I’m back! Sort of…
Wow, has it really been over 2 months since I’ve posted? Shameful. As most of you know, I’ve moved to Stockholm, Sweden. I’ve been here for about a month now, and it’s been wonderful so far.
The biggest surprise has been how excellent the summer climate is. Typical is 72 and partly sunny during the day, dropping to about 60 in the evening. This is perfect weather. Los Angeles weather. Of course, that’s all over…it’s now decidedly autumn.
Overall, though, it hasn’t taken me too long to feel “at home” here. Or closer to it than I expected anyway. Occasionally I have to remind myself that I’m living in a foreign country. I thought I’d still feel like a tourist at this point, and yet it’s still kinda like I’m on vacation.
That seems silly to say, but really, nearly everyone speaks English here. While this has kept away the feeling of isolation, it has contributed to my greatest challenge: learning Swedish. Yeah, big surprise, right? I’m finding it rather difficult to learn. Sure, I can tell I’m getting better, albeit slowly. But dammit I’m impatient.
All right, well that’s enough blathering on about myself. I know this is a blog — self-absorbed by definition — but really…
Here I am testing it out. Well, actually, that’s an old picture. But I really am using it to write this post.