There are more advantages then disadvanteges to stay at this place actually, but the thing that's keeping me from accepting the offer is the fact that I'll be living with Swedish ppl. Not that that's anything wrong, but since I'm going to USA to get "away" from Sweden and the swedish mentality for a while it's not exactly helping by staying at a place with swedes. I want to stay at a place with native Americans. But maybe I can't afford to be this picky. Especially since I'm kinda late looking for a place and the fact that this place is a really good deal. The place has jacuzzis and a big nice pool. The apartment has a balcony and two bedroms, one livingroom and one kitchen. The guy who lives there also has a car! Which means that he can teach me how to drive in America. He hasn't said that he will but I'll force him, since I'm gonna take the opportunity to take a driver's licence when I'm there. First because it's a lot cheaper. Only 28$! And almost all of the cars have automatic sticks. So it's hopefully not gonna be that hard to learn how to drive. I have taken a few driver's lessons here in Sweden, but I have a hard time with the manuell stick and get it into the right gear. But I guess practice makes perfect...
Well, back to what I was talking about before I switched the subject. This guy is looking for a roommate and I can move in anytime if I decide to share the place. I have contact with another swedish girl in Cali, and she doesn't have a place either. So if we both were to move in at this guys place the rent would lower drastically, and we would have to pay around 3000 kr each. That's 1000 less then I pay for my apart. here in Sweden! So I would definatley benefit by this offer...
So my question to you, the readers is; Shall I take this offer or shall I contunie to look for a place with Americans? Maybe I'm beeing stupied and so for wanting to live with natives. But I just feel that if I decide to stayy with swedes it would feel like I'm on vacation and I would also have a harder time letting go of the "ties" to Sweden and focus on the American lifestyle. However, my friend Sofie said to me that I'll meet Americans in school and when I go out, and this guy also has a lot of American friends, so meeting new friends being Americans might not be that hard after all even if I would stay in a "swedish" household.
What else is new? Not that much. I started packing two days ago, and doing so I realised that maybe I should have started a little earlier. But you know me, always out in the last second! Sometimes I get so annoyed with myself...I wonder why...
I have so much clothes! And somehow when you go away, you have to have all of them with you. Even if you don't use half of them when you're home. But what if I want to wear this over there? Well, I tried to sort out as good as I could. When I had finsihed packing the bag I put it on the scale, and it was exactly 25 kilos!! Am I good or what!? So no more stuff can fit in that bag. I have a few stuff left that has to be packed. Like my computer, some pictures, toilet stuff and some other gadjets. I wanted to try to keep it to one bag, but being a girl, it's nearly impossible. So I'm going to have to bring two bags, but the second bag is only going to be half full, so I can add all of the stuff I'll by in USA. =)
Tomorrow I have my big Goodbye party! It's going to be so much fun, and so much ppl! I have invited to many ppl over!! I wonder how the hell all of us will fit, but it will just have to work. I hoped that a few ppl would turn down the invitation, but instead more ppl asked if they could come. And being the kind and understanding woman that I am, I couldn't say no. Well, it's one night. I think we'll make it work. It's however, going to be hard to say goodbye to some ppl. Some of them are "shallow" friends. But most of them are really close friends, and it's not easy saying goodbye to such ppl. But this is something that I want to do, and have to do. I know I'll see them again. In six months. Cuz I'm coming home over the summer. But as hard as it's going to be for me, I think it's going to be even harder for them. Since they'll be stuck here doing everyday things, living the normal life while I'm over there exploring and living new interesting stuff and meeting new and interesting ppl. Well, I quote Leone Lewis: "It will all get better in time". As hard as it may seem, it's true. And before they and I know it, I'll be back again!
I suddenly got very thursty, so I think I'm gonna have something to drink.
Well, we'll talk later...
Take care...and if you're interested in what the place I was talking about looks like, here's a peek...
XoXo - Frieda K*
