Thor made it to Chicago. He was barking a lot in the beginning, but when we could put him and his carrier on our lap he fell asleep directly and slept until we landed.
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Soon off to Chicago
Snart ska vi ta taxi till LaGuardia Airport. Jag ar nervos. Vi har forsokt halla Thor aktiv hela dagen och aven gett honom en godis som ska gora honom lugn, men vi far se hur det gar. Jag hoppas att han ar sa trott pa planet att han sover hela vagen dit. En hund som ar angslig och skaller ar nagot vi vill undvika. Resan ar ju inte sa lang, jag oroar mig nog i onodan. Thor ar jattetrott just nu, men vi forsoker halla honom vaken.
Jag ser fram emot en vecka i Chicago! Ska bli sa kul att fa traffa alla och att Thor ska fa leka med andra hundar.
Soon we will take a taxi to LaGuardia Airport. I am nervous. We have tried to keep Thor active all day and also given him a treat that should make him calm, but we will see how it goes. I hope that he will be so tired on the plane that he will sleep all the way there. A dog that is anxious and barks is something we want to avoid. The trip is not that long, I probably worry for nothing. Thor is super tired now, but we are trying to keep him awake.
I’m looking forward to a week in Chicago! Will be fun to see everybody and that Thor will get to play with other dogs.
Otrevliga Svenskar
Jag har varit ivag och gjort lite arenden. Jag funderade hela tiden pa varfor det var sa otroligt mycket svenskar overallt, men sa slog det mig…det ar hostlov i Sverige nu, va? Vart jag an gick sa pratade majoriteten svenska.
Nagot annat jag gick och tankte pa ar: varfor ar svenskar (och japaner) sa daliga turister? Bara for att man ar nagon annan stans an hemma behover man val inte knuffa sig fram eller springa som en galning i butikerna eller inte se sig for. Svenskar ar verkligen samst och otrevligast. Jag har sett det har i New York och aven pa andra stallen jag har rest i varlden (aven i Sverige). Varfor beter sig svenskar pa det viset?
(det galler inte alla saklart)
Jag blir latt irriterad pa sanna manniskor, men…i sanna situationer tanker jag att de ar dem som har en dalig dag och inte jag och min dag kan enkelt raddas genom att jag sjalv flyttar pa mig och jag behover inte ta at mig och jag kan fortsatta att vara trevlig mot andra. Det mar jag bra av och kanske min trevliga sida kan ge de andra ett leende.
I have been away doing some errands. I kept thinking why there was so incredibly a lot of Swedish people everywhere, then then it hit me…its fall-break in Sweden now, right? Wherever I went the majority spoke Swedish.
Something else I walked around thinking is: why is Swedish people (and Japanese) so bad tourists? Just because you are in a different place than home you don’t have to push yourself forward or run like a maniac in the store or not look where you are going. Swedish people are really the worst and most unfriendly. I have seen it here in New York and also on other places I have traveled to in the world (even in Sweden). Why is Swedish people behaving like this?
(it does not apply to all of course)
I easily get irritated of those people, but…in those situations I’m thinking that its them who has a bad day and not me and my day can simply get saved by that I move and I don’t need to take it in and I can continue to be nice to others. That makes me feel good and maybe my friendly side can give the others a smile.
3 years
Idag ar det tre ar sedan jag vaknade upp i New York efter en sommar pa svensk mark. Jag kom till NY den 28 December 2010 och planerade att va har i 6 manader. Jag stod pa svensk mark den 6 juli och visste inte vad som skulle handa. Planerna blev snart att jag skulle flytta till Osterrike, start over and see what happens. Men, nagot sa mig att jag inte var klar med New York, sa i sista stund beslutade jag mig for att aka tillbaka hit och plotsligt hade jag bade papper och flygbiljett klart. Allt gick valdigt fort, men jag angrar mig inte for en sekund.
Today it’s three years since I woke up in New York after a summer on Swedish ground. I came to NY on December 28, 2010 and was planning to stay for 6 months. I stood on Swedish ground July 6 and didn’t know what would happen. New plans was soon that I would move to Austria, start over and see what happens. But, something told me that I was not done with New York, so in the last minute I decided to go back here and suddenly I had both papers and a ticket ready. Everything went so fast, but I don’t regret it for a second.
Har ar en liten throwback fran tre ar / Here is a little throwback from three years :
Jag har njutit av New York City / Jag have enjoyed New York City
Jag borjade dejta Jim och blev tokforalskad i honom / I started to date Jim and became madly in love with him
Vi har rest tillsammans / We have traveled together
Minneapolis, Minnesota, our first weekend trip together, Dec 2011
We have been in Chicago several times to visit Jim’s family
We visited J’s friend in Washington DC, Aug 2012
Music festival and tourism in Boston, May 2013
Falkenberg, Sweden, spending time with my family before wedding
Honeymoon on the Amalfi Coast, Italy, Aug 2013
Long weekend in Cancun, Mexico, Jan 2014
Sportsweekend in Philadelphia, April 2014
Went to Stockholm, Sweden, May-June 2014
4th of July weekend in Colorado Springs
Jag har dansat och aven jobbat med The Equus Projects i tva ar / I have been dancing and also worked with The Equus Projects for two years
Varit pa manga manga konserter. Vissa band har vi sett flera ganger. / Been to many many concerts. Some bands we’ve seen several times.
Gifte oss! / Got married!
Skaffat hund. THOR! / Got a dog. THOR!
Improvisation in Philadelphia
Om ni kommer ihag, sa var vi i Philadelphia under en helg for turism och sport i varas. Jag tyckte det var roligt att improvisera lite pa olika stallen. Ovan ar en video fran en sot liten gata vi hittade. Nej, det ar ingen musik i videon, for jag behover inte musik for att dansa, jag hor min egen musik inom mig (flummigt men sant) 🙂