First Month in Sweden

I arrived in Sweden on the 22nd of January. It is now the 22nd of February, thus making it my one month arrival anniversary.

And so I have finally got around to writing something about Sweden. To begin with, upon arrival at the airport in Arlanda I noticed that Sweden had a distinct deficit of degrees, some thirty-five degree difference to the pleasantly warm thirty degrees in Sydney. Also, the snow covering the ground reinforced the alien nature of the new country to me.

The snow covering the ground not only signified the different climate of Sweden, but also made the landscape look beautiful. Ordinary fields look really special when buried under a light five inches of snow. Those were my thoughts on the car ride to my new home.

I arrived at the Ahlström's home in Falun at ten on the morning of the twenty-second. Met the family, all very nice people, and moved my stuff into my new room. From this room I traveled to and from school for the next two weeks, familiarising myself with the routine and system of the town and school I am now living in.

My impressions of Sweden are as yet not fully formed. When changing lifestyles the mind is often bombarded with information which can be tiresome. I have been surviving well but because of my tiredness I have not yet had enough motivation to think about what I have learnt from and about Sweden. Perhaps by the end of my stay I will know.

The above image is of the view from my window and the building is a large church, one of two large scale churches in Falun.