on the metro and got off at Saint Michele, where Jillian planned to meet
me. I looked up her address on the map, but clearly I didn’t do all that great
of a job because I walked out of the metro shocked to see the Notre Dame
practically hit me in the face. After an entire day of traveling for just a 2
hour flight I finally made it to the heart of Paris. Living in Lund, such a
small town where the nights are pretty quiet, I forgot how it is to live in a
city (not that UCLA is really in the city but you catch my drift ha). The
streets were so alive! And Jillian lives right in the middle of all the action
in a tiny homey apartment flat with two other students. We spent that night
catching up, talking about Paris and Sweden, Bruin Belles, the up coming football
game against $C and planning for the next two days. We even took a midnight
stroll around the Notre Dame and neighborhood. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Waiting in the airport I got so bored I took a selfie...HAH I hope this is making your day Alyssa. </td></tr>
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Saturday started off with coffee (duh, as everyday should).
Then, it was off to the Sacre Coeur and Montmartre, the artist community near
the church. Since I’m lucky enough to have visited Paris with my family before,
there were only a few things on my to-do list; the rest I left up to Jillian
since she’s been living in the city for four months now I knew she’d have some
favorite sights to show me and places I would never have known about as a
weekend tourist. Anyway, I hadn’t gotten the chance to see the Sacre Coeur in
the past, so we fixed that the first second we got! The Sacre Coeur itself is
beautiful; set on top of a hill, it gives visitors quite the ariel view of
Paris. The surrounding area, known as Montmartre is infamous for its artist
culture. There were street performers and painters both selling and creating
their works. I got my hands on my first (of many) banana and nutella crepe. I
really think all creperies would benefit from adding peanut butter to the menu.
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We spent a lot of time walking the streets of Paris. I cannot get over the architecture of even the most ordinary buildings! How did I not notice this on previous trips here? Obviously, I was too caught up in the touristy destinations. Jillian and I actually found ourselves at one point this weekend just looking up at the Eiffel Tower and coming to the consensus that it was actually kind of ugly haha like it’s the Eiffel Tower so its beautiful, but the structure of it all metal-ly and just uh it pales in comparison to the everyday buildings everyone over looks.</div>
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Jillian showed me some other neighborhoods and a wall behind a church where “I love you” was painted in a ton of languages. Took a while but we found it in English, French, and of course Swedish!! We stopped for a coffee break (fika!!), walked to the Bastille and then along an abandoned metro rail now converted to the Promenade Plantee. The sun came out and the leaves were still fall colored and on the trees. The railway is raised well above ground so it was almost like we were spying on the city. So beautiful and perfect. We made our way back to Jillian’s place taking a walk through Place Vosges a small square where Victor Hugo once lived. On the way home we stopped for the world’s smallest macaroons and saw the City Hall in daylight. We spent some time looking at old books and artwork along the Seine. You know, just being so Parisian. In the evening I saw a protest in the streets, met some other American students, and cheered on the Bruins in our game against USC.</div>
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I mean, just re-reading that paragraph makes me wish I was
back in Paris! Our second day was packed with just as much walking and
adventure. But first, we awoke to only the best news EVER!! Another Bruin
victory over the Trojans! Keeping the victory bell safe on our side of town.</div>
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First stop of the day was the old Shakespeare and Company
bookstore. It’s the smallest cramped yet homey-est little bookshop. With a
perfect mixture of new and antique work and photos it was hard to leave. We
made our way to a French farmers market. Jillian speaks fluently so it was so awesome
to watch this very non-touristy exchange going down haha. We bought cheese,
ham, and eventually some baguettes to make our own lunch. It was honestly the
best afternoon ever!! We sat in the Jardin de Luxembourg where we could see the
Eiffel Tower and chatted about everything from home, traveling, and school to
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up an opportunity to stop in the Louvre?! We saw a few famous pieces before our
feet gave out and we were forcedddd to stop at Angelina’s tearoom ;) I had the
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<span style="text-align: start;">No trip to Paris is complete without visiting the Eiffel Tower glimmering at night! That sight never gets old; nothing says Paris like this beauty lit up. Its moments like this where I just have to stop. Stop talking, thinking, walking, planning and just realize where I am and how blessed I am to be here. Is this real life? Like, someone pinch me now!</span><br />
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We ended the night on the Champs Elysees, eating crepes and
enjoying all the lights that came along with the Christmas Market (well more
like a carnival haha) It was quite the way to end the weekend. Actually,
looking back and after writing this, I can’t believe we did so much! We
seriously hit every site I wanted to visit plus more. I walked so much I
finally wore small holes in the soles of my trusty boots (which I never want to
wear again, I’m so tired of putting these on everyday. I’ve never been a huge
shoe girl, but uh its never to late to start, right? Can’t wait to come home to
my closet!! Also, my UCLA sweatshirts, all SEVEN of you, I miss you very
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The next morning Jillian walked me to the airport train (honestly,
I didn’t have to think once about directions, it was amazing). But the
adventure doesn’t stop here! Midway to the airport, my train stopped and we
were all directed to get off. I’ll never be sure exactly what happened since
every announcement was in French, but next thing I knew I found myself, along
with hundreds of others travelers flooding the streets of a Paris suburb. Supposedly,
there were to be busses (which I did not see) to take us the rest of the way.
But I, along with pretty much everyone else, didn’t want to chance missing my
flight; so we hitched rides with taxis and non-taxis alike! I ended up in a car
with a random Irish family and a French dude on his way to Thailand. The other
French guy driving us was literally just driving down the street when we
knocked on his window asking for a ride HAHA Oh Paris. Anyway, I made it safely
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-4378058132236419392013-11-28T10:02:00.004-08:002013-11-28T10:15:44.948-08:00HAPPY THANKSGIVING and much, much more!<div class="MsoNormal">
HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Long time no post…if that even makes
sense? I cannot believe how quick time is going here. I honestly thought I
would be able to keep up with my blog—including both my travels and life in Lund. I
tried my best, guys!! So, I promised myself I’d write a bit before my flight to
Paris tomorrow (:</div>
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Basically, the month of November didn’t even happen. I
actually don’t understand how it is already the 28<sup>th</sup>, but here we
are… I just finished with my second class, Evolutionary Psychology yesterday.
In contrast to the hectic, strange sleep patterned finals week at UCLA, it was
nice to have essentially an entire week to study for the written exam. Here at
Lund it’s common to have exams as long as 6 hours! Crazy, I could never sit and
think for such a long time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There
is one more portion/ project for this class that I will have to work on from LA
but besides this, one gastronomy paper is all that stands between me and
Vienna; then finally, home for the holidays. </div>
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I think one of the reasons November snuck away from me was
my five day trip to Ireland! I know I said I’d post pics a while ago, but oooooops But, to fill you in, I had SUCH an amazing time hanging
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I flew from Copenhagen to Cork on the evening of November 6<sup>th</sup>.
I wanted to beat the darkness, and in all honesty, didn’t have much on my
schedule for the day so I arrived at the airport a few hours early. I mean,
technically, I expected security to take more than 3 minutes but note to self,
this is not America… Anyway, I bought myself a huge chocolate bar, found a
comfy seat at Starbucks and spent the next few hours people watching, reading,
and listening to Christmas music. Ah! Yes, Christmas music!! Don’t get me wrong
I am very thankful for everything I’ve been blessed with and am totally missing
my Grammy’s mashed potatoes right now (okaaaay and my whole family, tooo), but I am
a BIG fan of the whole Halloween straight to Christmas decorating concept
Europe has got going here. So, to ring in the season (and truly exemplify the
ample amount of free time I’ve got while all my fellow Bruins are suffering
through midterms) I compiled the worlds ULTIMATE Christmas music playlist!! And
just for all y’alls information, NO I'm not tired of it yet!! </div>
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Anywayyyy with Michael Buble serenading me, needless to say,
I was more than content at the Copenhagen airport. What is this non-rushed way
of travel?! Mom…take note ;) JK I flew into Dublin and took one of the last
busses to Cork, which is in the southern part of Ireland. Molly was sweet enough
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Molly’s aunt and uncle, who came to visit her and Ireland
were just finishing up the last leg of their trip in Cork. Luckily for meeee, I
got to be an honorary member of the fam for a few days and join in on the car
rides, castle touring, and Christmas shopping. Not going to lie, after 4 months
on my own so far away from home joining this mini family vacay was so
refreshing…No grown up decisions or cooking for two days say whaaaat?! Not to
mention all three of them are the kindest and I’m so grateful for their
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On Thursday, I started my visit to the Emerald Isle off right with a huge traditional Irish breakfast at the cutest bed and breakfast! So delicious! While I loved the bloodpudding, I don’t exactly want to know its ingredients…not really a dish I want to make myself. Next, all four of us headed into the Irish countryside to see the Rock of Cashel, a church/ castle remains where St. Patrick once baptized some famous Irish peeps. Lucky for Molly and all those residing in Cork, I brought the sunshine with me (from Sweden?)! It was such a perfect afternoon in the countryside. And yes, it’s just as green as you heard. After some time at Cashel we drove to the small town of Kilkenny where we meandered through the very Irish streets, ate at a pub and did some Christmas shopping. I have a slightly troubling love for ALL winter outerwear, especially scarves and coats, so of course I found myself picking up some wool knit items that will surely keep me all too warm in LA. Sorry not sorry?</div>
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city the true cultural capital of Ireland. With its smaller population,
traditional pubs and Irish music, and more country-ish feel than Dublin I’d
have to put Cork on the list of my favorites. We started our day at the bed and
breakfast again (can’t pass up that gourmet brunch) and spent some time
lounging and chatting about all things imaginable. Eventually we headed into
the town center where we stopped in the English Market, bookstores, and
shopping malls decked out in Christmas wreathes, lights and bows. We ended yet
another night at a pub in town. I ate some Irish soup which is basically just
your typical veggie soup, except the Irish seem to like to puree all their
soups. I loved it so much I’ve even made some here in Sweden since its so easy
and healthy. We stayed in the pub listening to “trad” Irish music and talking
about UCLA, home, mine and Molly’s time abroad, weather and even plans after
graduation (of which I have none holaaaaa atcha girl). Such great company <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></div>
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Saturday is for sleeping. JK Though Molly and I did spend a
good portion of the day lounging, chatting, cooking, and watching Christmas
movies…I mean what else do best friends do on rainy days?! Actually, we also
did some more shopping lolol Ireland’s department store Penny’s supplied me
with the best black leather gloves that are now my most prized possession.
Forget fears of a stolen passport, steal my gloves I’d be lost… slight exaggeration
but you catch my drift. I also bought myself another scarf because, try as I
might, I just can’t resist. On the way home we picked up some key ingredients
for dinner…peanut butter and Oreos. And no, I’m not kidding. The rest of the
night was spent with our treats and various Christmas movies. On Sunday we took
a trip to Blarney Castle so the magical Irish powers could bestow the “gift of
eloquence” upon me!! The excursion consisted of running through the castle
grounds in the rain, being held by an old Irish man as I kissed the stone, and
spontaneous Chinese food. We then proceeded home to make dinner (a real one
this time) and more importantly Oreo shakes(we miss Late Night). </div>
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Monday came all too soon and I didn’t want to leave Molly or
the character and charm of Ireland. But after a pit stop in Dublin City
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Annnnnd that marked
mid-November. I spent the rest of that week attending classes and wondering why
I was ever homesick in October when I only counted FOUR MORE WEEKS LEFT asjkl;’ The third week of November was study week. Which you
wouldn’t think I’d need since I’m so used to the fast paced, late night
studying so graciously afforded by the crammed quarter system. Turns out constant
studying is NOT as hard as attempting to study after vacationing for four
months straight in various European cities… As Molly put it, we left all our
good student juices in LA! (At least I hope they’re still there when I return).
At least I didn’t spend study week alone! Some of my corridor mates joined to
make it a week long study party. Oh talking about parties…</div>
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My corridor finally had its Tour de Chambre--a night full of food and drinks. Each one of us prepared a special drink and throughout the night visited each others rooms for games and such. We also had a corridor dinner and dessert. It was a lot of fun! Katie helped me make Jell-o shots since apparently they are totally an American thing. Whiiiich would be because the closest Sweden has to boxes of jello mixes is pouches of gelatin. We ended up making our own concoction involving gelatin, melted gummy candy, rum, and water. In the end everyone had to eat them with spoons...Ooops! But I still consider it a success!</div>
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Side note, now that I'm thinking about it, another difference food wise between US and Sweden. Pre-packaged goods are definitely a concept and are available here but equally typical is baking your own bread and pizza or mixing your own pancake mix and hot chocolate. Also, unless they're reheating or defrosting food, the mircowave isn't used. I'm not sure if it's a personal thing but at home everything goes in the microwave--oatmeal, veggies to steam, etc. </div>
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Anyway, since the tour I snuck out for another run and a few last sunny pictures. The weather is no where near as cold as I expected it to be by this time. In fact I'm pretty used to it and consider days in the high 40s to be warm. Still, the sun usually doesn't come out behind the layer of grey clouds. Even when it does, it sets around 3:30 now. It's an eerie feeling watching the whole day pass you by!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love this series of pictures!! I really wish I were here long enough to see it covered and snow and add it to this collection. One of my Swedish friends will just have to help me out :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My corridor pretty much thought I was a baby for trading my outdoor runs for the treadmill when Lund entered the 40s, so on one of the rare clear days I finalllly got my butt out of the gym to work out. And of course, it was 35 degrees! The first half of the run really sucked. But by the last 20 minutes I just wanted to get home and didn't even think about stopping to let the cold catch up with me. All in all it was a success (:</td></tr>
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Last Sunday, the UCEAP program hosted a Thanksgiving dinner for all the UC kids. Of course, it had nothing on the feast which you are all consuming back home (right about now, as I'm posting this actually!). But it was more than delicious and great to see the whole program together one last time. </div>
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Tuesday was my exam but more importantly the BeatSC Bonfire! I'm missing my wonderful school and all its pride more and more! </div>
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Here are just a few other things I sorely miss about home (both LA and Riverside): </div>
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<b>-Driving along Victoria Ave</b>- Ahhh windows down and music up; not much is better</div>
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<b>-Running Mt. Rubidoux</b>- I love this run and miss hills (I know I'm going to regret typing that once I get back to Westwood...)</div>
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<b>-Sunsunsun</b>- But not just that yellow joy, yellow WARM joy...I miss those strong rays on my face!</div>
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<b>-Granola bars</b>- Sweden has no concept of snack food which has been killing me; one can only eat so many almonds</div>
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<b>-Workout clothes</b>- You all said I couldn't do it, but I've proved you wrong muahah but that doesn't mean I don't seriously miss wearing running gear to class! January 6th, shorts and tennies are coming for you </div>
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<b>-Volleyball</b>!- While so much free time here has allowed me to become Alyssa's biggest fan it also made me miss time on the court. Definitely taking advantage of the next year and half</div>
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<b>-Football</b> <b>games</b>- Don't even get me started. Both Buddy's and UCLA football hold a special place in my heart</div>
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<b>-Belles</b>- which pretty much goes without saying</div>
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<b>-Fro-yoooo</b>- Actually I will just include all kinds of food I miss from home such as but not limited to Chipotle, Juice It Up, In-N-Out, Mexican food, all things pumpkin, etc</div>
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<b>-Dorm food-</b> obviously food is very important to me and nothing is better than food you dont even prepare. All on campus friends, I'M COMING FOR YOU. </div>
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<b>-Campus in general</b>- UCLA you're so beautiful, don't let anyone tell you otherwise ;) </div>
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<b>-Country music</b>- OMG where are you KFROG</div>
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<b>-My Keurig</b>- you wonderful thing you; our reunion will be great </div>
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And most importantly, all of my family and friends. I can't wait to celebrate the holidays (and some birthdays!) with all of you during break and at UCLA. I'm so thankful for all of your love and support while I've been away. I'm so beyond blessed to have so many amazing, influential, inspiring, and humbling people touch my life, not just when I'm 7,000 miles away or during the holiday season but every minute of everyday, whether in Riverside or LA. I've learned a lot while abroad but nothing more important than to cherish all my relationships. Traveling is not really about all the fantastic places you see (though those are great!) but more about the people you meet and everything you experience together. We would be nothing without our families, friendships, communities, teams, roommates, and co-workers. We are truly a product of our surroundings and I thank you ALL for making me who I am today. And on that sappy note, this post has come full circle! Happy Thanksgiving and Go Bruins!</div>
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Happy Holidays,</div>
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<!--EndFragment-->Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-14400195798508349752013-11-12T14:17:00.001-08:002013-11-12T14:38:21.610-08:00October in a Nutshell WHERE DID OCTOBER GO? Okay, my time here is flying by way toooo fast. I mean I miss everyone back home but seriously how can it already be November? Good thing about this is I now feel ok allowing myself to watch Elf and listen to Christmas music...<br />
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Sorry I haven't written in ages. I'm trying to recap what happened in the past weeks but it is all a blur. I finished my Viking paper woohoo! My brain was very happy to be put to use. The Viking Age Scandinavia class is now officially over leaving me with just Evolutionary Psych and Gastronomy. I went on two excursions with my SAS classes; one to Malmo and another to Copenhagen. In Malmo we visited an environmentally sustainable living community. They had government sponsored gardens, eco-friendly washing machines and green roof housing for all the residents. It was definitely really interesting but I think the US has a few more important things to settle before we start paying people to garden...<br />
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Copenhagen again! No complaints here. We went to a Viking exhibit in the Danish National Museum. I tried on chain mail and got to see a lot of the artifacts we studied in class. Afterwards, a few friends and I got some coffee and just wandered around the city. I stumbled upon an antiques art shop where my mom bought vintage work that has become a family collection. I was sooo excited to find this collector again!! I remember waiting impatiently outside the shop the last time my family visited Copenhagen; it's funny how much more I appreciate the older I get! I purchased a stone etching of Gothenburg, Sweden. The owner even showed my a 400 year old drawing of Lund! Unfortunately, it was way out of my price range but beautiful. That sums it up for travel; I tried to stay local this month and save all my traveling for the end of my stay, a little easier on the wallet and studying.<br />
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Weather. Yes. It's getting chilly here but still not as cold as autumn usually is (according to the Swedes; its plenty cold for me by all means). Last Monday night we actually had a level 3 hurricane pass through Lund. The winds were crazy and all the gorgeous leaves are most definitely on the ground now. The sun (not that it really matters since I haven't actually seen the sun in a week lol) sets around 4PM now. Crazy!! Feels so late when I get out of class at 5.<br />
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Here are some random photos from the past few weeks:<br />
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Besides this, just a bit of school things happening--a few presentations and a couple chapters of reading-- and ALOT of Christmas themed movies being watched! Wooohoo t'is the season;; who needs Thanksgiving anyway?!<br />
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<br />Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-85159005999679647902013-10-19T09:18:00.002-07:002013-10-21T10:59:25.859-07:00Molly and MeatsquaresHejsan! I've been putting off this post since I can't put it's awesomeness into words! (Hence the use of such adjectives as "awesomeness"...). So last weekend, one of my best friends from UCLA came to visit the lovely city of Lund. We did absolutely nothing, yet everything. It was unbelievably refreshing to just hang out and catch up with an LA friend. We spent most of the time baffled at the state of our lives; pondering questions such as what makes the clouds move, waterfalls fall, and trying to remember what stress feels like (the only example we could think of in the last two months is checking our bank accounts). We seriously spent hours exchanging study abroad stories about Swedish and Irish culture, food, and people--what they do, how they speak, and their funny ideas of Americans. We even spent time discussing our troublesome government (yay, the use of brain cells); and of course a few hours catching up on Grey's Anatomy (good-bye braincells...). We planned future trips together, longed for Bruin friends and football, and, of course, recorded an 8-clap hehehe. I actually can't think of a topic that we didn't somehow mention in her four days here, so I will spare you the list! I'm definitely blessed to have this friendship that's for sure (:<br />
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The first full day of Molly's visit I took her around town. I had to meet with Professor Farhan about a new research project, but once that was taken care of we walked through the Domkyrkan, campus, and Systembolaget. Andddd yes, we took many cliche-leaf-throwing pictures!! Besides the toddler we saw in the park, we were definitely the only people doing anything more than stepping on these golden beauties; Sorrywe'renotsorry...<br />
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Next on the list: IKEAAAA! I'm ashamed to admit I've never once been to IKEA back home (saving this day for the real stuff duhhh). We took four hours to walk through the whole store, taking weird, embarrassing pictures and picking our future home decor. We literally spent 20 minutes alone just smelling candles to find one that reminds us of "home"... (Is this what retirement feels like?) It was only the greatest experience ever!! And of course we ended the visit with meatballs and warm kanellbular before we left to face the chilling wind outside.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But, actually this took alot of collaboration and multiple takes...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We found this section for the multiple trash containers the Swedish household needs, what with all their recycling and what not. Definitely an item missing in the US IKEAs (according to Molly)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah yes, me in my natural habitat. I wish mom always shopped here when I was younger instead of Lamps Plus...FYI today my roommate said my sleeping patterns remind her of a bear. So indeed, being abroad hasn't changed much hehe</td></tr>
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As if my day couldn't have gotten any better, we finished the evening off in Malmo sipping the sweetest of fall drinks (and being very American, Anya was keen to point out). That's right, we were on a mission to find a Starbucks and get our hands on a pumpkin spice latte. The fact that we paid over $7 for a medium didn't matter since we honestly woulda paid an arm and a leg for that delicious cup of heaven. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really, what is better than sharing this treat with such a great friend?! If anyone has any suggestions on how this day could have been ANY better, we'd like to hear them because we can come up with none ourselves!</td></tr>
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Next on the "Welcome to Sweden" checklist was grocery shopping and dinner. As I mentioned earlier, we went with a traditional Swedish meal--meatballs. Except I couldn't exactly recall how to make them so the kitchen was an experiment zone. And, well, long story short we got some tasty meat...squares since the shape of the balls didn't really hold up on the stove. Ooops but it was delicious all the same!<br />
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Finally, we spent Sunday in Copenhagen. We walked to all the main attractions and continued our endless chit chat. Most importantly...we recorded our 8clap!!!<br />
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Here are some more pictures of Copenhagen, though I've posted a lot already. You really just can't get enough of this wonderful city. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tivoli decked out for Halloween. October 31st is celebrated out here but just not as crazy as we do in the US</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shout out to ma Brubru's in their win against Cal last week! (They better kick this much butt my senior year, just saying...)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small; text-align: left;">After taking cover from the rain at "Joe the Juicer", it was inevitably time to make our way to the airport. We were sooo sad to part ways but promised to have a repeat of this fantastic weekend next month when I visit Molly in Cork, Ireland! Love you Molly!</span></td></tr>
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Anyway, that's all for now! I have a paper on the Religion and Cosmology of Viking Age Scandinavia that I swore I'd finish this weekend. The fact that today's temperature didn't rise above 45 made it kindaaa difficult to get off the couch and do anything productive... So tomorrow! Really though, tomorrow I'm going to write this paper...Maybe some pumpkin spice latte will motivate me ;)<br />
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-49142467418917436442013-10-08T14:35:00.000-07:002013-10-08T14:49:22.140-07:00Golden Leaves and Toasted Treats<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Hi family and friends! I can't believe it's already the second week of October! Where has the time gone? Well, this lovely month is truly becoming one of my favorites. I can't spend enough time outside. The leaves are golden and air crispy; it hasn't even rained yet. This sweater weather is amazing, it's a miracle I get anything done. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really? This is where I go to school?! How did I get so blessed? </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's official, this is my favorite run by far. I can't resist jogging out here every time its warm enough. It's the most liberating feeling to be able to just keep running with no obligations later that day. I think I spent a good few hours out here; nothing better.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Back at school. I always feel like a dork whipping out my camera (gives me flashbacks to the billion photos my mom would take of us..) but I NEVER regret the moments and beauty I capture. Definitely worth it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This picture is up the road (or should I say field?) about a mile from my usual run. Honestly, how can you not just keep running when you're here?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Okay. I'm a little obsessed with these leaves.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But look at the colors!!!</td></tr>
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My third class, Gastronomy, started last week and I am already really enjoying it. The course is about sustainable eating in a global environment and is something completely new to me. Next week, we have an excursion to Malmo to do something evironmentally friendly... I'm assuming. Talking about excursions, I also have an excursion to Copenhagen for my Viking Age Scandinavia class next Thursday! While this class didn't turn out to be my faaavorite class of the semester, who could turn down a free trip to Copenhagen?! As for my psych class, I'm proud to say I am still attending the lectures despite my alarm sounding before dawn. Oh! I also started helping a professor in the Cognitive Psychology Dept. with some of his research. He is working with the law school to understand the effects of different wording and phrasing on interrogation methods in court. The surveys are in Swedish and it required me to talk in front of 120 students in large lecture halls, soooo this experience better be worth it...<br />
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With everyone moved back to LA, volleyball tryouts and Belles recruitment I've started to miss home a lot more. And how else do you cure these homesick blues?! Food of course. More specifically, traditional American gooey, sugary, heart-threatening treats: S'mores. I badgered my mom until she gave be her secret s'mores recipe and a few girlfriends and I spent a night making them. During the process we learned that Sweden does not have pecans and grocery clerks believe chocolate chips to be located in the chip aisle next to the sour cream and onion... But, never the less, we made do with the adjustments and the dessert came out perfect. I made sure to share some with the Swedes and explain that you're really supposed to make them over a campfire not in an oven.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, that's caramel you see. What you're not seeing is all the brown sugar, butter, and walnuts that made this chocolately dessert even better. Nomnomnom.</td></tr>
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While we;re on the topic of food, can you overdose on dairy? Seriously, I eat so much yoghurt, cottage cheese, and milk I don't think my body was made for this! Ugh why does everything have to be more delicious here. As if we didn't have enough sugar in our systems from the s'mores, National Kanelbullar Day took place 4 days ago so obviouslyyy we had to whip up a batch of those babies as well. Kanelbullar is basically a cinnamon roll sans the drippy-Cinnabon-goop on top. It's usually served with coffee during a midday break called a fika.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OOOPS. not my finest baking moment HA (shout out to Angela this is why you're our designated baker ;))</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I was even told they taste just like a Swede made them. Muahaha. Thanks to my corridor mate for giving me this recipe which I shall keep forever!! </td></tr>
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So other things that happened hmmm.. well in case any of you missed my fb post, my sister continues to rock it out on the court (there's physical photo proof this time!) And Buddy took a tough loss this week on the field. BUT since Poly vs Rancho Verde was the featured game, <a href="http://riversideca.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?clip_id=1317&view_id=14&embed=1&player_width=320&player_height=240&entrytime=0&stoptime=0&auto_start=0" target="_blank">this link</a> of the full game made my whole week! Buddy alsooo took his first SAT which made me weirdly proud (: (And also freaked out since I feel like I was just taking that horrible test, could it have been that long ago?!) Shout out to my best friend in the whole world; Taylor is still da baby but at least she's 20 now hehe. Last Sunday I finally attended a church service at the cathedral in town. It was an international service in English. It was similar to the Catholic mass I'm used to but is technically the Church of Sweden. At the end I pinned Riverside on their map for visitors. People from every corner of the world (for realz this time ANYA!!!) were represented. After, Rebecca and I got to meet some new friends over some free coffee and kanelbullar. Yummy. </div>
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Tomorrow is a taco and sangria kinda night with my Spain travel buddy (and some other good friends, too!). Thursday, my weekend starts with the arrival of the best Miss Betts (hahaha). Really though, I CANNOT wait for this Bruin reunion. You underestimate the number of 8 claps we will be doing. GO BRUBRU'S!!</div>
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-60679163207411379252013-09-30T06:33:00.000-07:002013-09-30T06:33:17.873-07:00Frat parties... I will never be going to one again. Okay, so that's probably not true, but I do know that Greek night life will forever pale in comparison to my latest experience. What am I talking about? A traditional Swedish "sittning" of course! <div>
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On Friday, my friend Alex and I signed up to work at Östgöta's (a nation) Novischfesten sittning. A sittning is a traditional Swedish seated meal that usually takes place before a party. This semi-formal sittning in particular welcomed all the new members of Östgöta nation. The tickets to the event included a three course meal and tons of drinks (bottle of wine, cider, and snaps), not to mention singing performances, speeches, awards, beautiful and tasteful cocktail dress, Swedish drinking songs, gag gifts and party favors. Working the festivities gave such an awesome behind the scenes to this completely student run tradition. I'll walk you through our night! </div>
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3:00- All of the workers had to arrive early in order to begin prepping. When we arrived Alex and I changed into Östgöta polos and began setting up tables and chairs. Next, we shined 130 sets of silverware (this would be one of the few not so fantastic times of the night; I felt like I was back working in a restaurant, yuck). While we were doing this other students were folding napkins, cleaning candle fixtures and setting the tables. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I'm not too sure why Alex looks so happy?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The final product! It took two hours and 12 workers but totally worth it.</td></tr>
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<br />5:30- Oh I kinda forgot to mention that when I say work I really mean volunteer haha. Everyone who worked that night were students; from prepping, cooking, bartending, bussing, serving, coat checking, and cleaning we did it all! It was actually really impressive and a great way to meet people. What better way to bond with some Swedes than by slaving away in a restaurant/ club from 3PM til 3AM? Anyway, at 5:30 we had some Swedish pasta and drinks, and sat around to get the game plan. </div>
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7:00-Up until this time we were still essentially prepping everything. It was a lot of work! We had to stock both bars, clear the floors and hallways, etc. I had a bit of learning to do since I had never worked a sittning or club night. By seven though, we were all changed into our white blouses and ready for the guests! It was a semi-formal event and all of the girls were wearing stunning dresses (Swedes really like black anything) and guys in suits. Nearly 100 people mingled and drank in the entry way before finding their assigned seats. </div>
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8:00-10:00 -Time to serve! The appetizer was a type of cold tomato soup full of flavor and spices. There were some speeches which I couldn't understand and of course a drinking song before the main dish. Clearing the used plates got trickier throughout the night as, how shall I say it, hmmm intoxication levels went waaay up haha. Next, we served lamb, salad, and potatoes. Oh also the student cooks always make extra plates for all of the workers. My first taste of lamb was delish. Finally, we had Key Lime pie (which really just tasted like cheesecake sans the lime) as dessert. After going around and serving snaps (shots) it was time to kick everyone out. But the night was far from over.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I thought US restaurants were hectic... It was funny hearing all the shouting and direction giving in Swedish. Throughout the beginning of the evening prep and clean up the cooks blared songs like "Footloose", "Living on a Prayer" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" in the kitchen.</td></tr>
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10:30- Back to the not so fun activities. In the next 30 minutes we completely transformed the dining area into the club dance floor. We blitzed the place: tables and chairs were broken down, floors swept, dishes, glasses, cutlery bussed, bars restocked, lights turned off and music on. It was like magic! Mind blown. </div>
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11:00- The club opened to both guests of the sittning as well as other students. We each had different shifts. For this hour I was manning the emergency exit which led to a few interesting conversations with random drunk Swedes haha. </div>
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12:00- Coat check. Well I mean I don't know what else to write except...I checked coats. </div>
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1:00- Bartending...? Hahaha Mom and Dad I assure you, I do NOT have a future in this line of work. Luckily, I was stationed at the "Lil Bar" in the back so I wasn't hit too hard with customers. But I definitely don't do well with foreign currency under pressure. Okay, I admit, I don't do well with ANY kind of currency because I don't do well with mental math... Ooops. I had to figure out the register and remember the prices all on like 30 minutes notice! Not to mention the actual alcohol part. We had three beers on tap; the first time I tried to pour one I couldn't figure out how to turn it off so it just kept over flowing lololol. Eventually, I figured it out and the customer was errr, feeling a little too good to notice! Despite how terrible I was at first, I got a hang of the whole thing and ended up having a lot of fun. The music was good and my co-workers were really fun to work with.</div>
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2:00- Clean-up. When the club closed we were back to the dirty work. Mopping, cleaning, putting the alcohol in the back, washing dishes, cleaning bathrooms, etc. My job was to pick up all the cigarette butts out front. Um, Sweden, let me introduce you to the ashtray? </div>
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3:30- YAY! We're done!! Time to go home? Wrong. Now the workers' party begins upstairs. For the next few hours Alex and I hung out with a bunch of Swedes, exemplified a perfect game of "American" beerpong, and listened to music. I've decided, hands down, that cider is my favorite drink here in Sweden. In the end it was a good night (morning?). I met some friends and we plan to fika soon!</div>
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-2035842519669701642013-09-26T03:47:00.000-07:002013-09-26T03:47:58.348-07:00Autumn When It's Not 90Fall has come! And by this I mean actual real autumn, as in "no Riverside, you are most certainly not experiencing fall; good joke though". During the first week of my first new season the temperature dropped about ten degrees and since then has been resting in the mid to high 50's. There has been little rain and the air is crisp and fresh. When I'm not thawing my hands out from my 8AM bike to class, it is quite nice. The leaves are already starting to fall and I'm itching to get a super cheesy picture of me throwing a pile of them in the air. I've already worn more sweaters and scarves than ever (that good ol' LA winter). The Swedes think its endearing that I am looking forward to the first snow experience; my professor literally said "Aw, bless your heart" today haha. Only thing missing is pumpkin spice EVERYTHING! Can't believe my first fall is without the pumpkin lattes, breads, butter, pies, (and poptarts according to Alyssa Schulz?!) etc. Don't get me wrong they have pumpkins here but I'm not about to go carve an entire one out just for anything pumpkin flavored...uh what about good ol' Libby's pumpkin in a can?! But besides the pumpkin issue, there are no complaints about this brisk weather. I've spent afternoons in oversized sweaters, snuggled in blankets reading new novels and sipping tea. Super cliche but amazing all the same.<br />
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Fall also marks the start of school for my fellow Bruins! As if I wasn't missing home enough (Buddy's football games, my birthday etc.) a whole new bout of homesickness is about to come on for life in lovely Westwood. I absolutely love being abroad, meeting new people, and seeing new things, but sometimes I wish I didn't have to opt out of a quarter of UCLA in order to do so. Seriously, why is our school so awesome?! It's pretty hard to get a better college experience after two (very quick) years as a Bruin. Okay, that's it I'm done bragging ;) OH wait jk, I'm not...because I haven't even mentioned our football team's studly performance these past few weeks. Literally killing me seeing all the tailgating, cheering, face-paint, and baby blue in everyone's photos. I swear to never miss a game next season. Not to mention all the Bruin Belles activity that will start soon, as well as tryouts for volleyball. Ahhh! UCLA I misssss you!<br />
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Meanwhilllle, here in Lund I've just been chillin'. I pretty much have no other way to put it. I've never had only two classes each with one chapter of reading a week. That's like less than 100 pages of reading in 7 whole days!! My evolutionary psych class is interesting; we have different lecturers every few weeks and some of the material I've learned in LS15 with Professor Phelan at UCLA. As for the scandinavia history class... I've basically learned that Vikings did not actually wear horned helmets haha<br />
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Mornings when I don't have class I spend time at the gym since it's incredibly empty while everyone else is in school. Sometimes my corridor mate and I take a spin class together in the evening. I even got my hands on a volleyball playing in a rec league. Volleyball isn't as popular here as the states, especially living in socal, so its pretty much just for fun. But hey no complaints here!<br />
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Oh! Last Friday six of us from the corridor got together so the Swedes could show myself and the other international student on our floor how to make Swedish meatballs! We made everything from scratch including the meatballs, mashed potatoes, gravy/saucey thingy, and apple pie. It was super fun way to get to know everyone a little more. And of course the food was fantastic. The meatballs taste like realllly flavorful meatballs from home except Swedish peeps top it with some type of berry jelly. I'm totally making them when I get home.<br />
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I'm still enjoying my favorite run into the countryside, while the weather's nice that is. Next week I plan on going to the mall to buy some gloves and a thicker jacket so I don't freeze in October.<br />
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Hmmmm...what else? Oh! I booked a flight to see the lovely Molly Betts in Cork, Ireland in early November! I'll be spending 4 whole days in Irish countryside which I'm so stoked for, along with visiting traditional Irish pubs hehe. Yesterday, an email from UCLA Psych Dept. finally congratulated me on my acceptance into the major! Woooohooo! Not that I'm any closer to knowing what I want to do after UCLA, but hey at least I have a major weeeeeee (:<br />
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CHEERS! Writing to let you all know I survived my 21st birthday ;) I spent my birthday weekend in the beautiful happenin' city of Copenhagen. But first, on Thursday some of my close friends in Lund came over to attempt a random cake recipe which (thanks to Katie) turned out amazing!</div>
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On Friday, a few of us headed to Copenhagen for some shopping and sight seeing. We met up with a high school friend who happens to be studying in Copenhagen for the semester as well. Melissa was so sweet to open up her home to us. Her Danish roommate took the time to make me a traditional Danish birthday cake even though we'd just met! Melissa even planned a small get together of other American students to celebrate. It was almost like home!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yup. In two days I got three cakes.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The baker herself!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">So great to see a familiar face! Loveeee youuu Melissa!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melissa and I found this hole in the wall cafe Saturday morning. Super Nintendo, record playing, Danishes and coffee. What is not to love? </td></tr>
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After a truly unforgettable weekend celebration full of sunshine, friends, Danish sweets, a few drinks, splurging and sightseeing, I am definitely ready to get back to my routine. Both the gym and my mountainous stack of reading are calling my name. Congrats to Buddy and Alyssa on another weekend of W's! You're both studs and make me so proud.<br />
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Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I'm so grateful to have such amazing people in my life. And for those of you back home, I can NOT wait to celebrate in December!!<br />
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Until next time,<br />
Xo<br />
<br />Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-35179684266164655462013-09-11T09:19:00.002-07:002013-09-11T09:19:55.741-07:00Seriously, Studying in SwedenIt's been a while since my last post, I've been waiting for something as fantastic and interesting as Spain to write about... But, alas, school has officially started and long excursions to tropical beaches is definitely a thing of the past. It's not all bad though! In the past week and a half, I've succeeded in finding my classes, meeting all of my corridor mates, discovering my favorite snack, getting lost running in Swedish countryside, planning future trips, and improving my cooking skills.<br />
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As I mentioned in earlier posts I live in a single occupancy room in a corridor shared with 8 other people; I am one of two international students on the floor, everyone else is from Sweden. Everyone is really friendly and usually tries to speak English when I'm in the living room, so that's nice! We all share a kitchen, and its spotless. Always. It's actually quite impressive. They're all also students at Lund, though a mix of masters, undergrad, and law school. Similar to other European countries (so I've heard) students in Sweden go straight from high school into their preferred area of interest, meaning there really is no such thing as undergrad here. If you know you want to study law, you go straight to law school after high school; same thing goes for med school. While I said straight to law/ med school, I guess I should clarify that no additional education is needed, but it is not uncommon for students in Sweden to take time off before coming to a university.<br />
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I guess I'll stay on the topic of school while I'm at it. I got pretty lucky with classes only twice a week for the whole semester (Promise, Dad I didn't plan it that way!). But that's not really the norm for student's here. Most have class on average 3 or 4 days a week. The way the scheduling of classes is set up here at Lund is so confusing! From Sept-Dec I have my Evolutionary Psych class; from Sept-Oct 29 I have my Scandinavia Viking class; from Oct-Dec I have my Gastronomy class (which only meets on Tuesdays-score). Not only are my classes scattered throughout the semester, they're also all over the city. And it changes every time. Please, take this time to imagine me...with no coffee...at 7:15 in the morning...on a bike...in the freezing wind...lost looking for my psych class on a paper map filled with a bunch of Swedish street names I cannot pronounce. DUH you have too googlemap (is that a verb?) the location of your lecture before hand, how else do students get to class...<br />
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Lectures are pretty interesting here in Lund. Though the Swedes really like their breaks! Every 45 minutes or so every professor gives a 15 minute break when most students run the the nearest coffee location. My professors both seem kind and speak amazing English. My psych professor actually received her undergrad degree from UCLA ( Goooo brubru's we're everywhere!) and her PhD. at Yale before moving back to Sweden a few years ago. I've met a few other international students in both of my classes. I have one obnoxious English student in my Scandinavia class, and I swear I will never be able to hear an English accent again without cringing. Gah. There's the normal amount of assigned reading and only one type of examination at the end of the course. Also Swedes have "retakes" (called Omskrivning). Literally, the lucky ducks get to retake their final if they don't pass the first time!<br />
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The way Lund's academic departments function here is really cool. A lot of the times students in a dept meet up together for events put on by the students themselves. They range from educational things to excursions out to the bars in Malmo. A lot of the departments have "mentor" programs for incoming freshmen. Academic departments that care about the well-being of its students?! What a concept; UCLA psych dept should take note (Molly Betts haha). In addition, each department has a lounge on campus where you can refrigerate food for the day, hang out with other psych majors, or make coffee.<br />
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Well that's about it for classes so far! For as ridiculous as this sounds, it's taking me some time to adjust to how much I do NOT have to do here. Seriously, I cannot remember a time in my life where I wasn't in a hurry to fit something in my schedule. I considered getting a planner out here, but then I realized I literally have nothing to put into it! AnnMarie and I decided this is just a part of our "go, go, go" American culture. It's nice to get a break and I admit, I spent the first few days binging on granola and episodes of the show "24" (uh... Jack Bauer is a bad ass and whoever has not watched this show should seriously reconsider their life choices).<br />
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Here are some other random things that took place in the past two weeks:<br />
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- I got my residency permit card!<br />
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-I stole an American flag from an international corridor party<br />
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-I still don't understand the surplus of milks at the store...I end up with a different one every time<br />
-I bought a gym pass; hello Swedish spin classes in pitch black<br />
-<span style="text-align: center;">I watched both of my stud siblings kick butt on the court and field (least some kids in the fam got talent;) )</span><br />
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-I watched another thunderstorm from under a blanky<br />
-I booked a flight to Paris!<br />
-I looked up and saved a billion different recipes (none of which I've actually made...)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My FAVORITE snack. Living off this yoghurt, fruit, granola and the salads below.</td></tr>
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-I missed the first UCLA football game, marking the beginning of my homesickness for my wonderful school!<br />
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-I went on a couple runs which, to my surprise, landed me in the middle of Swedish countryside!<br />
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-And as my 21st birthday gets closer, I've come to the realization that all I really want for my special day is peanut butter, cookie butter, and twizzlers!!!<br />
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Missing all my friends and fam back home;; xoxoxoxo from Sweden <3<br />
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Until next time,<br />
Xo<br />
<br />Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-44592941021118330482013-09-02T03:04:00.001-07:002013-09-02T03:04:43.718-07:00Paella, Tapas, Sangrias...Oh My!I literally do not have the words to describe my time in Spain. Like I actually do not possess the capability of conveying how unbelievable that country is, but I will try!<br />
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Wednesday morning, I left Lund with my friends Rebecca and Nick to catch our 11AM flight from Malmo to Malaga. We booked the entire trip to Spain weeks ago, but for me it was kind of a random trip in that Spain really wasn't on my "to-do" list of countries to visit. In retrospect... I have NO idea why it wasn't; it should be on every living being's list of places to go before you die.<br />
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This was my first time flying Ryanair, which was an adventure in itself... As most of you know its the cheapest airline in Europe and for good reason! The three of us joked as we pushed and shoved to get seats, and exchanged nervous glances when we took off since it pretty much felt like we were going to drop right out of the sky. Everything was yellow and plastic, including the chairs... but, hey, you do what you gotta do! Four hours later we landed in super sunny Malaga.<br />
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Malaga is usually known as a resort city; a lot of Brits vacation on the warm beaches there. So the whole all-the-spanish-I-know-is-hola really didn't come to mind until we landed. And no one spoke English. Butttt, lucky for me (and Nick) Rebecca speaks Spanish fluently, so she proceeded to translate for us the entire trip.<br />
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Once we (I mean Rebecca) figured out how to get to the train station, we took the subway into the city. From there we had a 25 minute walk with our 25 lbs hikers' backpacks in the tropical humidity (I used to think backpacking would be cool, my shoulders beg to differ). On the way there we saw tons of mopeds, palm trees, and fabric covered, marble paved plazas. Our hostel was located right at the hub of all the action which made it easy to find our way around at night! <div>
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Malaga was an amazing vacation from my vacation. I spent hours lounging on the beach and walking through tropical-plant lined avenues (Paseo del Parque). I ate huge plates of paella, tapas of fried calamari, and drank sangrias every night. I visited the Pablo Picasso Museum and hiked up Roman ruins to get a view of the city at night. One of the nights the three of us took part in our hostel's "Pub Crawl" to get a taste of the Spanish night life, which of course, did not disappoint! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The huge cathedral in the center of town</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our first Spanish meal of the trip! Since we were the waiter's first customers he brought us free tapas including these green olives that I now love. I must find these delicious things in Sweden and the US! Here we shared a plate of paella which is a traditional Spanish rice dish made with chicken, seafood, onions, garlic, bellpeppers, tomatoes and other delicious spices. It was hands down the best food I've eaten in weeks (sorry Sweden paella>tubed caviar).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Best sangria of the entire trip (and I had a lot to compare hehe). Rebecca and I decided this was basically a REALLY sweet, cold and refreshing CapriSun with chunks of strawberries, watermelon, and pineapples in it. Uh..YUM</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sneaking pictures in the Picasso museum. They kept getting angry with me in Spanish...ooops. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Picasso was actually born in Malaga but when he left at age 19 he never returned.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found another church! A good portion of our time in all of the cities was spend wandering the town with no specific destination in mind. This was totally alright with me.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our trip to the beach took us through the Malaga port first.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But eventually we found the sand. The waves of the Mediterranean crashed really hard and the shore line was rocky but is was definitely relaxing and refreshing to spend the hottest part of the day getting tanner than every Swede we know.</td></tr>
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Bright and early Friday morning we left Malaga to make a day trip to Cordoba. The city is a remarkable combination of Islamic culture and Roman Catholic history. Throughout Spain's vast history Cordoba was a major city in the Roman Empire and Islamic caliphate. This trip to Spain realllly makes me want to take a Spanish history class when I get back to UCLA!</div>
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The main reason we went out of our way to Cordoba was to see the architecture of the Cathedral of Cordoba. I've read about it in books and learned about its significance in high school, but seeing the cathedral first hand was awe-striking. Its one thing to look at a 4x4 image in a textbook and another to to look up to see the massive arches above you. It was unreal, one of the most beautiful churches I've ever seen. The unique combination of Islamic architecture and Catholic tradition made this site unforgettable and more than worth the trip. I still can't actually believe I was there. So blessed. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The dome of the cathedral located above the Catholic portion of the structure included the altar and pews.</td></tr>
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The Cathedral of Cordoba was truly amazing but we had a schedule to keep! By 3:15 we made the trek, backpacks and all, back to the bus station to take the 2.5 hour trip to Granada, our third and final destination for the week.<br />
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We were exhausted, sweating profusely, thirsty, mosquito bitten, and achy allll over, but the moment we entered the magical city of Granada we completely forgot about all of these troubles. From the bus we walked through the modern down town to settle into our hostel, which was nestled at the bottom of the Alhambra itself.<br />
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That night I got to experience the most wonderful city, full of Spanish culture, life, and energy. We walked through old town, the modern down town, and the Moorish Albaicin. And every part of Granada, though completely distinct from the other neighborhoods, was absolutely beautiful! Everywhere you went you were immersed in the Spanish culture of tasty complimentary tapas with sangrias and tinto de verano. Granada is unlike any European city I've ever visited. At night the streets flooded with people of every age, eating dinner at 11 PM with their families. There is Spanish music and flamanco dancing in the plazas, artists drawing, and musicians playing. The night life wasn't your stereotypical clubs and bars with the goal of getting hammered, but consisted of sitting down and conversing with friends and family, actually enjoying your company. The city itself, as well as all of its people were so welcoming I felt I could stay there forever. It was so comfortable and homey, I forgot for a moment I wasn't traveling with family; it was the closest I've felt to home the entire month! I could seriously go on forever attempting to describe Granada but I will spare you ;)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the many quaint restaurants!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A night view of the city and the Alhambra </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The way to our hostel and the cheap, yet delicious tapas bar we love. </td></tr>
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The next morning, the three of us hiked up the side of the Alhambra to get afternoon tickets to the fortress, palaces, and gardens. We stopped for fried eggs and chorizo; I bought this delicious nectarine/peach juice that was to die for. By 2PM the sun was shining bright (but no humidity thank goodness) and we entered the historic landmark.<br />
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The Alhambra is a Moorish citadel and palace, since the Moors were one of the first to conquer the Iberian Peninsula in the 700s. It stands at the top of a hill where the Alcazaba (defensive area) overlooks the entire city of Granada. The Alhambra is well known for the Nasrid Palaces and the Generalife gardens. The Alhambra, just like other towns in Spain, went through the hands of the Muslim culture and the Roman Catholic Empire.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Walking into the Court of the Lions in the Nasrid Palaces</td></tr>
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It was hard saying goodbye to Spain come Sunday. But, I know I will be back one day. I can't wait to learn more about the Spanish culture and experience its welcoming embrace once again. As of now, I'm preparing for my first day of class on Tuesday. Sweden is beautiful as usual, but missing just a little bit of southern sunshine and sangria.<br />
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-1272425141971404542013-08-26T07:44:00.000-07:002013-08-26T07:44:05.176-07:00Arrivals and FestivalsArrival Day!<br />
The UC kids no longer run the streets of Lund. August 21st marked the arrival of nearly 5, 000 other international students. I've met tons of undergrad and graduate students from Germany, France, Poland, UK, Italy, Asia...so pretty much every corner of the world.<br />
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The week consisted of typical orientation procedures. I felt like a freshmen again which made me really miss my brubru's! There were a few plus sides like...hmmm free candy/food and my new free water bottle equipped with an "Our tap water is safe to drink" post card reassuring me I am not in Mexico. (Noticing a trend? hah) On a more serious note, I finalized my schedule, met with other international psych students in my class, learned more about nations, gym memberships, student health, unions, etc. I also bought a ticket to the official "Welcome Party" put on by the uni. Later in the week I met with my Mentor Group where we BBQ'ed and played some traditional Swedish games.<br />
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I met up with Rebecca and two new friends from Scotland on Friday to check out the festival in Lund's neighboring city. Malmofestivalen is a week long cultural, musical, and art festival put on by the city of Malmo (thanks to the citizens' taxes). This year the festivities coincided perfectly with the end of my Swedish language class so I was able to make the 15 minute train ride to Sweden's third largest city.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rebecca with some delicious Thai food </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Malmo is one of Sweden's most diverse cities. There were all types of nationalities at the festival. I even watched traditional Chinese and Thai dance performances. This picture captures one of the main food areas of the festival. There is literally every type of food you could imagine including food from Chinese, American, Thai, Greek, to Spanish, and Norwegian cultures. And trust me, that is just the tip of the iceberg! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stumbled upon "The American Store" and found poptarts, pumpkin pie spice, American flags, cowboy hats, and weird pictures of Elvis Presley! The store also has a bunch of English goodies (according to Rebeka who is from Scotland). Apparently we are one in the same to the Swedes ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">FOUND TWIZZLERS which was my obsession during finals at UCLA and UCI. This small pack of three costs $3!!! So if you ever feel the need to send me a care package, I wouldn't object to some of these babies.</td></tr>
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<br />Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-60894215668512230402013-08-24T07:51:00.001-07:002013-08-24T07:56:42.934-07:00KopenhamnThe weather has been absolutely perfect this past week. The mornings start out a bit cloudy and brisk; by noon or so, the clouds have faded away leaving the bluest of blue skies, a light breeze, and a pleasant 65 degrees (note to self, I really need to start understanding Celsius). It is literally heaven on Earth compared to all my loved ones sizzling in the 90s and triple digits! The sun rises before 6.00 and sets long after 20.00. I spend as much time outdoors, soaking up this perfect weather, while I can.<br />
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Taking advantage of this weather, a group of us went to Copenhagen last Saturday. It was a pretty spontaneous trip, but after hearing that the Tivoli Orchestra was performing music from the Harry Potter score live, I really felt I had no choice! Unsurprisingly, their performance did not fail to impress me. It was an unbelievable feeling to be standing in those beautiful gardens, on such a beautiful day, listening to such a magical performance. God has truly blessed me with this trip abroad and I am so so thankful!<br />
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It's basically a mini-Disneyland with rides, restaurants, and gardens. It was nice but, I'm not a huge amusement park fan, and definitely not when I have European cities right outside the gates! After a picnic lunch, I was glad to leave and join the hustle and bustle that is typical of Copenhagen on a sunny weekend.<br />
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I spent the rest of the day traveling "Drachslin" style; which, for those of you who don't know what that means, pretty much includes non-stop walking and "touring" (getting lost). It's funny that this Saturday was the most homesick I've felt while here. Even though its been yearsss since I was last in Denmark, I clearly remember everything I did with the fam and it's so different traveling without them. While I missed them tons (especially my mom's uncanny ability to find bakeries off the beaten path) I really enjoyed seeing the city again!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Took us a while to get here but non the less we finally arrived at this scenic spot! I could not get enough of this view. Honestly, I stayed and walked the streets here for hours not to mention subjected my friends to taking nearly 20 pictures of me justttt so that I would have the perfect one (sooo my mother's daughter).</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Afterwards, I took the 40 minute trek to the far port side to find the Little Mermaid statue. We found some sort of military fort and cute little church along the way.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hans Christian Andersen wrote the fairytale "The Little Mermaid" in 1837. And, while it's not exactly the Disney story we're used to hearing, the Danish version has made Copenhagen even that much more popular. The Little Mermaid statue celebrated her 100th birthday this August 23rd! </td></tr>
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Sore feet, wind blown hair, and a growling tummy= CHECK a successful day of touring! That little bit of discomfort paled in comparison to the pure joy and gratitude I felt at the end of the day. To top it off, I found out a good friend from high school happens to be studying abroad at the uni (thats what Europeans' call University) in Copenhagen so I will definitely be back again soon!<br />
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Xo!Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-62795950996932136152013-08-21T03:35:00.000-07:002013-08-21T03:35:16.853-07:00Talar du svenska? Why yes, as a matter of fact I do speak Swedish. Okay, well only a little. But I've officially completed the ILP (Intensive Language Program) and took my final exam this morning! So I'm feeling pretty accomplished as of now. Never mind the fact that I asked where "havregrynsgröt" (oatmeal) was at Willy's yesterday and the employee stared at me dumbfounded...<br />
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It's been a while since I've taken language classes. I felt like I was back at Gage listening to "Bifteck" and learning verb conjugations; my Swedish teacher, Annika, even reminded me of Ms. Baylus, okay? So weird.<br />
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Maybe it was just familiarity with the French language, since I took it for three years, but Swedish seemed to be a bit more challenging. One of the most difficult aspects is pronunciation. The Swedish language has some of the strangest letter combinations. Like, I'm pretty sure I just wasn't born capable of making those sounds no matter how many times my roommates correct me! The trickiest combination for me is "sj/sk" (just looks wrong doesn't it?!). The "sj" sound is found in words like sju (seven) and sjukhus (hospital). Also our "k" only makes one sound; Swedish "k" can make the same sound as "k" in English or it can make a "sh" sound. So kaffe (coffee) and komma (come), versus kyckling (chicken) and kemi (chemistry). I really can't describe the sounds so here is a video I found online: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHs7xB8MOAs" target="_blank">Saying 7 </a><br />
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Oh! Another thing, the word "the" is non-existent here. Which, in my opinion, is such a tragedy. Instead of distinguishing "a chair" from "the chair" with "a" and "the" the Swedish language requires you to change the form of the noun. Of course there are multiple different forms depending on the gender, quantity, and type of noun. And you have the exceptions to these rules as well. It's been a joyous three weeks of grammar lessons...<br />
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But in the end, the 3 1/2 hours of Swedish instruction a day really did help! I got to know some of my other classmates (all UC students), pick up favorite sayings, and find my way around the grocery store (kinda). I won't be continuing Swedish in fall since I'm already taking a full load of classes. I'm looking forward to all three English taught classes, but first a two week break!<br />
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XoLanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-74734918610019347742013-08-15T11:49:00.001-07:002013-08-15T12:43:32.066-07:00Starbucks and Staters for SwedesHej hej! The past few days have been super overcast and chilly with the constant wind. Yesterday was a torrential down pour with lightning and thunder. My roommate, Niran, told me that most summers in Lund consist of a few days of sun followed by some of rain, but yesterday's rain was heavier than usual. Today, most of the clouds rolled out by 2 p.m. so I took advantage of the crisp 65 degree weather and headed to my favorite coffee place in town...Starbucks. Just kidding ha. According to Niran, Sweden has the fewest Starbucks in all of Europe. They were beat out here in Lund by a chain called Expresso House. Even though it's a chain, it's super warm and cozy with full bookshelves lining the walls. The cafe closest to the train station has free Wifi and tons of comfy seating, so every time I get here I end up staying for a few hours.<br />
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I splurged today and actually purchased a drink. I usually don't buy anything more than an expresso shot, and even that is only for a particularly groggy day. One of the reasons I pass on the drinks being the nature of Swedish coffee. Its so strong!! And thats coming from me, a coffee addict who prefers her cup of joe black. It reminds me, and other students in my program, of hot melted tar. Its not as gross as it sounds, I promise, but it definitely takes some getting used to; so unless I can't stop yawning I stick with my water. Another reason I remain coffee-less is the price. As with everything in Sweden, the price of coffee is more expensive. For this large frapp I paid 44 SEK which is equivalent to about $6.75--fine for a special day but definitely not something I can start making a habit of!<br />
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With Expresso House being my new Starbucks, I also have a new favorite grocery store (as if I shopped for my self back home ha ha). Instead of Staters and Ralphs, I frequent a grocery store called Willy's right down the street from my apartment. A few days ago, Niran and I went together so he could translate the food and products for me! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Annnnnd one for taco spices! I'm sure they have nothing on our Southern California Mexican food, which I'm strangely craving as of lately. It's like my body knows there's no way to get Chipotle... </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They have a huge section for freshly baked breads. This photo doesn't do the selection justice since I went shopping in the evening, so there wasn't much left. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In search for gram crackers to make some s'mores, I found this ginormous cracker aisle. This is a popular type of cracker here in Sweden. A lot of people eat this for breakfast with cheese. Its a pretty grainy brittle cracker, but I like it. (Mom, you'd love them)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swedes really need to be introduced to the idea of trail mix. Actually, any kind of snack would suffice. (Maybe that's why they're all so tall and thin?) This is the first "snacky" food I've found. Everything else is either a meal or chocolate. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is one of four sections in the store that carry different types of cheeses. Seriously, whatever cheese you're craving, Willy's has it! Sweden has such amazing dairy products since they have a lot of farm land. Their yogurts come in large containers (kinda like our pints of milk). And speaking of milk, there are no gallons on gallons of chemically treated, watery milk here. At first, I wondered how my family would ever survive with only small containers of milk (my mom once said we're the easiest kids to please...just give us cereal). Well, since their milk is so fresh, creamy, and naturally sweet, it only lasts a few days before it goes sour (a lesson I certainly learned the hard way). </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ah. Bloodpudding, another product popular in Sweden. I haven't had it (and don't plan to) but my friend Rebecca really enjoys it. It is essentially what you read...a type of dish made of animal blood and other intestines mixed with some kind of wheat and spices...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just as I was told I would, I found a lot of sauces and spreads in toothpaste like tubes! This time, I actually tried one of these. Fanny, another roommate in my corridor, insisted I try one ca<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">lled<span style="font-size: x-small;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.555556297302246px; text-align: left; white-space: pre-wrap;">kalles kaviar on a hard boiled egg</span>.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"> It bas</span>ically tasted like a swallowed the entire ocean. Soooooo salty and fishy. Eeeeks.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Found our s'mores ingredients! These marshmallows are made especiallllly for the greatest "True American Tradition" ;)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here's a bad quality photo to give you an idea of prices here. This is the largest shampoo/conditioner Willy's carries (not as large as the TRESemme at home) and it was on sale for almost $10. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">To help minimize waste, Willy's (as with every other grocery store here) charges for purchasing paper and plastic grocery bags. It's recommended you bring your own reusable ones.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Recycling Swedish style. Actually, they do tons and tons of recycling. We sort all of our trash into separate bins: food waste, household waste, paper waste, white/clear glass bottles, colored glass bottles, hard plastics and cardboard. Talk about super eco-friendly! </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Taaa Daaaa! The final product. Nomnomnom</td></tr>
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-87081553299734372202013-08-11T14:22:00.000-07:002013-08-11T14:22:05.232-07:00Lund to Lomma What? The weekend is already over?! Class five days a week is killing me! It okay though, since I spent my entire weekend either napping, biking, or going out. After class on Friday, I headed into town to see more of campus and pick up some essentials on a lil' shopping spree. (Officially out of warm weather clothes!) Lund has a really nice second hand shop where I scored a rain jacket and the H&M here is only slightly pricier than those at home.<br />
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Even though Lund is a small town in comparison to anything I'm used to, I still haven't seen everything. Riding through parts of campus alone really reminded me how incredibly fortunate I am to have the opportunity to receive higher education. Do you know that only about 30% of people living in the US have a bachelors degree?! Anyway, not only do I get to attend college, I get to earn my degree at theee most gorgeous universities. OK, so I'm a little biased, but take a look at these photos:<br />
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Afterwords, I met up with a few friends who wanted to purchase wine and such for the night. I haven't really explained much about this part of Sweden. The government is much more socialized here than in the US, not super Russian communist but a lot more is controlled by those in Stockholm. (They have a royal family but according to my roommate they literally do nothing for the country except keep a portion of citizens' taxes). The legal drinking age in Sweden is 18 but you must be 20 to purchase hard liquor (drinks with less than 3.5% alcohol content you can buy at a Swedish super market etc.) There is only one government run store that sells liquor and anything stronger than 3.5% called Systembolaget. So there are no liquor stores, grocery stores, or really anywhere else to purchase alcohol and of course because of the nature of the Swedish government everything is heavily taxed at System. But, hey! All hospital and clinic trips are free--Rebecca even tried it out ha. And actually, all Swedish citizens pay zero tuition to study at Lund or any of the other universities in the country. Crazy! Rumor has it (well, actually, it was basically confirmed by tons of Swedes I've talked to) that a lot of people from southern Sweden drive to Germany just for alcohol since it's so much cheaper there!<br />
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That night a bunch of us headed over to Hallands Nation. Here at Lund they don't have fraternities or sororities but instead they have these groups called nations. Its similar to greek life but its not exclusive, theres no bids, etc. Anyone who wants to join can join. Originally, they were all representative of 13 different regions in Sweden, but of course you don't have to be from Skane to join Lunds Nation. I'm not sure if I will end up joining one; for now I just have a guest pass to try it all out. Nation's host their own club nights every weekend so according to my roommates, it can get a little rowdy come September. There's usually a cover charge, cheaper drinks and lots of Swedish dancing (which is mainly fist bumping and messing around; there is literally no grinding anywhere in sight--so refreshing haha). The nations do other things as well, besides making up the majority of student night life. They offer dinners, excursions, and obviously a great way to meet Swedes. Here's the only pic from the night!<br />
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Today, I went on another biking adventure! I totally jinxed the weather by telling everyone how warm it is here; sure enough, it started raining. But that didn't stop a group of us from making the 11.6 km ride to Lomma Beach. We went through some more countryside and a nature reserve as we got closer to shore. When we finally found the sand it was a bit windy and cloudy but no rain. Everyone I went with, along with dozens of crazy Swedes, went swimming in the water. According to them, the temperature was nice and the water oddly shallow. From the shore you can see the bridge that connects Sweden to Copenhagen and even spot one of Malmo's iconic buildings. Here's a bunch of pics from today:<br />
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Ah! Today was such a fantastic day I'm having a hard time putting it into words (hence the tons of pictures). After class today (oops, yes my ILP-Intensive Language Program started a few days ago, but I'll play catch up another time!) a few of the students in the UC program decided to venture to Dalby, the town just outside of Lund. It's even smaller than Lund, but the best part of Dalby was the hour and a half bike ride to get there! Dad, this is totally reminded me of you; can I suggest Sweden as your next century ride location? I'll come support. Okay. Thanks. ;)</div>
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We rode through the most stunning countryside I've ever seen. It was picture perfect (and trust me I stopped to take many!) It reminded me a bit of the farm land outside of Philadelphia, except it was a perfect 70 degrees out with a slight breeze and no humidity. The ride was basically flat along side a main road. Naturally, we got lost quite a few times but that just adds to the adventure, right? Eventually we made it to Dalby:<br />
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The reason a bunch of us decided to make the excursion out of town was to take advantage of this weird Swedish heat in Dalby's small lake (uhhmmm...its hotter than L.A. quickly running out of non-sweater clothes!) When we finally ended up just outside of town this is what I saw:<br />
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The lake is surrounded by about 50 ft cliffs all full of Swedes launching themselves into the water. Sorry, guys heights just aren't my favorite but that didn't stop me from getting in the strangely clean tasting, perfect temperatured water. I swam from cliff to cliff (because my legs really needed another work out?) and waded around with the other 20 UC students. </div>
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The small gathering of trees on the side of one of the cliffs reminded me of Big Sur and once I got to thinking about it, I really haven't gotten the chance to enjoy the serenity and beauty of God's nature since then. As you all know, I absolutely love spending my time outdoors, but no where more than places like this. I can't believe I am going to have to return to LA after this. Can I stay longer?!<br />
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My friend Nick snapped this picture on the way back to Lund. Hungry, thirsty and sunburnt (um hello Rick Steves, you didn't say I'd need sunscreen for Sweden, just thermals) the ride back wasn't quite as enthusiastic, but the scenery never once lost its charm. As soon as my body recovers, I'm headed back to this trail. Lets just say, I will be walking to class instead of riding for a few days! Oh, now that I mention it, the trails. Sweden takes pride in its nature and nearly every living community I've seen also has a HUGE paved trail park along side. Its amazing! But also very easy to get lost in...oops. I mean if I get lost running in Bel Air, I'm pretty much guaranteed to get lost anywhere. </div>
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Of course, I had to venture into a wheat field for a photo op. Another plus to the day, I finallllly got internet so posts will be much more frequent! Family and friends, contact me on facebook to get my new Swedish phone number or just skype me. Miss you all tons. Thanks for reading! (:<br />
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XoLanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-18540580007032660812013-08-05T10:04:00.001-07:002013-08-11T14:36:17.151-07:00Hej hej fran Sverige!Hey everyone!<br>
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I've been having some major internet malfunctions in my apartment so I'm posted at one of the many cafes with free wifi. Its my 5th day in Sweden and its already flown by. If this is any indication of how the rest of my semester will go I'll be home before I even know it :/ Here's a recap of what I've been up to!<br>
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<b>July 31<sup>st</sup></b> consisted of me doing what I do
best…sleeping. So since that is relatively boring I’m skipping ahead to ARRIVAL
DAY! I flew SAS into Copenhagen, Denmark August 1<sup>st</sup> at 1:30 PM. The country is so small I swore we were going to descend right into
the water.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I managed to find my
way through the airport to baggage claim where I picked up my over packed
luggage, which felt like just about 10,000 lbs. I literally broke a sweat
dragging all of it to the train station one level below. Please, take a second
to picture me with one rolling suitcase, one huge duffle bag, one hiking 50
liter backpack, and one normal backpack, juggling dollars, krona, euro, trying
not to leave my phone and remember which bag I last put my passport in…needless
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At the train station I met my friend Rebecca (also a UCLA
student)! Together, we figured out the tickets (biljet); it really helps that
she knows a bit of Swedish and is familiar with a lot of the culture and people
here! The money is a little disorientating here; the conversion rate is about
.67 so the trip from Copenhagen to Lund was 107:- which is equivalent of about
$16. So its not as bad as it looks, but don’t be fooled Sweden is definitely
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With a little help from the locals Rebecca and I got off at
Lund Central where we asked for directions to Lund Accommodations office to get
our keys to our apartment/dorms. I thought the treck from baggage claim to the
train station was painstaking…I definitely had another thing coming with this
walk. Although it was supposed to take 5 minutes, Rebecca and I literally had to stop and
rest every ½ block. Once we got there we ditched the cobblestoned street
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The way the dorms are set up is similar to residence halls
at UCLA. Except, each corridor only has 10 rooms each single occupancy and
instead of a communal lounge there is a communal patio, kitchen, and eating
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area. From my dorm its about a 30 minute (flat—thank god!) walk to the city
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In the city
there are countless hole in the wall boutiques and cafés. The center part of
the university has a beautiful fountain and shadey lawn, which will most
definitely become my new “Janss Steps”. Shout out to Anya, I’m going to miss
nap time “at grass” with you!</div>
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<b>August 2</b></div>
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RISE N SHINE…Good
thing I brought more than practically 3x my weight in sweaters and scarves becauseeeee, it
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Today, I ventured around the outskirts of town; Rebecca and I found ourselves at a mall called Nova. To get bus fare you have to purchase a “JoJo” (pronounced
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We walked through a parking lot full of Volvos (cliché,
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We came back for orientation where we met about 60 other UC students. As for classes I’m taking Evolutionary Psychology, Viking Scandinavia and Gastronomy: Sustainable Eating. Class schedules here are strange; most are rotating
meaning they don’t meet at the same times, days, or even places every week. So
that should be interesting…lets see how many I will actually find! Also the UC
system is very structured with classes all beginning and ending on one day. Not
so much at Lund. My Viking Scandinavia class starts Sep 4 and ends Oct 29<sup>th. </sup>Others start as late as Novmeber and run until Dec 22 and some take the entire
duration. Pretty strange but I’m hoping this works out to my advantage with my
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Lanaehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16304405225860044996noreply@blogger.com3Lund Lund55.721117 13.212308tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2899485607215828018.post-66590595709040519662013-07-14T14:27:00.001-07:002013-07-14T14:27:23.233-07:00Why Sweden......is the most frequent question I get asked when telling friends and family I am leaving the country for nearly half a year. Well, in all honesty, why not Sweden?! (Okay, so it may be a bit chilly... but hey I always have sunny SoCal to come home to in December!) Here's the real answer to that burning WHY question:<br />
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<li>I actually chose Sweden because I'm looking for a completely new adventure, something I can only find in uncharted areas of Europe. Since I was lucky enough to spend time abroad with my family in the past years, I knew for this next chapter of my life I wanted to go somewhere completely foreign. And because I have a tendency to migrate to familiar things and places, being located north of the Baltic Sea really pushes me to explore Scandinavia. (Don't worry Italy, I will return one day!)</li>
<li>My options were narrowed down because, of course, I will be studying while abroad and only a few countries I haven't visited offer psychology classes in English. Through UCEAP, I found that one of Europe's universities, Lund University, lectures in English and transfer credits directly to the University of California. After tons of research, Lund seriously seemed like such a perfect fit! The town is rooted in history (the university itself is 347 years old). It's a small college town on the outskirts of larger cities such as Malmo and Copenhagen (which is right across the water). I've already talked with quite a few students who have studied at Lund in the past and they all have nothing but great things to say about the university, town, and really Sweden as a whole. </li>
<li>I'm not a big snow person. So, why study in a place where the lows can dip into the 30s and sun sets occur at 3PM, you ask? Well, when else are you going to experience something totally new but have the reassurance of being home in a few months. If you know me at all, you know I'm the kind of person that needs a little extra umph to get out of my comfort zone. Even though I hate the thought of exiting that little comfy bubble moments before the plunge, I have NEVER regretted leaving that safety net behind. It's all or nothing Sweden, bring on the snow! </li>
<li>Shout out to my UCLA friends for fueling my desire to go dogsledding (AKA "mushing Balto" for those of you familiar with my recent Disney obsession hehe). Of course, this isn't the reason I chose Sweden but I am looking forward to taking advantage of all the activities Scandinavia has to offer. After reading books, blogs, and websites, I am already convinced that this part of Europe is truly an often overlooked gem of the world. Between hiking breathtaking fjords, visiting glass country, Christmas shopping at Stortorget in Stockholm, and experiencing night life in Copenhagen, who knows if I will even have time to go to school (just kidding Mom and Dad)!</li>
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Ahh! Just writing all of that got me even more pumped for the coming school year! Only 17 more days until I fly out of LAX to Copenhagen!! </div>
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