Sundsvall
Travel Blogs from Sundsvall, Sweden
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Update from here in Sweden
... , 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
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 ...
Camping Due North, Day 2
... wishing to see one! We did see some reindeers but no wild moose, except the ones that were painted on the signs on the highway. Sundsvall is a rather small city, but is it very pretty and looks more like a city in the Alps, to me it looked a little ...
Feeling Happy!
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 ...
Very Happy with everything!
... 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
... I get 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 ...
Adjusting to my new home
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!
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
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 ...
My Halloween weekend.
... 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 ...
Awesome weekend in Sundsvall!
... 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
... 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 ...
Life as I know it now
... I'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 ...
Disney: Portraying the Changing Roles of Women
... 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 ...
To Boda Borg... And Beyond!
... meal, 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 ...
Feeling Rejuvenated
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
... 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
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 ...
Autumn Has Arrived
... 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. ...
Trip to Boda Borg: Adventure House
This Weekend we went to an adventure house called Boda Borg. It was really interesting and it kind of reminded me of a ropes course that we use for team building in the states. The house had several floors with long hallways. Each hallway contained ...
Svartviks industriminne
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 ...
Student Life in Sweden
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 ...
Exploring Sundsvall
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 ...
Middag på Kalven
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 ...
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