Saturday, 17 April 2010
Saturday, 6 March 2010
Skridskor !
Since we had one of the coldest winter ever : gigantic boats blocked in ice at the entrance of Stokholm's archipelago in march, and temperatures closed to the -17°C where it should be back being positive,
two consequences, besides obvious greatness :
- have been wearing winter boots since january to avoid death on iced sidewalks
-have now covered about 125 km on the iced lakes around Stockholm ! Of course, not in one go...
Tuesday, 2 February 2010
En dag i Sverige
Today must have been the day I spoke the most swedish since I got there...
Because it is not quite so easy in a country when some people get confused when you explain that movies and TV -shows are translated into french and not just subtitled : " But why ? It's stupid !"
I woke up at a reasonable time and was happily entering the classroom for my first solid state physics class when something striked me as odd : In this class, there was a incredible percentage of light-haired-young-looking students. And that's when I heard it : A voice explaining crystal symetries in swedish...
Overlooking the fact that I was slightly late, we can jump to the only conclusion there was : my solid state physics class is in swedish : or I should say " fasta tillstånd fysik"!
Well although it was a bit stressing ( 3 labs and exams will be english-less), with the help of my best friend the dictionary I did have fun !
And when I got out, a miracle happened : I thought in swedish, well with many mistakes I am sure but still...
then I had my usual gym class + sauna all in swedish
then I met my tandem partner : a friend with whom we talk one hour in french and then another in swedish !
then I had a random conversation in swedish with a girl at the next table
then I had my usual hours swedish class where I annoy french people by speaking to them in swedish or in english only (well not quite on purpose, but my mind is switched off to english when I learn swedish)
So that was a amazing day, and I can know say for sure that my swedish is better than my spanish has ever been !
Wednesday, 20 January 2010
Just above the artic circle ....
Pictures have yet to come, but I will write a post about my amazing trip to the north of sweden !
Snowy Friday
After exams were almost over, it was time for Ana and me to enjoy our last December day in Stockholm.
As there was a snow storm during most of the week ( which did not stop any bus from running nor made me late for any exams), there was a thick layer of fresh snow on the ground in the forest and on the beach !
(by the way, the first picture is not modified, I just looked up and here it was...beautiful)
You know you are in sweden when...
There is a free access sauna next to the showers in every gym center ... and always warm during open hours !
I'll be sure to enjoy it ...
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