Some gentlemen came by today and did things like change the wiring in our flat and give us a new circuit breaker! We also got a new light in our kitchen and new light switches and outlets! We used to have a fuse box and how I prayed that the day a fuse blew Fredrik [...]

I went to IKEA today. I drove there by myself during the day with many cars on the road. It may not seem like a big deal but to me it’s a big enough deal. For those of you who did not know, I’ve been trying to master the art of driving stick. Not to [...]

Just came home from dropping off Fredrik at the airport and guess what? I drove him there and back by myself.
I think I’ve got a handle on this manual transmission business. The roundabout is still a bit frightening but I think I’ve also got a handle on it.
It was a bit rocky at first ’cause [...]

I’ve been driving since I was 18. Growing up in Canada, driving is not anything fancy. Almost everyone who can drive, will drive. There’s nothing too exciting about driving in Canada. The exciting part comes into play on WHERE you drive to.
I’ve driven automatic cars in all the years that I have driven. Manual cars [...]

I can’t say that I have mastered the roundabout but I can say that I can drive in one when there’s little to no cars around. I’m still trying to working on the gear shifting but it’s improving. Fredrik says that I’m doing really well. With some more practice, I should be doing much better. [...]

This appears to be working now.
We went back out driving. I haven’t FULLY mastered the art of gear shifting but it seems that I have it down. Now to incorporate it into driving on the road.
Sweden has lots of roundabouts. At one point in time they used lots of traffic lights. Now they have lots [...]

This is going to be a short one ’cause I have to go back out to learn how to drive stick. Couldn’t the Swedes just be sane and drive automatic cars?!?