Sunny Days

Back by popular demand in Sweden...The Sun! It has been sunny and warm here the past few days so I got a chance to do a little exploring.

The coast of Sweden is littered with thousands of rocky islands. Many people live on these islands or at least have summer homes on them. I took a day trip with some other international students to the islands closest to Gothenburg. These islands are unique in that there are no cars. All the roads are narrow and people get around on bikes or these cool motorcycles/tricycles.

Here is one of the many small island harbors.

I like this garden fountain. Heavenly.

This house is a common example. Bright colors, green yard, and chairs out front.

Here are a couple of the people I went with: James from Cal Poly and Ian from Queens University in Belfast. Mmmmmm lunch.

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Since the weekend sun continued into the week I took some more pictures of where I live.

Here is my building.

Exciting, I know. Notice all the bikes. It is rare for a student to have a car here. People of all ages ride bikes. They ACTUALLY obey all trafic laws too. Crazy!

Here is my living room, AKA the only room I have.

Notice the blankets/furniture covers. The sandpaper blankets that came with my apartment are just slightly softer than the steel wool couches. I know the walls are blank, I am working on it.

Here is my office/kitchen/bedroom.

Around the corner to the left is a minifridge, two burner stove, minioven and tiny sink. This place is actually really big for a student apartment. Other people have only enough room for a bed and desk.

Since I am on the topic of buildings, here are some more buildings on campus that I like:

I almost forgot. One perk of where I live is the park I cross to get to school. Here is the path I walk every morning.

I talked to a professor today about possible masters thesis work. Looks like I might be developing a remote controlled SAAB...