some more notes about Sweden...........

Hello again, 

A few more notes to add after week 3:

- The roads are still very slippy, (yes it's a word) and they will wake you up at 6am with the incessant noise of the ice breaking machines that tear up layers of ice on the road and then make giant piles with it along the sidewalk. 

- Sunsets come in many color combinations, I don't believe I had ever seen a truly purple sunset until the other night. 

- We ate reindeer this week, I haven't quite recovered from the thought of consuming Rudolph and am still considering calling PETA. PLUS.....they don't burn their meat here which means there is too much blood, definatly not the way we do things in Washabuck. 

- We have discovered that once you tell elementary children you are from Canada and that yes you know who Justin Bieber is, they will love you forever and hugs will soon follow. Bonus points if you play Baby on your ipod and sing along. Double bonus points if you also happen to have the Hannah Montana playlist (disclaimer: I have a lot of younger cousins okay). 

- Teaching is interesting. We always have random lessons ready because we never are sure when exactly we might teach. It's rather random. Most of our lessons have to do with speaking English because we keep getting told they need to work on pronunciation even though we feel their English skills are top caliber. 

- If a teacher here is sick (or wants to go skiing for a week), they don't get a sub, they cancel class. They also reserve the right to uncancel class and have the Canadians teach it. :P

- Being referred to as 'The Canadians', kind of grows on you. 

- Getting mail from home is the best thing in the world. (Thanks aunt Murdell)

- If you feel homesick, turn on the tv. 9/10 times the Simpsons or Family Guy are on. (Swedish Favorites)

- You know you're far north when a school field trip depends on whether or not the location has already melted. 

Just a few observations, more to come in the next few weeks.