Well I got a reply from the program co-ordinator and apparently they don’t take late applications. Sucks that they don’t even take late applications at all. So the game plan is when I finish next semester at Västerås, I’ll register for the last semester at Västerås AND at the course in Stockholm University. The way [...]

A couple weekends back, a friend of mine from my former SFI class told me about an UNLISTED Swedish course at Stockholm University. Deadline for application submission was April 15th. I’m going to have to send in my application as late and hope that they have the space for me. I really hope that I [...]

Last night was Walpurgis Night (known as Valborg or Valborgsmässoafton in Sweden). Here’s a small summary of what it is. It’s a celebration that’s supposed to mark the last day of winter and the beginning of spring. People have these big bon fires and drink themselves silly. It’s originally a pagan celebration and like most [...]

I won’t be blogging about EVERY bento I make because I don’t think that they’re THAT interesting. Sometimes there’s just not much to talk about. But I do update the bento page with pictures and a brief description of the contents. So if you don’t see bentos here, check the bento page
Today I made a [...]

I’m supposed to do this write up in Swedish and send it to my teacher and I frankly cannot do it at the present moment. I tried to work on my homework earlier and my brain has just gone completely blank. I’ll do the write up tomorrow and hope that my brain will be functioning.
Fredrik’s [...]

Yesterday we watched some Swedish “films” in class and it was just a big waste of time. My teacher showed us these children films and everyone was bored out of their minds.
First we watched this animated film about an eagle that was afraid of heights and how he eventually learned to fly. My teacher claimed [...]

I called my mom last night and she asked me how my Swedish was coming along.
That’s one question I hear a lot from people who know I’m trying to learn Swedish.
To be honest, I’m not sure if I am getting better at Swedish or not. There are many moments when I feel like I will [...]