In honor of my friend Caitlin’s Spring Break, I skipped off to Göteborg, Sweden for a couple days with her and our friend Melinda. Loved the State Museum. Got a half-price Italian meal—ordered a glass of wine like a fancy-pants. Went Thrift-Store shopping (brand new red belt!). Fell in love with Lidl grocery stores and their cheap prices. Stayed at a hostel and snuck 3 people into a 2-person room.   Basically, I had the best time. It was nice to just spend some time being in another city. Oslo [...]

So, I kind of live in the forest. It reminds me a lot of summer camp. Very hilly, with gravel paths, and lots and lots of trees. It is all very beautiful, though. To update, I did end up getting my bag last night. One was actually with me the whole time, and only one was not. So that was good. And now I have them both, plus a huge amount of IKEA merchandise as I went shopping for that stuff today. The downtown here is absolutely beautiful. I’m going [...]