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... over the last Kanelbullar :) Kicki, Sofia and Sanna are actually visiting Minnesota in April/May with Sofia's orchestra.

I'll be so excited to see them when they arrive!

We live in a very cute and cozy town home. I feel so incredibly at home here. I love it!

Well time to go to bed. It's been a long day here in Lulea, Sweden!

I know, i know. I lead a rough life.

On a completely different tangent, how amazing would it be if UWP came to Montevideo ...

... just listening to music. Then I sang a few UWP songs that I had been working on to our music coordinator. After lunch, we headed to rehearsal. Halfway through, a local school group came to get their picture taken with us. The 25 of them plus the 80 of us gathered on the stage.

And then the stage began to crumble.

Okay, crumble is rather dramatic. The stage began to sink beneath our weight and capsize. Fortunately, we all got offstage before anyone ...

... was still bright sunshine and pretty hot. I was quite surprised!

I checked into my hostel, which was evry quiet and then decided to go and check out the UNESCO sight, Gammelstad, which means 'Old Town'. There is a magnificent church there and surrounding it are tiny houses that pilgrims built there so they could stay warm when they travelled to the church.

I visited the outdoor museum which was basically the farm with descriptions of ...

... iltapalaa haukkaamaan. Olimme ottaneet mukaan varmuuden vuoksi myös toppavaatteet ja pipot ja hanskat ja sun muut. No, nyt ei ihan toppatakkia viitsinyt laittaa, mutta muuten piti laittaa päälle villapaita ja useampi kerros vaatetta ja pipo ja käsineet, oli nimittäin KYLMÄ! Ja heinäkuu, just joo... No, olimme varautuneet tähän, mutta toivottavasti ei ihan koko reissua kuitenkaan olisi tällaista...

Ennen puolta yötä lähdimme kävelemään ...

Arrived by train near midnight in Luleå Sweden. Station waiting room locked. Had directions to a hostel from Inernet. Long walk there with heavy pack. Rang bell several times. finally a second floor window opened and angrily said Closed and slammed it shut. Dutch girls just ...

... wouldn't be so fat if they ate more fish and less steak. We nodded politely, somewhat in agreement...somewhat insulted. She then pulled open her coat as if to let us admire her aged, yet trim physique. Kyle gave her the rest of his fish, and we excused ourselves to continue exploring. We then helped to decorate the....well, I don't know what it is officially called, but we referred to it as a "May pole." It was more ...

Hello everyone! Lulea has bloomed in the last few days, flowerpots are suddenly overflowing with pansies and begonias, and the trees are dripping with buds. Blue skies, blue water, all around. To celebrate the summer solstice, I baked a Swedish cake with strawberries and cream. Fresh strawberries here are much smaller than in the US, they are pure ruby red, have stems attached, and look like they could explode with sweetness at any minute. Too bad they were so expensive, so ...

... leaving our suitcases at our apartment in France. We stayed up late Saturday night, surfing the internet, and I baked a chocolate cake with the following translated directions: Chokladkaka lubricating oil and bröa a form pour packet content in an bowl. added coldly water whip to a even daub , for hand ors with elvisp Pour daub in designs. Cream in lower component of oven , approx 50 mine. Pull cake from ugen. It turned out great. On Sunday, we took a late ...

... where I saw two stunning white swans. They floated almost mechanically over the water. This is not the vodka talking. We came back to Lulea and walked to the library where we could access the internet for free. We also got library cards so we can access the internet again at the swipe of our card. Kyle also checked out some children's books in French. We also inquired about the possibility of renting a car for the weekend. Many of us are interested in driving to a "nice ...

... some drinks and it was quite a lot and I ended up drinking the whole bottle of Amarula all to myself. Since no one else liked it. That wasn't the best decision I ever made in my life. I paid for it at the end of the night. I soon retired to bed, well my sleeping bag in a tent outside the flat and fell asleep till the next morning. The next morning I was woken up by the biggest hangover, and my head felt like the size of a basketball. I managed to ...