Sundsvall, Sweden Travel Blogs

Update from here in Sweden
Jul 15, 2005 (10 photos)

... , too many stories to tell all at the moment, I'll explain each photo as I go. Hope that everyone is well, I am in Sundsvall at the moment playing some poker with a few friends...tomorrow I leave for Stockholm on a bus, where I will spend one night ...

Swedish Train
Aug 14, 2006 (5 photos)

After travelling approx. 20,000km with the Russian railways it was nice to take a break and experience "relative" luxury on the Swedish railways. On the Russian railways something called a shower has not yet been invented so passengers have to forgo ...

Feeling Happy!
Sep 11, 2008 (23 photos)

Leif and I celebrated three years of being together on September 10th. He had a gorgeous bouqet of flowers sent to me at my apartment. With the flowers he had a wonderful card that brought tears to my eyes. I also received 2 cards from Mom today so it was ...

Very Happy with everything!
Sep 23, 2008 (22 photos)

... have influenced my optimism of it all. But it all began Friday with the excitement of some friends from Stockholm coming to Sundsvall to visit me and other friends here. I met sofia and sara in Green river community College when they made the decision to ...

Sundsvall Bound
Aug 26, 2008 (1 photos)

... on the train. There is no one I'd rather of shared these memories with than you. 9:00pm What an interesting first night in sundsvall Sweden. It's really weird how it's hit me I'm going to be here for four months. It seems so longs when I think about ...

Adjusting to my new home
Aug 28, 2008 (18 photos)

8-28-08   I'm settled down now in a nice apartment with my mentor. Well a few days ago when Parri took me to sign my contract for my empty apartment I learned that I had to rent every piece of furniture every month plus the rent. Then I also had ...

Last days in Sundsvall...... making themost of it!
Dec 8, 2008 (50 photos)

We tried to do it all in those last days in the lovely town i called my home for 4 months. It was true it flew by. I am ready to come home to my love of my life and be with my family for christmas. i went to church with Brooke and Jana where we fika'ed ...

Thanksgiving Dinner
Nov 27, 2008 (13 photos)

This was the most different and diverse thanksgiving I have ever experienced. Seeing that Thanksgiving is an American Holiday, no one in Europe celebrates it or even knows what it's purpose is. I didn't want it to be just another day when I knew my family ...

My Halloween weekend.
Nov 3, 2008 (11 photos)

... and it was like a magical movie scene! Last thursday was the start of the festivities for the Halloween weekend in Sundsvall! An american girl here named Willie hosted an evening for all the international students and she had a pumpkin carving contest and ...

Awesome weekend in Sundsvall!
Oct 27, 2008 (26 photos)

... and I have talked about taking the train to southern sweden for the next few days and staying there until saturday and come back to sundsvall for our halloween celebration here. She has a boy "friend" there who we'd be staying with and he'd be showing us ...

What i've learned from Intercultural Communication
Oct 1, 2008

... and wisdom." I really liked reading about this, because it all seems like such a positive outcome to my time i am spending over here. I am excited to see what God has in store for me and how he will use me in other ways from my experience in Sweden.

Life as I know it now
Sep 18, 2008 (50 photos)

... ve spent a day at the beach here playing volleyball with new friends , I have hiked to the top of the north mountain. Sundsvall lies between two mountains and faces the baltic sea with a river flowing right down the middle of town. I have walked down ...

Good Bye Sundsvall
Dec 17, 2006

Time to say good bye...

Disney: Portraying the Changing Roles of Women
Oct 16, 2009

... times of the world. Cool, huh? First I want to tell you about the past two days. We arrived in Sundsvall, Sweden yesterday. Sundsvall is about 5 hours from Stockholm. We were able to have some free time in Stockholm before departing to Sundsvall which was ...

To Boda Borg... And Beyond!
Oct 17, 2009

... , or it's full of leftovers from Thanksgiving. Is that what a smorgasbord is to you as well? It's different in Sweden. Here was the menu for tonight's smorgasbord: Herring Smoked salmon Potato salad Pastrami and roast beef slices Peppers and cucumbers  ...

Feeling Rejuvenated
Oct 19, 2009 (21 photos)

Wow. What a fantastic day. Everyone was so excited to play for our host families and alumni of UWP! It would be our first show of the kind since Mexico - playing for our host families. Singing our songs and spreading our message of peace and hope to ...

Snow For Halloween
Oct 31, 2006 (23 photos)

... of candy...instead, I got snow! Lots of it too! In less than 24 hours we already had 4 to 5 inches here in Sundsvall. Some of us watched Charlie Brown Halloween movies and drank hot apple cider to celebrate Halloween. Then we went outside to play in ...

Studio 54 Party
Oct 1, 2006 (25 photos)

The Studio 54 Party is the biggest party of the year at the Student House in Sundsvall. Everyone who comes, dresses up in 70's and 80's clothes and they play disco music all night. I have to say...these Swedish people are really inspired by our pop culture ...

To Sundsvall
Apr 5, 2008 (16 photos)

I will add this when I get a minute!!

Autumn Has Arrived
Oct 17, 2006 (8 photos)

... leaves are definitely a beautiful sight to see. I guess the rain we experienced the first few weeks in Sundsvall was a little abnormal for this part of Sweden. However, the sun has finally come out and hasn't let us down yet for the last week or two. I ...

Svartviks industriminne
Jul 13, 2008 (5 photos)

Sov gott, åt frukost och gav oss sedan iväg på tur runt ön och förevisades den nyrenoverade dansbanan som utgör ett viktigt inslag vid "Kalvens dag" då alla sommaröborna samlas och leker lekar och har knytkalas. Promenerade bitvis i det höga gräset längs ...

Student Life in Sweden
Sep 4, 2006 (27 photos)

I finally moved in to my flat and met my flatmates. Courtney from Iowa, USA and Hendrik from Germany. I also explored the campus...it is beautiful. Nadja, my student mentor, introduced me to the student house as well. It is basically where all the ...

We got married
Oct 21, 2005

Finally we are married!

Exploring Sundsvall
Sep 1, 2006 (28 photos)

I finally made it! I decided to walk around town and see what it has to offer. The town is farely small and very beautiful. Everything is made out of stone because of the town's bad luck with fires. Hence, the nickname "Stone City". There is only one ...

Avresa
Jun 25, 2007

Test

Middag på Kalven
Jul 13, 2008 (3 photos)

Trots att vi förföljts av sommarens "lokala skurar" hela sträckan kom vi till slut fram till Alnön utanför Sundsvall. Här tvingades vi tillfälligt överge vår semesterfarkos UMZ 555 (enl D Ringby aka "Blå Geten") och välkomnades istället av värdparet Stina och Leif som ...

Sep 27, 2009
Sep 27, 2009 (1 photos)

The day we met
Jan 7, 1994

We met each other this very day at Dinos Bar.

Museum of Sundsvall
May 10, 2009

Design month at Museum of Sundsvall Read about the Plasticks concept on http://www.jennylundgren.se/portfolio/plasticks/

Making Friends From Around the World
Sep 16, 2006 (33 photos)

Since I have been here in Sundsvall, I have met other students from all over the world. The countries include: Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherland, Ireland, Hungary, Bosnia, Egypt, China, Pakistan, Canada, and even some from the USA, Iowa and ...