Week 7:
Hello everyone of Canada and other places not named Canada! This is week 7/43.5 and it was another good one!
The whole week I was waiting on a decision about the Technique Program at school. Which after a long wait (it was really not that long) the Guidance Councillor told me I got in to the program Thursday night! That means I can start Friday...nope because we had a PA day. So I had to wait three days to start the new program. In the program we are currently working on drafting a house on ArchiCAD, this is a computer program made for drafting. But the catch is, I am attempting to read the very detailed and descriptive instructions of what to do in Swedish...I am not that good yet at reading Swedish so it is a slight challenge. That is what is happening in the new program so far!
Oh and a quick story. So in Sweden, I swear there is a Facebook group for every club/team you join. So I am in our "evening" Innebandy group. But little did I know we also have a group for school (like honestly, an Innebandy Facebook group for the school too?!). So Wednesday afternoon we have Innebandy from 13:15-15:45(they all use 24 hour time here), so I get on my bike and pedal my little heart out since I thought I was going to be late! It is a 20-25 min bike ride don't forget. I manage to get there with time to spare, but wait! I am the first one here! This is amazing...I am not going to be the late one. So I wait a little for everyone else to arrive since the Innebandy does not actually start till 13:30. But at 13:25 I am still the only one there...so I knew they probably cancelled practice and did not tell the Canadian. So I go and ask the lady that works at the arena at about 13:40 and she decides to go ask the receptionist since she thought we had practice too. After a 20 min wait since the receptionist was on the phone..."They are at the school doing a class, would you like me to call and tell them you are coming?" I look at the clock, it is like a 10 min bike ride and I was already 30 min late. So I was like "No don't worry about it!" That bike ride back home was the most depressing bike ride I have ever biked. The good news is though, I am now in the group on Facebook, so no other incidents like that should happen anymore!
Now to the weekend. On Saturday Maja had a few friends over for a get together (some of them were the Innebandy guys) so I chilled with them for a while! Then we went on an adventure around town. Without realizing it was 4:00 am and we had no way to get home. So, we called a cab bus (I think they are called that) and managed to get all of us home! But I still did not get to bed till 5:00 am. So Sunday I slept in till 9:30... At 14:00 Maja, Lovisa, Annie and I went to watch Kais Mora, the men's floorball team. They are in the second highest Men's league in Sweden, so that was an awesome game to watch since you can see how good the Swede's are at Innebandy! You realize why they are one of the top Innebandy teams in the world! So that was an exciting end to Week 7!
I promise I will be on time next week posting! I have just been busy with the new program! (I did not get pictures this week, next time I will!)
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Grandpa's Birthday & Program Change?!
Week 6:
Hej Everyone! Last week and the weekend were fun, but very tiring! On Sunday night I got the weeks training schedule for Innebandy(floorball). We had practice Monday-Thursday for 2 hrs each night. I also switched into the Innebandy Training at school (not the program change which I refer to in the title, yet) which means I also had training on Tuesday and Friday for 3 hrs, and Wednesday for 2.5 hrs. This is why my blog took so long to do last week. That was pretty much the excitement of this past week.
Now, to explain about the program change... I have been thinking about switching out of the Music program because I do not find it to be much fun. The program I am considering switching into is the "Engineering Program". At the school it is the Technique Program (I forgot how it is spelt in Swedish). This program is Maths, Physics and Drafting which is more my thing since I like to use AutoCAD and Google SketchUp! So I would be much happier in it than I am in the Music program! So, that is where things are at with my schooling right now!
Now onto the weekend fun! On Saturday, Tomas and I went to watch Mora IK play. Mora IK is the professional hockey club in northern Dalarna, which is the region which I live in. One thing that is very different is that the arena is very small compared to OHL and NHL rinks (picture posted below) and Mora has a very small Neutral zone but a wide ice surface. In a Swedish hockey game, behind the home team's defensive zone, they have a cheering section for their cheering squad. Let me tell you, they go all out during the game. I did not know that there is that many cheers for a hockey game. The end result was a 3-1 win for Mora, with one empty net goal to seal the deal at the end! When the team scores everyone is on their feet cheering...it is crazy! On Sunday, it was a relaxing day with us just sitting around at home! This allowed me to make the Nilsson's a favourite dip of mine, taco dip. Asa purchased the ingredients for me and I went to work making it. I think it is safe to say, it was enjoyed by everyone. Lastly, on Monday it was Åsa's dad's birthday! When I was done at school I went with Maja and Åsa to his house for a small get together with other family and friends. We had Fika (Coffee/tea and a treat) and I met a lot of Åsa's family. They were all very nice and welcoming.
Well friends, that's all I have for Week 6. Hopefully, there will be more to come on my next blog! Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
Now, to explain about the program change... I have been thinking about switching out of the Music program because I do not find it to be much fun. The program I am considering switching into is the "Engineering Program". At the school it is the Technique Program (I forgot how it is spelt in Swedish). This program is Maths, Physics and Drafting which is more my thing since I like to use AutoCAD and Google SketchUp! So I would be much happier in it than I am in the Music program! So, that is where things are at with my schooling right now!
Now onto the weekend fun! On Saturday, Tomas and I went to watch Mora IK play. Mora IK is the professional hockey club in northern Dalarna, which is the region which I live in. One thing that is very different is that the arena is very small compared to OHL and NHL rinks (picture posted below) and Mora has a very small Neutral zone but a wide ice surface. In a Swedish hockey game, behind the home team's defensive zone, they have a cheering section for their cheering squad. Let me tell you, they go all out during the game. I did not know that there is that many cheers for a hockey game. The end result was a 3-1 win for Mora, with one empty net goal to seal the deal at the end! When the team scores everyone is on their feet cheering...it is crazy! On Sunday, it was a relaxing day with us just sitting around at home! This allowed me to make the Nilsson's a favourite dip of mine, taco dip. Asa purchased the ingredients for me and I went to work making it. I think it is safe to say, it was enjoyed by everyone. Lastly, on Monday it was Åsa's dad's birthday! When I was done at school I went with Maja and Åsa to his house for a small get together with other family and friends. We had Fika (Coffee/tea and a treat) and I met a lot of Åsa's family. They were all very nice and welcoming.
Well friends, that's all I have for Week 6. Hopefully, there will be more to come on my next blog! Thanks for taking the time to read my post.
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| The Hockey Game(Mora is in red) |
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| Hockey |
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| Hockey |
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| Grandpa's House, he built it all himself! The ceiling is wood. |
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| Small pano of the living room |
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| The entrance from the driveway |
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| Fireplace, facing the Foyer |
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| A cool chair he has |
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| The house |
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| Grandpa's yard |
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| Steps up to upper entrance |
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| I forgot what this is..... |
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| Grandpa's shed |
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| Upper Entrance |
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| Another shed |
Friday, September 18, 2015
Adventure to Gävle!
Week 5:
Hej Everyone! Sorry I have not posted on my usual Monday or Tuesday. This week has been a very busy and tiring week and I did not feel like writing a blog...because blogging takes a lot of energy. You have to remember everything you did the past week, then you have to write about it in an interesting way, and have someone edit it since I am not good at englishing. I forgot how to spell ankles and shins this week. Kind of embarrassing when you have to google it O.O!
I will get on with this post since I am not too tired or have Innebandy (Floorball) tonight (finally a day off). So last week was just the usual practices at night and school in the day not too entertaining. But on Saturday (Sept. 12) Maja, Åsa and I took a trip to see Martin & Emma at their new apartment in Gävle. They moved into their apartment recently. Gävle is about a 2hr drive from where we live in Kräkberg. The reason Martin and Emma are in Gävle is because Emma is going to University there and it is more convenient for them to live there. We left early in the morning (about 9am) and first stopped at Ikea and the Mall so the girls could shop. By the way if you are ever thinking about coming to live in Sweden for 10 months pack a lot of jeans, because the average pair of jeans are 1,400kr which is equal to $223.00CAD. Just a little expensive for me...and a lot of other Canadians! So love the retail stores in Canada because our clothes are really cheap which I miss </3. After spending about 2hrs at Ikea and the Mall we headed another 20min to Gävle. We saw the apartment and had lunch with Martin and Emma. They made us lasagna which was really good! And after we had Coffee and a desert (I had tea since coffee is not my thing). We then went on a walk through Gävle and they took us to see the river that flows through the middle of the city (I will post pics when I upload them on my other laptop). It was awesome to see because of the way they built the city around the river! Then we returned to the car and went on our way. But on the way home we switched cars to Emma's parents car. If you know anything about Europe they have small cars...and the car we were in... 6'3 Tucker's legs didn't quite fit into so I had to lean them to the middle where there was space! Remember it was 2 hrs to home, making it a little uncomfortable!
Last week I bought my first Innebandy stick. It was only $230CAD! It was one of the more expensive ones. Since you gotta look stylin on the rink. Just kidding does not really matter if you're styling or not, it's how you play the game that matters.
So this was my adventure last week/weekend! More interesting things to come in next weeks blog...only 3/4 days for that one now :P Have a great weekend everybody!
(Pics will come later tonight...which is soon)
I will get on with this post since I am not too tired or have Innebandy (Floorball) tonight (finally a day off). So last week was just the usual practices at night and school in the day not too entertaining. But on Saturday (Sept. 12) Maja, Åsa and I took a trip to see Martin & Emma at their new apartment in Gävle. They moved into their apartment recently. Gävle is about a 2hr drive from where we live in Kräkberg. The reason Martin and Emma are in Gävle is because Emma is going to University there and it is more convenient for them to live there. We left early in the morning (about 9am) and first stopped at Ikea and the Mall so the girls could shop. By the way if you are ever thinking about coming to live in Sweden for 10 months pack a lot of jeans, because the average pair of jeans are 1,400kr which is equal to $223.00CAD. Just a little expensive for me...and a lot of other Canadians! So love the retail stores in Canada because our clothes are really cheap which I miss </3. After spending about 2hrs at Ikea and the Mall we headed another 20min to Gävle. We saw the apartment and had lunch with Martin and Emma. They made us lasagna which was really good! And after we had Coffee and a desert (I had tea since coffee is not my thing). We then went on a walk through Gävle and they took us to see the river that flows through the middle of the city (I will post pics when I upload them on my other laptop). It was awesome to see because of the way they built the city around the river! Then we returned to the car and went on our way. But on the way home we switched cars to Emma's parents car. If you know anything about Europe they have small cars...and the car we were in... 6'3 Tucker's legs didn't quite fit into so I had to lean them to the middle where there was space! Remember it was 2 hrs to home, making it a little uncomfortable!
Last week I bought my first Innebandy stick. It was only $230CAD! It was one of the more expensive ones. Since you gotta look stylin on the rink. Just kidding does not really matter if you're styling or not, it's how you play the game that matters.
So this was my adventure last week/weekend! More interesting things to come in next weeks blog...only 3/4 days for that one now :P Have a great weekend everybody!
(Pics will come later tonight...which is soon)
Monday, September 7, 2015
Dalhalla Concert
Week 4:
Hello Followers & People who are not followers(those popping by for a quick visit),
The past week was a pretty awesome one with a concert to remember and something else too. The start of the week saw more floorball practices. I have three practices each week and most of them are two hours in length. At Tuesday's practice (I think it was Tuesday) I scored a goal in a scrimmage. It is a pretty awesome thing to do when playing with guys who have played since they were 6, and you just started 2 weeks ago! So that was a highlight of the floorball practices last week.
School is going good. English class is pretty easy considering it is a repeat of Grade 3 English. For example, how to make a word plural! Math also has me doing stuff I learned in Grade 7 or 8. So you now know the struggle I am facing in school, in some subjects things are a little too easy!
Finally, one of the things I had dreamed of doing in Sweden happened this weekend. Going to Dalhalla. Dalhalla is an amphitheatre located in a former limestone quarry, and is used as a summer music venue. It is located 7 km north of Lake Siljan and the town of Rättvik in Dalecarlia in central Sweden. The quarry is 60 metres deep, 400 metres long and 175 metres wide. The open air theater was opened in 1995 and currently has 4000 seats. The acoustical qualities are comparable to the best outdoor stages in Europe.(Source: Wikipedia) After watching the year end show which included an amazing fireworks display, this is something I would like to do again! Pictures are posted from the concert below. Be sure to check them out since they are pretty sweet. By the way...I was not suppose to take pictures where we were sitting. But rules are meant to be broken! That's why they make them right?! I would also like to thank my amazing host family for taking me to this awesome concert & venue. I am very thankful for the opportunities The Nilsson's are allowing me to have.
As you can see I need to get out and do more things or just get injured since all of you find my pain enjoyable...and also so I can write longer blogs :). I am going to bed now so I will write an update again next week...just hope something crazy happens so the post can be longer :D.
Hello Followers & People who are not followers(those popping by for a quick visit),
The past week was a pretty awesome one with a concert to remember and something else too. The start of the week saw more floorball practices. I have three practices each week and most of them are two hours in length. At Tuesday's practice (I think it was Tuesday) I scored a goal in a scrimmage. It is a pretty awesome thing to do when playing with guys who have played since they were 6, and you just started 2 weeks ago! So that was a highlight of the floorball practices last week.
School is going good. English class is pretty easy considering it is a repeat of Grade 3 English. For example, how to make a word plural! Math also has me doing stuff I learned in Grade 7 or 8. So you now know the struggle I am facing in school, in some subjects things are a little too easy!
Finally, one of the things I had dreamed of doing in Sweden happened this weekend. Going to Dalhalla. Dalhalla is an amphitheatre located in a former limestone quarry, and is used as a summer music venue. It is located 7 km north of Lake Siljan and the town of Rättvik in Dalecarlia in central Sweden. The quarry is 60 metres deep, 400 metres long and 175 metres wide. The open air theater was opened in 1995 and currently has 4000 seats. The acoustical qualities are comparable to the best outdoor stages in Europe.(Source: Wikipedia) After watching the year end show which included an amazing fireworks display, this is something I would like to do again! Pictures are posted from the concert below. Be sure to check them out since they are pretty sweet. By the way...I was not suppose to take pictures where we were sitting. But rules are meant to be broken! That's why they make them right?! I would also like to thank my amazing host family for taking me to this awesome concert & venue. I am very thankful for the opportunities The Nilsson's are allowing me to have.
As you can see I need to get out and do more things or just get injured since all of you find my pain enjoyable...and also so I can write longer blogs :). I am going to bed now so I will write an update again next week...just hope something crazy happens so the post can be longer :D.
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| Top of Dalhalla...again |
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| The Stage |
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| From the entrance to the seats |
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| Each song had different lights |
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| The Orchestra |
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| Two of the Singers were in a row boat performing |
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| Candles and Fireworks about to start |
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| Some of the Firworks |
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| Last performance (I actually forgot what this was) |
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| Top of Dalhalla |
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| The view as we were leaving |
Tuesday, September 1, 2015
Something New....
Week 3:
Hello Everyone! This post will mostly be about my amazing first experience with Floorball and Phys. Ed! It was something my body and I will never forget. <3
On Wednesday (August 26) I decided I would try something new and play floorball. Floorball is a very large and well known sport in Sweden. It is like hockey but without all the equipment and ice. You do have a stick and net and you run...a lot (I will have a picture at the bottom). So Wednesday night comes and I get ready to practice with the team. I arrive and we start with a 1.5km run. If you know anything about me and my love for running our relationship has always been rocky but I manned-up and ran the whole 1.5km feeling it a little afterwards. Next we were split into 5 teams and we played a few mini games (4 on 4) for the hour of practice. After the practice I asked the coach when the next practice was and he told me Monday. He also invited me to training Thursday (August 27). I went home and told Åsa & Tomas that I liked it and would like to go again. I also mentioned that there was training the next night. I then sat and watched TV before taking a shower and going to bed for the night. Thursday morning came around and my alarm goes off.....at that moment I knew something was wrong. My body was definitely not feeling right and holy sh*t did it hurt to move. As I lay there strategizing a plan that would give me less pain and hopefully lessen my struggle, I think about all the stairs I need to go up and down today. Yes, STAIRS...there are the ones in the house to get down to the main floor, then there are the small but killer three steps to get to the kitchen (I will need to go up and down about 2 times) and then about 9 sets (a lot of stairs in each set) that I need to go up and down to get to classes. As I struggle getting out of bed I know this day will not be good...at all. But wait! I have floorball training again tonight which I am now leaning towards not going to since all of the stair climbing throughout the day will be enough of a workout. I almost do not make it through the school day because of the pain I am in going up and down the stairs.
When I got home Martin was asking me why I was not going and after a talk with Åsa & Tomas, I finally chose to go...WORST IDEA EVER!!!! Training starts with stretching and then we move onto our exercises. Now I have to be honest, during training my muscles really did not even hurt. After training I got changed, walked out to the car and my muscles slowly start hurting again. I get home and Maja leads me through some stretches that should help me with the pain...NOT! It did not do anything to help me! So I get a shower and literally crawl my way up to my bed for the night. As my alarm went off Friday there was hardly any movement coming from me. Not only did my legs hurt A LOT, but now my whole torso area also hurts. My thoughts immediately take me to what we might be doing in Phys Ed class. My inner voice tells me, "it should be easy today since we are just starting!" So I get out of bed, walk awkwardly down the stairs (as my legs scream out in pain), eat breakfast and head to school. Phys. Ed class slowly rolls around. We are in a classroom talking and the teacher announces that we will be doing a 2km run. Oh, did I mention this is like a cross-country run that has trees you have to jump over and obstacles you should put in front of a teenager in this much pain. The first 200m hurt but then it got better as I ran. Now of course, the run had to end and OH MY GOSH....the PAIN!!! I walked...well, not really walked because my walk these days were not walks. I was like a fricken penguin waddling to his little clan in a snow storm for the rest of the day.
So I go home that night and ask Åsa & Tomas if the Sauna would help. They said it might so I gave it a try because what do I have to loose at this point! After 30 min in the sauna I had some relief and was a little more agile but the stairs were still my enemy. On Saturday night I went in to the sauna again and felt a little better. Sunday morning I finally could move again and the pain had subsided! That pretty much concludes how my first days with Floorball and Phys. Ed went. A time in my life I will soon not forget!
On Sunday we went to visit Åsa's dad. His house(which he built himself) sits on a large property with a pond he dug beside his house. The pond is stocked with Trout. It was nice to meet him and see his house. Asa & Tomas brought along the maple cookies I had gifted them and everyone quite enjoyed them. The rest of Sunday I just relaxed. Monday(yesterday), I had Floorball practice again and I am thrilled to report that I am not that stiff today! Thankfully!
This wraps up this blog post up for now. I have posted a few pictures below to give you an idea of what Floorball is about.
Hello Everyone! This post will mostly be about my amazing first experience with Floorball and Phys. Ed! It was something my body and I will never forget. <3
On Wednesday (August 26) I decided I would try something new and play floorball. Floorball is a very large and well known sport in Sweden. It is like hockey but without all the equipment and ice. You do have a stick and net and you run...a lot (I will have a picture at the bottom). So Wednesday night comes and I get ready to practice with the team. I arrive and we start with a 1.5km run. If you know anything about me and my love for running our relationship has always been rocky but I manned-up and ran the whole 1.5km feeling it a little afterwards. Next we were split into 5 teams and we played a few mini games (4 on 4) for the hour of practice. After the practice I asked the coach when the next practice was and he told me Monday. He also invited me to training Thursday (August 27). I went home and told Åsa & Tomas that I liked it and would like to go again. I also mentioned that there was training the next night. I then sat and watched TV before taking a shower and going to bed for the night. Thursday morning came around and my alarm goes off.....at that moment I knew something was wrong. My body was definitely not feeling right and holy sh*t did it hurt to move. As I lay there strategizing a plan that would give me less pain and hopefully lessen my struggle, I think about all the stairs I need to go up and down today. Yes, STAIRS...there are the ones in the house to get down to the main floor, then there are the small but killer three steps to get to the kitchen (I will need to go up and down about 2 times) and then about 9 sets (a lot of stairs in each set) that I need to go up and down to get to classes. As I struggle getting out of bed I know this day will not be good...at all. But wait! I have floorball training again tonight which I am now leaning towards not going to since all of the stair climbing throughout the day will be enough of a workout. I almost do not make it through the school day because of the pain I am in going up and down the stairs.
When I got home Martin was asking me why I was not going and after a talk with Åsa & Tomas, I finally chose to go...WORST IDEA EVER!!!! Training starts with stretching and then we move onto our exercises. Now I have to be honest, during training my muscles really did not even hurt. After training I got changed, walked out to the car and my muscles slowly start hurting again. I get home and Maja leads me through some stretches that should help me with the pain...NOT! It did not do anything to help me! So I get a shower and literally crawl my way up to my bed for the night. As my alarm went off Friday there was hardly any movement coming from me. Not only did my legs hurt A LOT, but now my whole torso area also hurts. My thoughts immediately take me to what we might be doing in Phys Ed class. My inner voice tells me, "it should be easy today since we are just starting!" So I get out of bed, walk awkwardly down the stairs (as my legs scream out in pain), eat breakfast and head to school. Phys. Ed class slowly rolls around. We are in a classroom talking and the teacher announces that we will be doing a 2km run. Oh, did I mention this is like a cross-country run that has trees you have to jump over and obstacles you should put in front of a teenager in this much pain. The first 200m hurt but then it got better as I ran. Now of course, the run had to end and OH MY GOSH....the PAIN!!! I walked...well, not really walked because my walk these days were not walks. I was like a fricken penguin waddling to his little clan in a snow storm for the rest of the day.
So I go home that night and ask Åsa & Tomas if the Sauna would help. They said it might so I gave it a try because what do I have to loose at this point! After 30 min in the sauna I had some relief and was a little more agile but the stairs were still my enemy. On Saturday night I went in to the sauna again and felt a little better. Sunday morning I finally could move again and the pain had subsided! That pretty much concludes how my first days with Floorball and Phys. Ed went. A time in my life I will soon not forget!
On Sunday we went to visit Åsa's dad. His house(which he built himself) sits on a large property with a pond he dug beside his house. The pond is stocked with Trout. It was nice to meet him and see his house. Asa & Tomas brought along the maple cookies I had gifted them and everyone quite enjoyed them. The rest of Sunday I just relaxed. Monday(yesterday), I had Floorball practice again and I am thrilled to report that I am not that stiff today! Thankfully!
This wraps up this blog post up for now. I have posted a few pictures below to give you an idea of what Floorball is about.
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| Mora's team name & logo |
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| Floorball stick and ball |
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| Pro Match (Goalies do not use sticks) |
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