Before I write anything I have to tell you that this will be the last entry for at least 3 weeks. I will go to Austria tomorrow and I guess I won't write anything during my time there - I'll give you an update when I'm back in Sweden.
However, last thursday the Swedes celebrated
St. Lucia - I think nobody celebrates it, beside Italy. Basically it's a nice ceremony with a girl wearing candles on her head and Swedish people seem to love it - ever since I came here people kept telling me that this is a very special day. The ceremony was in the university - it was quite nice, but nothing special. Just a choir singing some St. Lucia/Christmas Songs (some of them are damn catchy "Santa luciaaaa*sings*") and afterwards we got free Julmust (some hot drink) and lussekatter...and a small present which I haven't opened yet (feels like a book...and it is a book which I won't be able to read*lol*).On Friday there was another "event" called "Eldkonst" (Fire Art). Students of the University danced, symbolizing the different elements - since it was outside (and in the evening) it was really cold (I think it was one of the coldest days in Karlstad this winter). In the end they burned some wooden sculptures..it was quite cool, especially the "location" and the decoration was nice. Since it was so cold all the people I went there with wanted to go to some warm place as soon as possible and we weren't really able to enjoy it because we were freezing so much ;)
Well, those were the nice things that happened - the sad things are that many many people left or will leave soon. Elisabeth left on Thursday (Jonathan and I drove her to the station) and it's soooo strange that she isn't here anymore. On Thursday and Friday I had those typical "oh, let's ask Elisabeth what she's up to" moments, when I realized that she's already in Austria. Claudia left on Saturday, Harry today...Lena will leave tomorrow (I will bring her to the station) and so am I... And when I come back in January most of the people I got to know will be gone. This will be weird, I guess, because I have to start from the beginning with the new exchange students. I'm so glad that Jonathan and some other people stay next semester...
I hope/know that I will keep in touch with some people I met here, and I'm already looking forward to meeting them again in some months/years...
God Jul & gott nytt år :)
Manuel
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