I've been really busy these past two weeks, actually have a bit of schoolwork now (finally!)
Don't really have time for a post, have to wake up pretty early tomorrow for 'forestry exercises,' but I've put up pictures from our boat trip to Helsinki and me and Michela's three days in Berlin, and from our very very wet day today making measurements of spruce stands.
Helsinki photos
Berlin photos
Ostads Sateri photos
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Tjugoett (Twenty one!)
Hej hej!
This week was a pretty quiet one. Unfortunately we waited too long before booking to St. Petersburg, so it didn't work out. Possibly in November... we shall see. So, I ended up with a lot of spare time, considering I didn't have classes! But, since most others DID have class, I didn't do a whole lot except enjoy the sun and gorgeous fall colours, cooking some new things, fika with friends, and watching a season of How I Met Your Mother that I borrowed from Marine. Oh, and went to see the new Three Musketeers movie! I must say I prefer the one with Kiefer Sutherland... it's less like Oceans 11 meets Pirates of the Caribbean in 3D.
Saturday morning, since it was another beautiful day, a few of us went on an exploratory hike from Jälla to Stovreta, about 7-8km. I just can't get over those red and white spotted mushrooms! It felt a bit like an old fairytale, ancient-looking blankets of moss, huge forests of paper birch, brightly coloured mushrooms, and I even saw some lipstick lichen ! It's so neat to have learned about these things and see them in real life by accident! Of course, my companions being animal science majors, they just think I'm a bit crazy playing with lichens...
My birthday was really great. I had class for the first time in two weeks, and finally got some readings to do! It might seem weird that I'm excited to get a big stack of readings on my birthday... but it's time to get to work now. After class some girls and I went out for dinner at the Thai restaurant in town. We had a lot of discussions about different rules about using cutlery, and we all had a good laugh when Angeliek's food came wit h chopsticks (she's the only one who had never eaten Thai food) and Ningchen's food only came with a fork (she's from Taiwan). After dinner, I finally visited my nations' club! It seems to close at random hours and their events are always sold out really early, so I haven't been very involved in it so far :( but it was a lot of fun with everybody there. And, I was given a really awesome plant for my room! No clue what it is (if you know, send me an email?) but it looks really great! Also, apparently October 4 is cinnamon bun day in Sweden (hahahaha) so of course I was given a big bag of cinnamon buns which my roommates are now eating. All in all a super day.
Two weeks from now, the Ultuna Student Union is planning a Älgmiddag (literally: Moose dinner). Apparently it is a formal dinner in which they serve moose. I am buying a ticket tomorrow, no way I'm going to miss that!
Then, this weekend it's off to Helsinki!
Hope you are all doing great!
Link to photos: here!
This week was a pretty quiet one. Unfortunately we waited too long before booking to St. Petersburg, so it didn't work out. Possibly in November... we shall see. So, I ended up with a lot of spare time, considering I didn't have classes! But, since most others DID have class, I didn't do a whole lot except enjoy the sun and gorgeous fall colours, cooking some new things, fika with friends, and watching a season of How I Met Your Mother that I borrowed from Marine. Oh, and went to see the new Three Musketeers movie! I must say I prefer the one with Kiefer Sutherland... it's less like Oceans 11 meets Pirates of the Caribbean in 3D.
Saturday morning, since it was another beautiful day, a few of us went on an exploratory hike from Jälla to Stovreta, about 7-8km. I just can't get over those red and white spotted mushrooms! It felt a bit like an old fairytale, ancient-looking blankets of moss, huge forests of paper birch, brightly coloured mushrooms, and I even saw some lipstick lichen ! It's so neat to have learned about these things and see them in real life by accident! Of course, my companions being animal science majors, they just think I'm a bit crazy playing with lichens...
My birthday was really great. I had class for the first time in two weeks, and finally got some readings to do! It might seem weird that I'm excited to get a big stack of readings on my birthday... but it's time to get to work now. After class some girls and I went out for dinner at the Thai restaurant in town. We had a lot of discussions about different rules about using cutlery, and we all had a good laugh when Angeliek's food came wit h chopsticks (she's the only one who had never eaten Thai food) and Ningchen's food only came with a fork (she's from Taiwan). After dinner, I finally visited my nations' club! It seems to close at random hours and their events are always sold out really early, so I haven't been very involved in it so far :( but it was a lot of fun with everybody there. And, I was given a really awesome plant for my room! No clue what it is (if you know, send me an email?) but it looks really great! Also, apparently October 4 is cinnamon bun day in Sweden (hahahaha) so of course I was given a big bag of cinnamon buns which my roommates are now eating. All in all a super day.
Two weeks from now, the Ultuna Student Union is planning a Älgmiddag (literally: Moose dinner). Apparently it is a formal dinner in which they serve moose. I am buying a ticket tomorrow, no way I'm going to miss that!
Then, this weekend it's off to Helsinki!
Hope you are all doing great!
Link to photos: here!
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