First Grand Falun

I concluded my 2 month adventure with a 2 day visit to Anna's aunt Birgitta in Leksand, which is in the traditional Dalicarlian region of Sweden. I should note we had a small delay on the train ride up to Leksand since the train hit a moose, which apparently isn't that uncommon here. Birgitta has been the best host up here taking me around and cooking us the best meals (in fact I have to get ...

Stockholm to Õrebro<br>Today we woke up to rain and of course my poor body HATES the rain, but I managed to get up and get going. We had hoped to go visit Skansen the outdoor museum in Stockholm but realized that was out, with the rotten weather, and I only thought it was rotten in Denmark! Well more time to spend with family. When leaving the hotel, we approached the tiny 3 person elevator which would of broken every building code the US has ever ...

... Then set out to find my Father's grave. We knew that we were headed it the right direction, but when we arrived, all we saw was a Industrial Park. Deciding to give up the idea we headed back to the shopping mall to return a dress I bought in the wrong size. While on our ride, I again looked at the map and realized that we were indeed in the right area for the cemetery only on the wrong side of the interstate. We turned around and finally found the cemetery, but now ...

... just right. It wasn't too short and not too long. The last presentation was mine and was entitled "The Gospel of the Kingdom of God." We passed out the last of the handouts and tidied up the meeting hall. A number of our people had to leave on the 1:06 PM train that headed towards Stockholm. Some of the brethren such as the Asians both in Norway and Finland had to leave earlier for their respective destinations. We are talking about doing ...

... are gifted in lifting other people's spirits. We were blessed to have Anthony and Marguarita Miles from Oslo provide special music at three of the meetings as well as piano accompaniment for hymns. We sang five hymns at each of our meetings. Most of the people attending here cannot attend any kind of church service throughout the rest of the year. We tried to make this concentration of ...

... their children. Klo Gay and Margaret Doh came down from Kemi, Finland. I have visited in their homes and it was so wonderful to all be together where we could meet again and where they could meet others. Margaret and Klo Gay were coming to the Feast of Tabernacles in Estonia last fall, but were not able to come at the last minute because of an issue with their refugee status. Now, we're finally ...

Via hällregn (som en dusch!) som medgav en hastighet på ca 70 km/ h på en finfin 110-väg nådde vi till slut Falun. Hälsades välkomna av Alex & Lina som dukade upp en strålande middag med jordgubbsdaiquiris, ingefärsgrillade scampi och hemmagjord mockaglass. Sedan blev det dags för en spelomgång i " Ticket to ride" där det gällde att bygga järnväg kors & tvärs över Europa enligtett intrikat regelverk. Mycket roligt även om värdinnan hade den dåliga smaken att vinna :-) Nu läggdags!

Nu har förberedelserna pågått ett tag. Böcker om Kina skall läsas, ett antal googlingar på platser som kan vara av intresse. Mycket kretsar kring allt jag hoppas hinna med vid sidan av studierna. Det visar sig väl så småningom vad tid jag har för allt annat. Snart börjar studierna här hemma på högskolan, och då får jag väl den första känslan för vad det är jag gett mig in på, - att lära mig kinesiska.

I went to Sweden to visit a friend of a friend! We had a great time - I was staying with him at his University Halls and made loads of really great new friends from all over the world. It snowed, it rained, it flooded - and then it for so hot we were sunbathing! I had a fantastic time visiting the local museums, getting drunk, getting to know more about traditional Swedish culture and came home with many great memories.

... architecture. Anyway when I got back to Anna's house the first thing her mother seemed to say through the window was "It's a Boy!" Up to that moment I thought I had experienced almost everything on this trip, but I guess there's always something else! And a was also happy that I apparently hadn't offended Anna's sister, Karin, but she had instead gone to the hospital in the morning and delivered a baby boy after a whopping 23 ...