a new camera, a new country (or two)

My new camera arrived just in time for me to leave on my next journey. Thank goodness! Thank you to all of you who helped make that happen (Cindy, Joel, Linnea)! I was sweating a little thinking it might not come in time for this trip. I described my method of photography over the last [...]

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the good, the bad, and the ugly

SO, I took these pictures the other day to demonstrate the most annoying thing … ever … Then I realized that the one on the left contained two of the greatest things ever. My mom asked me a few weeks ago why I stopped wearing a watch. Now, I realize, I really don’t know why. [...]

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champagne provning

The IVL hosts social events once in a while — this week they organized champagne tasting at the museum of wine and spirits. Fun! It was a nice chance to get to know some folks from the IVL, working in different groups. The nicest thing was that they “convinced” the host to narrate the tour [...]

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my room gets sun!

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The T

This is the part of the city that I see the most, really. Underground! The “T.” It is a really efficient transit system. It takes me about 20 minutes to get to KTH, the technical University from where I live and about 10 minutes to the most central part of the city. The stops are [...]

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I have arrived in Stockholm!

I have arrived in Sweden! Actually, I have been here for a week now — but, I’m getting my feet on the ground and am finally getting a blog set up so that I can keep up communication with all of you back home. My flight here was great, I got two seats to myself [...]

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