So, next Monday, I will have been here for 2 months! It's super crazy! It definitely hasn't felt like that long at all! I feel like I can say I have been really busy but that wouldn't be the exact truth. I didn't start learning Swedish Language until last Monday, so basically being lazy, watching American tv and using Facebook during my free time in the days. I have started figuring out my way around more, and seeing a lot of cool things.Swedish food- truthfully not as bad as I was expecting. I do try everything even those food is weird for me! So as I am sitting here on my bed watching the My dad says, I am beginning to realize how much has changed in my life, and how different the way I think and perceive things is to how I did almost two months ago. I knew this experience would change a lot about who I am, but I didn't think I would start seeing that so soon. Everyday I learn something, whether it's about the culture, my host family, a new word in Swedish, or just something about myself. I've been able to discover in the last 7 and ½ weeks how strong of a person I really am becoming. Yes this experience so far has been extremely difficult at times, more difficult than I ever could have expected, but this is something I know I will never regret, and years from now when I think about my experience here I won't remember how hard it could get, I'll remember everything I learned, and the people I met. Every day I've been here I've had a moment somewhere through out my day, where I stop whatever I'm doing, and start smiling because I still can't believe I am here!
I've been here long enough to not think here is seems strange and out of place to me at first appear as everyday things that I don't think about twice anymore. For instance, the two buttons to flush the toilets, no water Hose for clean after finish toilet ( not sure what you call), mail coming on Sundays, Postman not riding motorbike, drive another side of the road, eating everything with a knife and fork, Not many kind of milk, yogurt, soft drink( i love green Fanta), no Dunkin Donuts or Swensen even Buffet! and taking the Metro almost everyday. I get asked a lot if I miss home and my friends and family. The automatic answer is yes, however I know they everything will be there when I get back. It's hard to think that I only have until next June 14th to learn and do so many things here. My life continues to be a refreshing everyday in here. I am being love Sweden as my home town, I feel like and also seem like grow up in soul being more mature by keep seeing new thing, faces, places, foods and learning new culture.
So about Sweden, it is the most beautiful country ever. The leaves are falling and it starting to get cold, and I think I am almost ready for my first snow. Everyone is so kind and nice here, especially at Home, I am starting to feel like I am starting to fit in, and but i never get asked less if I am the girl from Thailand ( I am the only an Aupair thai in Sweden). I don't feel like I am out of place anymore, and I feel a since of belonging.
Tree things i love about Sweden
1.The language. Yes Swedish is very hard, even the Swedes think so, but I like the challenge and that makes me try even harder to learn it.
2.The secure life in everywhere i go. I love metro to take me into town.
3.The big lake beside my house. its a wonderful place that i love to look everytime when i think about my family, friends and everything in Thailand.
Tree things i love about my host family
1. Carrying love and who want me to part of their family. Honestly how many people would just take in someone they don't know, and teach them everything about their life and their culture and be willing to share that and let someone live with them for a year? My host family.
2.My host mom she love to run and drink coffee, working hard on the phone, computer and always forget to eat, my host dad also love to run,go work early and back home late, he will smiling as much as he can and also get scary voice sometime. The oldest girl she is so nice and always love to dance and sing. The oldest boy he is a person who caring other kind and help anytime you asking for. The youngest girl who is so cute and love to say you are so pretty and wonderful everytime when you see her.The youngest boy who don't like to be alone and who love star wars. this is my Family!
3. How understanding they are. I make mistakes, I don't always know what to do, and I'm not always the most open person. But they are willing to help me no matter what, and understand.
Recently I start to visited the foster kid, i went to Finland last Saturday with friends and i got a chance to see Daranee who got adopted about 2 years ago and when she left from the house we don't even have a chance to say good bye to her. Its was wonderful to see her again and know that she is the one that still remember some about us and the way she act its was Amazing and i didn't expect she will be the same but she is the same. The smile and big hug from her it answer all my question what i want to know. I have about half and hour to walk around Helsinki alone after spent my time with the girl, I didn't spend time to walk around with other friends there but i hope i will have a chance to travel with them again soon.So its good beginning and i look forward to see next kids.
I finally think I'm going to go to bed. This is a never ending blog, I swear! There will be more in a couple of weeks, I promise. Jag mor trott, Jag vill gå att sova. ( I am very tired, I will go to sleep)
God natt!
Daranee & me
In Finland
A few minute in Helsinki
