Business:
There was no business events scheduled today. Our only job was to make it on the plane. Mission Success!
Leisure:
Less flapping, more flying J.J! We had class today and I swear I couldn’t focus on anything, but the fact that I am leaving for Sweden today! I don’t know if it was the excitement or the fact that I actually had work to do last night, but I was unable to fall asleep. Sadly, I was late to class because I had lost track of time. Luckily, my morning was brightened as I opened my SnapChat on my way to class to see this GEM!
Normally, I would believe posting about something as small
as this would be irrelevant, BUT, you don’t know my mom! She has taught me
well, but for the last 22 years of my life I have always loved doing things in
due time and completing them when the need to be done, not in advance. Basically,
I had a tendency to push things off to the last minute. However, I was all
packed, cleaned, and ready the night before. That’s right momma, Imma growing
into my big boy shorts.
After a short bus ride to the airport, we ate dinner at the
airport. I don’t know why I thought this was a good idea, but my wallet was
crying after I bought a sandwich for 15 dollars. I was trying to chew it slowly
to see if there were any diamonds hidden within the crust. As we were waiting
for the plane I ran into a girl who goes to Northwestern.
She was studying in Copenhagen, Denmark for complete her
senior thesis and she was getting paid to do it. She is fortunate to have been
given such an opportunity and I am lucky to have run into her. After some small
talk, she had persuaded me that living in Evanston, Illinois is a bad idea.
Phew! Might have dodged a bullet on that one, so I guess that means the
apartment hunt will have to continue when I get back.
After we boarded the plane, it was game over. ZZZZZZzzzzzzz.
Only thing to wake me up was the smell of dinner and breakfast. I swear, I
would only open my eyes when the cart was one row in front of me. I have a
theory that you shouldn't eat airplane food because I think they pack
anti-laxatives in them to make it so you can’t use the restroom for the
remainder of the flight. HOWEVER, I was hungry and ate them anyways. Guess I
won’t be letting the prairie dog out of his cage in Sweden. 
Once we arrived in Copenhagen, Denmark, we had to board a
connecting flight to Sweden. While we waiting for the delayed plane to land, my
group of friends and I dachines accepted credit cards…Dodged that candy trap though and fell right into another. In a store, I saw this really interesting candy.
They were selling Jack Daniel’s fudge. There is no way I was
going to pass this opportunity up. A bought a tin and shared it with the whole
group. It had a strong whisky flavor with a mint of caramel and fudge. I
thought it tasted great, but it was not something spectacular that I would have
gone back and bought another one on the way home. However, I would say it was
worth trying.
The final flight to our destination was about as long as a
person’s attention span with a serious ADHD condition. It was as if we took
off, then the pilot saw a squirrel, and immediately needed to bring the plane
down to catch him. At least there were two cool things that happened on this
flight.
1. WALLE washed our wings to make sure we didn’t
freeze up in the air
2. The Sky
Once we were given our rooms
and I immediately hopped into the shower. I don’t think water has ever felt so
good in my life. I must have taken a 30 minute shower; in which, 25 minutes was
standing there enjoying the steam, while the other 5 minutes was actually
cleaning up.
<------------------(This is my roommate
by the way. His name is Connor. He likes comic books and making people laugh. I
think we will be good friends.)
After we got situated with our rooms and our roommates, we
headed out to dinner. We walked down the street to a delicious pizza place
called Da Vinci. Like most places in Europe, it was a smaller destination,
which means we had to split up among a few tables. To add to the dilemma, I was
not informed that I would have to learn Swedish to eat… I was told they spoke English
here and that it was their second language, so everything would be in English.
WRONG! The whole menu was in Swedish.
The crisis was averted thanks to my style of eating. I
merely asked the waitress who could translate between English and Swedish very
well to order me her favorite dish. Thus, she ordered me the Capri Pizza and
gave me a pizza salad on the side. They sure were yummy! After we ate, we
decided to go check out Goteborg, Sweden.
If you didn't know already, Sweden is very expensive. A beer
is Sweden costs around 8 – 10 USD for a normal beer and hard alcohol is even
more expensive. In addition, they have a 25% value added tax. I picked this all
up while I was out and I realized that the more alcohol content per beverage,
the higher the added tax. For instance, one of my friends ordered a small drink
with Baileys…AND IT COST HIM $15!!! For one small drink… After we enjoyed a
beer or two, we all decided to head back well before curfew because we were
tired and wanted to be well rested for the exciting days to come!
Daily Reflection:
- Airplane food is a great way to never use the bathroom again
- Sleeping is awesome
- If you are in another country, you should learn a base level of their language
- Everybody is Sweden is attractive
- Most people speak English in Sweden
- A Beer costs a mini fortune in Sweden
- Aside from Swedish Meatballs, Herring, and Cod, most foods are from other European influence
- Everybody that is walking around must have just stepped out of a GQ magazine
- United States taxes aren't that bad compared to here
- Jack Daniel's fudge is good, but not amazing
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