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Mitt liv fortsätter på svenska

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Svengland

Gott folk, jag har landat på svensk mark. Det blev nästan ett tårfyllt farväl men som tur var sov den yngsta pojken när vi kom till flygplatsen. Senan(4år) kallade mig mum och bjöd mig på sitt 5 årskalas och frågade ständigt ''will you miss me, I'll miss you more'' och den yngsta förstod nog att jag skulle ''lämna dem'' när han sa ''Elna, huggie!'' och var allmänt gnällig. Sötaste barn! Kommer sakna dem och Yanet som alltid var vid min sida när barnen var för jävliga:D!

Spenderade cirka 9 timmar på tåg, flyg och flygplats! Kom hem vid tio och välkomnades av ett rum fullt av ''välkommen hem elna''-kollage av Metta som sov djupt i sin säng. Hon hade bett mor och far att väcka henne när jag kom hem vilket jag försökte. Då snackar vi aggresiv väckning. Men enda gensvar var ett okejokejokej i sömnen. Sen fick jag kvällsfika med hemmabakat bröd, svensk ost(som smakar annat än mild cheddar:S), bregott. Och himmelska fröjder, osthyveln! Den bästa svenska matutrustnings-uppfinningen EVER! Gick nästan loss på a-fil, sill, smörgåsgurka men fick hejda mig i sista stund! Svenska mejerivaror är förmodligen de bästa i världen! Dock upptäckte jag att Skånemejeriernas mjölk inte smakade så olika från den engelska. Var jag bara trött eller har hela min världuppfattning om att allt från Skåne är det bästa och godaste förstörd?

Har spenderat hela förmiddagen med att packa upp och sortera. Det är helt otroligt vad man(jag) kan samla på sig på 3 månader. Jag är vad man kallar en ''collector''. Det går i generna. Min pappa och farfar var och är likadana. När min farfar dog var hans rum fyllt av allt från himmel till jord.

Joggade en tur runt Hässleholmsgården. Jag upptäckte inte bara att min motion har förbättrats men också att jag fortfarande är helt inne i Londontänket. Skyltarna ser helt främmande ut. Tänkte först att det var ett främmande språk när jag såg en skylt på svenska.

Och - verkligen - kul, KUL att komma hem från ett blommande London med utslagna syrener, utblommade körsbärsträd och grönska till ett vindpinat och kallt Skåne! Får se det positiva jag kommer uppleva en till vår i år med bokskogar och vitsippor!

Vänja sig vid och vänja sig av med:
Jag kan inte ta mig hem när jag vill, bussarna går inte på natten.
Sluta direktöversätta engelska uttryck till svenska eller prata svengelska (se: I'm fine -Jag är bra, sorry? - vad sa du
? osv osv)
Jag kan skriva åäö på tangentbordet, även om den sidan av tangentbordet inte använts på cirka 3 månader.
Jag har ett mindre rum(bytt med Metta)
Jag får inte pengar varje fredag
Jag får inte pengar varje fredag......aka jag kan inte köpa vad jag vill hela tiden.....

This was England

Went early last morning to see a middle-age village. I'm so used taking the train/bus everywhere so it was pretty nice going by car! Went to see Arundel and the castle within the village. Gary who I went with, said it was his favorite village so I was expecting the best;) In the first section it was really....middle age. With cold rooms and hole in the walls. But then we came to the later colonial-style-section. And oh my. I could live there! Satin on the walls, different patterns everywhere. But the best part: the library. They had a library with an indoor balcony and a ladder. My most important rooms will be kitchen, bathroom and library! One room for everything. No living room. A salon, library, room with the bar(every house need a room for drinking), and a room with a projector for movies/television. I'm thinking all in style with colonial-1930's-England.

Arundel is kind of a 'touristy' village with lots of souvenirs and cafes. Went to the Tudor Rose and had the classical Ploughmans. A salad consisting of either stilton/cheddar or brie with some crust bread, iceberg salad, cucumber, tomatoes, pickled onions, some sort of pickles(reminded of chutney) and beet-root. Talking of beet-roots, according to Jamie Oliver in his programme about Sweden we're mad about beet roots.......

Only time I have beet roots is maybe when having oven-roasted vegetables. Ridiculous Jamie. I have no respect for you anymore!

So today I've been showing Liesa -the new au pair- around and giving her some tips. And tonight the family is taking me, the cleaner and Liesa for a goodbye-dinner. Looking forward to pizza express!!!

But I'm kind of worried how I will be able to stuff all my things in my bag... No worries about the weight, but the place:S

London, farwell?

Me - sentimental? Nah, I just build up a wall of ignorance in some kind of protection from getting hurt or actually miss the place I'm leaving. Like I always do. I've actually built myself a new life here, and now I'm leaving.
Did it when a close relative got cancer and when we moved from Mellby. 'Just ignore and it won't happen slash go away'. Right now I'm sentimental thinking about coming home to mummy....I feel like a baby. I want to be baby -taken care of. And be able to snuggle my little sister. And having long saturdays home without a 2 year old waking me up. Or being able to come and go as you want.

Been exhausted from last week. So no long nights out, but some good company I say! Spent my saturday at Lin's. So much fun talking swedish and no one understands you - manipulating their minds! Hahaha...hrrm. And since the camden crawl was on this weekend it was madness in Camden - actually more madness than usual, how that is possible. Also found out. I don't like camden market(I hate that one). It's lock market and stables market I love!

Oh. I've been promised a tour round 'a real englishman village' by Gary tomorrow(bank holiday=day off). It'll be fun. As long as this shit-weather goes away. rainrainrain!

Nice weather for the new german au pair to arrive to. We started talking about the german schoolsystem since she's been to Sweden for 5 months studying our system. The german one is mad, cheer madness. Dividing the students at class 4 in different school. Giving them no chance to improve. They've already been labelled o- and a-level.. But sweden has got some issues as well. Like the teachers who've got no authority whatsoever. You have to be either really tough/cool to be able to control those children. I feel bad for them - the teachers that is! But since I'm not going to be a teacher I don't care.. We also talked about what she thought about sweden. It's always fun to hear what a foreign thinks about sweden:)

Well, counting down the days and enjoying myself. ciao!

The ghost

Oh.My.God. Last night was crazy, or more like yesterday. Long story short, the police brought the boy in the family home.

He went missing after school, or I thought he would make his own way home like he normally does with his scooter. His scooter had gone missing - I asked him if he wanted to go in the care home - he storms off all upset cause of his scooter. 30 minutes later I try to reach him on the phone - no answer - Calls his dad - goes with the car around the block and the school - no result. Comes home - finds out the police got a tip from a resident that he was sitting in some bushes by the school. I mean..... It was the worst thing that could ever happen. I was just relieved he was alive...But still. My god! I was thinking about when I would do something like that. How egoistic, my parents must have been worried sick. Sorry!

Went to the cinema later in the evening to see the Ghost by Polanski. My first Polanski-movie. It was like I guessed - kind of deep. But the footage was nice and why wouldn't it - with Ewan McGregor in picture! Yum!




xoxo

Crazy

I never felt this worn out and stressed and tired at the same time. The weekend started off great with friday night out.

Went to Lin and saw her new room, which is great! and big! We started off with some rose and strawberries!! She also lives with 12 other people, where most of them are Aussies! I must say I like all the australians I've met this far! None of them have actually stolen anything from me(see flight of the conchords). Anywho, me and Lin sat in the living room talking swedish behind their backs; haha! We were planning on going to Covent Garden at first but since all of them were going to Camden and it's always good to have some male company on your way home we just tagged along. Second time on underworld - A pub/club in Camden where they play cheezy 80's and 70's where you know all the songs. I love it:D Of course it's all about who you're there with! Danced ourselves sweaty and morning after I wake up with a bump on my collarbone(!!! it was like my collarbone was sticking out, weird), bruise on my feet, 'lock for oronen', clogged eyes - but no headache! Yeaj! The comment from the guys when Rebecca(one of the residents who were with us) came down for breakfast later 'You look like death'. Somehow when an australian says it, it's so much funnier!! I love their accent and how they're all surfers(!). And by some reason like to watch nature programs all the time(according to Lin and yes, all australians love it)...

Saturday I spent the whole day with Lin as well. Best hungover spent time ever:D Met up with Lins friends Jesper and Vidar, they were on a trip to London, in soho. Spent some time in crazy Camden and bought pick'n'mix-candy in the swedish shop. How pathetic am I? Going home in 1 week but just can't wait for daim and 'losgodis'. Anywho. Finally we went back to Lin and watched some Sex and the city!!!! The weather was btw awsome. 21 degrees and sunsunsun. Went out in my skirt and top and bare legs. It;s summer! Although tricky with the skirt going up in a doubledecker, especially since the skirt is short AND has got a slitz.....Not good!

In the evening I went to Jorge and Kesley's for movietime. SOme musical called Hedwig about an east berlin-transvestite making his way in America singing rock. Great songs - but it won't beat Rocky horror picture show. At 1 o'clock after some gingerbeer and rum and coke I was hammered. Fell asleep next to the dancefloor with the speakers shouting out Milkshake etc. Wanting to go up and dance to Beyonce but my body was just paralyzed. Maybe cause I slept 3-4 hours friday-saturday. I don't know.


I actually slept til 10o'clock sunday morning. Amazing for being me! Went to brick lane and spitalfield(finally). But not at all impressed by spitalfield, preferring Brick Lane! Later I met up with both Rebecca and Josefine, who by some odd reason know each other. Does every swedish au pair know one another?... But unfortunately the sunday didn't give us that much sun as saturday or the last week but it was nice to sit down in the park anyway..

The reason why I feel so tired and stressed is because I've spent 3 hours on trains and buses to get home...Got home an hour ago although I went home from the park at 6...... I miss home(which, until my parents move this fall-surreal, is in Hassleholm). I don't know why. Probably cause I miss being taken care of... 20 minutes til the new episode of Desperate housewives!!

what a wonderful day

Life couldn't be better. Well, I COULD have unlimited access to money and never have to worry about working for money ever again. But that's life I guess. And I COULD have a house in Marrocko(or Spain/France) by the beach and be married to Jamie Oliver and do documentaries for BBC(Where do they get all the money to do them? oh that's right. Honda)...

Well, you can't have everything. I have my friends, my family, my life, my money ( I just found out I have more money on my saving account than I thought. whoa!)

Not that I'm at all attracted by Jamie, but his food! Especially in the episode where he's in Andalucia. I love mediterranean food. So simple! Fish, bread, meat, oil, herbs. Nothing extravaganza but each thing has it's amazing flavour. I want to go around the world and just eat. It's why I love the markets here. It's like the whole world in one place. Mexican, spanish, italian, english, afghan, libaneese, marroccan etc etc. Next episode Jamie's going to Stockholm, muy interesante.. I love programmes about food. It's my passion. Music and food goes hand in hand. Love goes through my tummy and my ears...!

I've decided to go to Roskilde this year. I can just feel that the weather will be wicked and the artists as well! Ahh...summer. I can't feel any worries about anything right know. First time ever since I was 10 years old?!


We are young
We are free
Keep our teeth nice and clean
See our friends
See the sight
Feel Allright!