Why I miss Småland...

I just took a quick look at my pictures from the last three weeks...
Oh man, I really miss the forest, the fresh air, a big garden where you can pick fresh fruits and berries of the trees and bushes and run around barefoot in the grass!

Nicaragua might not be able to offer me the company of my moms dogs, neither will I be able to pick blueberries, raspberries and chanterelle in the forest. But I guess that they have other things to offer, experience and taste. So I'm really looking forward to this trip, although I might miss my home in Småland a little bit....

It's not only in Småland that you can find blueberries and raspberries. My sister Anna and I went out to the forest yesterday and picked some. Then we ate it all with a lot of ice cream! Yummy!

Celebrity for a day...

I just have to brag a little bit now, because I succeeded in getting my face in the local newspaper here in Småland, yay! I became a celebrity for a whole day! ;)

It's a article about my upcoming trip to Nicaragua. Sorry my non-Swedish speaking fellows, it's all in Sweetish. But the photo is international! =)


Only minor errors in the article: The windpowertech course isn't part of SIDA's education and the organisation in Nicaragua is called Aso Fenix. Otherwise okay!

You can also find a part of the article on the world wide web (wow! this www is really huge... ;): Vimmerby Tidning

Visiting Fallhult, in Småland (situated in the south east)

I'm spening these two weeks (28-29) in a village called Fallhult, where my parents live. As most of you already know, my parents runs a farm and a car repair shop there. I enjoy helping them out while visiting. That's my way of "relaxing" =)

Although all of the animals (sheep's and cattle's) are outdoor, feeding on the grass and there's no harvest at the moment, there's still things to do on a farm. Lucky me! =)

Here's some ot the things I've been doing these days:
-cleaning fences and house walls
-driving the tractor (for various purposes)
-cutting the lawn
-helped my friend paint there house
-assist at a 2 day long dog-shepherd competition
-clean the car repair office
-taking long walks with the dogs =)
-pick blueberry's and chanterelle in the woods
-visit friends and relatives
-etc....

I'll add pictures of that later on...

This is the view from my parents house, in the backyard, on different times of the day and various weather conditions:




And here are some macro pictures of the fauna in my parents garden:

Comment on my blog posts

Just wanna let you know that it's now possible to add your comments here at my blog (click on "comments" in the bottom of every post). Please feel free to add your thoughts...

New compact camera 2/7 -09

My new camera, a Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT1 (shock and waterproof), arrived this week and I've already tried it out! Very pleased =)



Yesterday I was visiting Liseberg (a amusementpark) and took some pics while riding the roller coasters (I'll add the movie clip here as soon as possible):



And today I tried it out by the sea while sunbathing and cooling down in the water. Here is a picture of the sunset at Saltholmen, Göteborg:

Early morning walk (another sidetrack) 1/7 -09

This morning we (me and Isabell) woke up at 05.00, since Isabell had to catch the early train home. After accompanied here to the tram at about 06.30, I took a 2 hour long and very nice walk around in the forest nearby. I really like this area, with all the forest and little ponds. Hope these pictures will, as it did for me, give you some recreational and calming feeling. I wish you all a very nice day!

29-30/6 Preparation course - Nicaragua

During these two days we (see pic from left: Isabell,August,Kristofer and me) have been participating in several minor courses, organized in Gothenburg by VFSN former trainees (Rebecka and Erik), to prepare ourself for our time in Nicaragua. The topic of the courses was:

- Info about Nicaragua (history, political, geographical etc)
- Group dynamics
- Renewable energy, ecological perspective and sustainable living
- Gender
- Expectations and apprehensions

Very well organized! Thank you soooo much Rebecka and Erik!!!
We had a lot of fun and are now feeling more secure and comfortable about our trip and the adventures laying ahead!


And congratulations Isabell and August, who was the superior winners of the game "Rappakalja", that we played during Monday evening at my place!

We will meet again in august, in Härnösand. There we'll attend SIDA's two weeks trainee education for Aid workers and also two weeks of (well needed)Spanish!