Week 11:
Hello Everyone! Sorry I did not post til Thursday but better late than never! Week 11 was not very eventful!
I had a couple of innebandy practices and school of course! But Tuesday night Inez and I went to watch Mora play against IK Pantern(I believe that was the team). Inez would never go to a game in Mora but since her "friend" plays on Mora she thought she would be nice and go and watch him. Surprisingly she was on time picking me up this time which is an improvement since last time she was late. So that made up for last time! We got to the arena and got our tickets. Inez was laughing at me since I paid with cash...they do not use cash here often. Especially younger people so she thought it was funny. I did not think it was that funny but you know how Swedes have an interesting sense of humour.... or at least Inez does. We got to our seats and watched the game. Mora did not play that good so the final score was 3-1. During the second intermission I got a nice Mora sweater which I am not allowed to wear to the Stenis's at anytime. Inez would not even come into the pro shop since it is not "Leksand". Inez and I also voted for her friend to be First Star during the intermission. Unfortunately after two votes he was 8th I believe. So sense I am the smarter one of the two of us, I told Inez to delete it and re add it...needless to say he went from 8th to 1st real quick. I'm not sure why, just an amazing thing that happened and it shocked Inez and I. So Filip Halvardsson was First Star at the end of the game! The bonus was that he was a call up, so it was 10 times better that he got it!
Also on the weekend I was on a bike ride on the trails and I saw a rather large dog that was grey and had a long tail...I am sure it was a wolf since no one was with it and I was pretty far deep in the woods. I thought it was cool to see it!
That rounded off my Week 11! Week 12 is almost gone to and I am still hoping I might get to go hiking on a mountain!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Falu Gruva
Week 10:
Hello! This post will hopefully be a little longer and interesting then last weeks!
The week was normal with the usual going to school and some evenings of Innebandy afterward. Friday I did not do too much, but I tried sushi for the first and last time! I thought I would enjoy it but you definitely need to have a liking for stuff like that. In saying that, I did not like it that much but I tried to eat all of it...which lead to me not feeling good for half an hour but I got over it and did not die because of it! Praise the lord!!! After supper Friday, Tomas, Maja and I went to watch Kais Mora (Females) play a game at Unihoc! They won by a score of 9-4 (if I recall correctly) but in the beginning it was a close game till we started getting the lead...then they just kept going.
Saturday was more action packed. YFU students had a Region meet with all of the other students in the area. In my area we only have 5 students, so it is a little small compared to the Stockholm region! The meet up began with a tour of Falu Gruva which is a very old copper and gold mine that they use to mine. They still do use the mine because they get the red paint colour from the minerals there. The red paint I am referring to is on all the houses over here to protect the wood. We went 67 m under ground and we got to see how the mine was mined, as well as all of the different areas in the mine. However, before we went in the guide told us about "The Lady of the Mine". In the old days they took this very serious and it was said that you could die if you did not follow the rules. The Lady of the Mine does not like yelling, swearing or whistling while you are in the mine and before we were allowed to enter, the guide had to greet The Lady of the Mine. There was also a collapse of the mine in 1687. This is why it seems like an open pit because that is where the mine was until it collapsed. The great pit that opened was over 100 meters deep(300 feet). So when we first go there I thought it was an open pit mine but then the guide told us about the collapsed and then it all made sense! The mine logo is the Female sign with a box around it, which in miner terms is the symbol for Copper! Since 2001 it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as well as a museum. Our tour finished at 1330. Following the tour we went over to a school to eat and have meetings (Exchange students and the host families talked in separate groups). After we were done there at 1700 we were on our way home!
On Sunday morning I helped Åsa, Tomas and Grandpa at the cabin putting wood there for the winter since Martin goes ice fishing there (I plan on going with him this year) and he stays over so it would get cold if you do not have wood for the fire! We also had fika at the cabin and I got a few pictures of the cabin to share with you! I hope you are enjoying my pictures and that it allows you to get a feel for what life and things are like here.
This concludes everything that happened through week 10 and I am now into week 11 with only 32 more weeks left...and no, I am not really counting!
Hello! This post will hopefully be a little longer and interesting then last weeks!
The week was normal with the usual going to school and some evenings of Innebandy afterward. Friday I did not do too much, but I tried sushi for the first and last time! I thought I would enjoy it but you definitely need to have a liking for stuff like that. In saying that, I did not like it that much but I tried to eat all of it...which lead to me not feeling good for half an hour but I got over it and did not die because of it! Praise the lord!!! After supper Friday, Tomas, Maja and I went to watch Kais Mora (Females) play a game at Unihoc! They won by a score of 9-4 (if I recall correctly) but in the beginning it was a close game till we started getting the lead...then they just kept going.
Saturday was more action packed. YFU students had a Region meet with all of the other students in the area. In my area we only have 5 students, so it is a little small compared to the Stockholm region! The meet up began with a tour of Falu Gruva which is a very old copper and gold mine that they use to mine. They still do use the mine because they get the red paint colour from the minerals there. The red paint I am referring to is on all the houses over here to protect the wood. We went 67 m under ground and we got to see how the mine was mined, as well as all of the different areas in the mine. However, before we went in the guide told us about "The Lady of the Mine". In the old days they took this very serious and it was said that you could die if you did not follow the rules. The Lady of the Mine does not like yelling, swearing or whistling while you are in the mine and before we were allowed to enter, the guide had to greet The Lady of the Mine. There was also a collapse of the mine in 1687. This is why it seems like an open pit because that is where the mine was until it collapsed. The great pit that opened was over 100 meters deep(300 feet). So when we first go there I thought it was an open pit mine but then the guide told us about the collapsed and then it all made sense! The mine logo is the Female sign with a box around it, which in miner terms is the symbol for Copper! Since 2001 it has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site as well as a museum. Our tour finished at 1330. Following the tour we went over to a school to eat and have meetings (Exchange students and the host families talked in separate groups). After we were done there at 1700 we were on our way home!
On Sunday morning I helped Åsa, Tomas and Grandpa at the cabin putting wood there for the winter since Martin goes ice fishing there (I plan on going with him this year) and he stays over so it would get cold if you do not have wood for the fire! We also had fika at the cabin and I got a few pictures of the cabin to share with you! I hope you are enjoying my pictures and that it allows you to get a feel for what life and things are like here.
This concludes everything that happened through week 10 and I am now into week 11 with only 32 more weeks left...and no, I am not really counting!
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| The mine (Part that collapsed) |
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| Next few are inside of the mine! |
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| This is what we walked on for most of the tour |
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| One cavern of the mine |
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| This bucket is how they transported rock from the bottom of the mine to the top easier |
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| Mines also would hold on with one foot and one hand and go down to their section of mine and would swing the bucket and jump to the land |
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| Stairs to behind the bucket where the water pumps are for moving the bucket up and down |
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| Rock...I know it might be hard to tell |
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| Ventilation door |
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| Lowest part of the mine we were allowed to go (64m underground) |
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| Outhouse at the Cabin |
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| Area around the cabin (All trees) |
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| The small lake |
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| The spare rooms |
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| Small pano out front of the cabin |
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| The cabin |
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| The "Driveway" |
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| Stairs down to the boat house |
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| More trees |
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| Living room |
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| Kitchen |
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| Sled/Spare room up top |
Monday, October 12, 2015
Innebandy & Touring
Week 9:
Hello people that follow my blog and those who just come here to read it since you have nothing else to do! I hope you enjoy my little updates!
Last week was more entertaining then Week 8 was. To start Monday I had to go to Immigration to get a card that will allow me to stay in Sweden for the rest of the time I am here. So Åsa and I were on the train at 6:20 am heading to Uppsala! It was a three hour train ride which had us in Uppsala for about 9:40 am after all the stops we had to make while heading there. My appointment was at 10:15 am so we took a cab and headed across Uppsala, arriving at Immigration for 10:10. We waited for about 15 min until I got called up. Åsa gave them our address and all that fun stuff and then I had to get my picture taken, as well as my index fingers fingerprinted. After this long 5 min appointment we were did not have to be back on the train until 14:20. So Åsa and I walked around Uppsala a bit and got to see some very neat things(there will be pictures below). Then we had lunch and went back to the station to wait for the train. That was as entertaining as the weekdays got.
The other days were the usual school and Innebandy training. We also had pictures this week and we had to order our team clothing, which when you do not really know what size you would be it was a bit of a challenge and a lot of texting to Mom and Åsa to get their opinions...I just hope I ordered the right sizes :o .
On the weekend my Innebandy team had our first match (I did not play) but I watched...it was not a good game. The score at the end of it was 7-2. Maja had to work at the cafe at the arena so we stayed there till about 22:00, so two of the guys stayed back and we fooled around a little. I will post a video of Andreas trying to do a trick which never worked out in the end, but he tried. After we were done at the arena I thought we were going home... turns out we were going touring around town! Maja, Hannah, Andreas, Anton, two others and I were out driving around Mora till about 2 in the morning. Then we decided to go home with everyone where we ate for some reason and at 3 everyone went home. So I would say it was a very productive Saturday night! Sunday was laid back and I did not do much. I just toured on the trail we have near the house...I may have got lost since it is a little confusing. But I am typing this so I found my way home safely! I also face-timed with Uncle Jamie, Aunt Chris, Grandma & Grandpa Morphy while they had Thanksgiving dinner together at Uncle Jamie's.
Anyway, thanks again for checking in! Feel free to say hello or leave a comment at the bottom. It is always nice to hear from people back home. Weekend 10 will be a bit more fun with a YFU meet up! I'm looking really forward to that.
Hello people that follow my blog and those who just come here to read it since you have nothing else to do! I hope you enjoy my little updates!
Last week was more entertaining then Week 8 was. To start Monday I had to go to Immigration to get a card that will allow me to stay in Sweden for the rest of the time I am here. So Åsa and I were on the train at 6:20 am heading to Uppsala! It was a three hour train ride which had us in Uppsala for about 9:40 am after all the stops we had to make while heading there. My appointment was at 10:15 am so we took a cab and headed across Uppsala, arriving at Immigration for 10:10. We waited for about 15 min until I got called up. Åsa gave them our address and all that fun stuff and then I had to get my picture taken, as well as my index fingers fingerprinted. After this long 5 min appointment we were did not have to be back on the train until 14:20. So Åsa and I walked around Uppsala a bit and got to see some very neat things(there will be pictures below). Then we had lunch and went back to the station to wait for the train. That was as entertaining as the weekdays got.
The other days were the usual school and Innebandy training. We also had pictures this week and we had to order our team clothing, which when you do not really know what size you would be it was a bit of a challenge and a lot of texting to Mom and Åsa to get their opinions...I just hope I ordered the right sizes :o .
On the weekend my Innebandy team had our first match (I did not play) but I watched...it was not a good game. The score at the end of it was 7-2. Maja had to work at the cafe at the arena so we stayed there till about 22:00, so two of the guys stayed back and we fooled around a little. I will post a video of Andreas trying to do a trick which never worked out in the end, but he tried. After we were done at the arena I thought we were going home... turns out we were going touring around town! Maja, Hannah, Andreas, Anton, two others and I were out driving around Mora till about 2 in the morning. Then we decided to go home with everyone where we ate for some reason and at 3 everyone went home. So I would say it was a very productive Saturday night! Sunday was laid back and I did not do much. I just toured on the trail we have near the house...I may have got lost since it is a little confusing. But I am typing this so I found my way home safely! I also face-timed with Uncle Jamie, Aunt Chris, Grandma & Grandpa Morphy while they had Thanksgiving dinner together at Uncle Jamie's.
Anyway, thanks again for checking in! Feel free to say hello or leave a comment at the bottom. It is always nice to hear from people back home. Weekend 10 will be a bit more fun with a YFU meet up! I'm looking really forward to that.
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| Kais Mora HJ is White |
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| Another pic from the match |
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| One last one |
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| The A Plan (Special flooring) |
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| The Rink |
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| Wide shot of the A plan |
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| Visitor's Net |
Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Dinner with the Stenis Family
Week 8:
Hello Everyone!
Last week was not very entertaining but there was a few highlights. Monday-Thursday were the normal school days and training on two of those nights. So not much excitement. Friday was a bit more entertaining, specifically in the morning. In Mora there is an old water tower and honestly it does not even look like it could hold water even back then so I am still confused by it...but inside this very small space they have created a small rock climbing facility! The '99 Innebandy guys were in a tournament in Umeå, 8 hours north of Mora so they were on the road early Friday morning leaving only 6 people in the Innebandy class for the morning. This allowed us to get to go climbing! I always enjoy climbing a lot, so it was a fun thing to do even if it was very small facility compared to our climbing walls at home. So that was the fun I had during the week!
Now the weekend came around. Saturday afternoon Maja had an Innebandy game, so Tomas, Åsa and I went to watch her play and her team won 7-2. On Saturday night the Stenis's and I made plans to have supper together since all the kids were home (including Johan), so I wanted to go visit. Inez said she was going to pick me up at 18:00, but 18:02 is when she actually picked me up. Just a quick note, an average Swede is usually on time...but clearly Inez is not an average Swede since she was two minutes late. I was kind of disappointed...but Åsa & Christer's supper made up for it! ;) After supper Inez and her friend left to go to another friend's house (a lot of friends I know). The rest of us went across to the neighbour's for a Music quiz (Johan said it was a music quiz game) but I left before it started...so I kinda missed out on that. But there is a song Johan showed me, if you know the song, "Take me Home, Country Road," it is that melody but they are saying their snowmobile will take them home. It is a comical song...well I think it is good since I do not understand it, but I will soon....hopefully! (I will post the song below).
Sunday was laid back like usual, which ends my summary of week 8 for all of you! Good-bye 'til next week!
Hello Everyone!
Last week was not very entertaining but there was a few highlights. Monday-Thursday were the normal school days and training on two of those nights. So not much excitement. Friday was a bit more entertaining, specifically in the morning. In Mora there is an old water tower and honestly it does not even look like it could hold water even back then so I am still confused by it...but inside this very small space they have created a small rock climbing facility! The '99 Innebandy guys were in a tournament in Umeå, 8 hours north of Mora so they were on the road early Friday morning leaving only 6 people in the Innebandy class for the morning. This allowed us to get to go climbing! I always enjoy climbing a lot, so it was a fun thing to do even if it was very small facility compared to our climbing walls at home. So that was the fun I had during the week!
Now the weekend came around. Saturday afternoon Maja had an Innebandy game, so Tomas, Åsa and I went to watch her play and her team won 7-2. On Saturday night the Stenis's and I made plans to have supper together since all the kids were home (including Johan), so I wanted to go visit. Inez said she was going to pick me up at 18:00, but 18:02 is when she actually picked me up. Just a quick note, an average Swede is usually on time...but clearly Inez is not an average Swede since she was two minutes late. I was kind of disappointed...but Åsa & Christer's supper made up for it! ;) After supper Inez and her friend left to go to another friend's house (a lot of friends I know). The rest of us went across to the neighbour's for a Music quiz (Johan said it was a music quiz game) but I left before it started...so I kinda missed out on that. But there is a song Johan showed me, if you know the song, "Take me Home, Country Road," it is that melody but they are saying their snowmobile will take them home. It is a comical song...well I think it is good since I do not understand it, but I will soon....hopefully! (I will post the song below).
Sunday was laid back like usual, which ends my summary of week 8 for all of you! Good-bye 'til next week!
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