I’ve got the world on a string Sitting on a rainbow The angelic voice of Ella Fitzgerald floated in the air, her voice, the piano, it all explaining my mood and the summer air. I’ve got a song I can sing I can make the rain go. . . Wednesday July 5 Today was a…
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Days 20 – Girl Power
In which I take a day trip into town with my housemate on an unbeknownst flat tire but that’s fine, because I found jeans that actually fit, so I consider that a win. Thursday July 6, 2023 Say what you will. The 90’s was a lot of things – middle parts, cargo pants three sizes…
Day 17 – 18 Independence Day
Monday and Tuesday July 3 and 4 Life has to go on. We can’t live our whole lives in fear. – from the film “Stranded” Monday The Fourth of July is for Americans what Midsommar is for Swedes. An excuse to get together and picnic, relax outdoors, and celebrate in general merriment as a community…
Days 15 – 16 “Now you must hunt to the ten”
Saturday and Sunday July 1 and 2, respectively Either write something worth readingor do something worth writing. Benjamin Franklin Saturday was my first day off and let me tell you, it was gosh darn magical. Waking up next to someone and waiting for them to wake up next to you is a special kind of…
Poetry: Dusty Roads
It was at a young age that poetry arrived in search of me. I am forever grateful to have been exposed to it at school, and to have that thirst to seek for it. I once read that Charles Darwin said he wishes he would have listened to more music and read more poetry in…
Days 12 – 14 – In Medias Res
Wednesday June 28 – Friday June 30 – Soderhamn, Sweden Idyllic pastures. Cheery red and yellow farmhouses with potted flowers dotting the porches. Trees so green you can smell the freshness of them. Horses grazing, their coats glossy and freshly brushed. All this I spy from the bus window, eager for my first sight of…
10 Dollar Store Packing Hacks that might save Your Life
Okay, so not like, literally save your life. Unless defibrillators become wildly available, of course. But until then, I mean saving your life in the sense of making your life at least 87% easier with these items that may not be on your initial radar to pack, especially for budget or long-term backpacking. Sometimes you’ll…
Day 10 – First Impressions
Soderala, Sweden, Monday June 26 Only thing that keeps us apartIs seven thousand miles, running like a mad dogOnly thing that keeps us apartIs a different timezone -Maneskin, Timezone Hot showers have got to be the absolute best thing in the entire freaking world. Chocolate is tasty, money would be nice, love is desirable. But….
Day 9 – Betwixt and Between
Sunday June 25 Balancing a platter on one arm, I successfully maneuvered the door handle without dropping a single roll. If you think about the spherical shape in its very name, you can easily see how that was quite the feat. Ana followed me out the door, the mountain of seasoned potatoes in its container…
Day 8- The Day After Tomorrow
Saturday June 24 – Midsommar Day I heard the familiar ping from the messenger notification. It was from Pernilla, my Swedish cousin. Her boyfriend Peter counted as a cousin too, since with my mother’s cousin’s half-family relation I’m equally as un-related to him as I am to her. Even though I’m only distantly related to…