Getting there...

We seem to have stumbled into the month of May rather quickly, and in 5 days it will be June!
Okay, how is this possible? As much as I want my exams to be over and to be home in Örebro, I am not ready for it to be June. Mainly because I don't like how bloody fast time flies, and that the weather here is proper shite. We have our sunny days of course, just like any other country, but I'm stuck inside with heaps of revision…
My first exam is on Monday and my second is on Tuesday. Wednesday will be spent packing up my room to put into storage for the summer. I then leave early in the morning on the Thursday to fly back home.

I've planned my June to be a chill month. Mostly I will be hanging out with friends, relaxing, and a bit of traveling (hopefully). Helen is arriving on the 16th which means we have 6 days to faff around Stockholm and Örebro. We are planning on cycling, kayaking, possible visiting Grönalund, having picnics in the park, going to the cinema, eating food, going out for drinks, visiting one of the many islands in Stockholm's archipelago, and most importantly making sure to show Helen how Swedes celebrate Midsummer!
I then hope I can catch a train down to Copenhagen to visit Christel. I think Sofia, Matilda and Lauren will also be there, which means we can all explore Copenhagen together.
I then start my work experience in July.

As a distraction from this term's exam revision, I have been planning my holiday next summer. A little bit ambitious perhaps, but I like getting excited for things!
I want get a 22-day rail pass to go Inter-railing around Eastern Europe, starting off in Berlin and working my way down towards Split, Croatia. Stopping in Warsaw, Krakow, Prague, Vienna, Bratislava, Budapest, Ljubljana and Zagreb, before getting to Split. Hopefully it all works out as I've been wanting to go inter-railing for quite a few years now!

Gimme summer

While scrolling through all of my photos on my computer I realized how much I miss warm weather, tanned skin, fresh fruit, good people, BBQ's, traveling and being free. If my Easter break wasn't already full I would book a trip to someplace warm and exotic to escape the slightly depressive state of northern Europe.

In about four weeks I have two essays due, right before my three week Easter break starts. After the break I have about 5 weeks until exams start. Which gives me 8 weeks in total until all the exams end and I can figure out storage for the summer, flights back home etc.

Venice, Italy, May 2011

Ranco, Italy, July 2011

St. Andrews, Scotland, June 2011

Örebro, Sweden, July 2013

Helsinki, Finland, August 2013

Homerton, London, September 2013

Ayia Napa, Cyprus, August 2013

Örebro, Sweden, July 2013

Ayia Napa, Cyprus

Nissi beach

Cliff jumping! I jumped 3 times!

Sunset view from our kitchen window

Caught a glimpse of the magnificent sea caves from the glass bottom boat!

I'm back with a little update of my week on Cyprus with Helen. The week on Cyprus has been one of the hottest of my life! The temperature on Cyprus in mid-August isn't exactly ideal for some people to cope with. The temperature in the shade is probably around 35-38°C (but feels a lot hotter because of the humidity) and circa 40-45°C in the blaring hot sun! But since we laid out by the sea every single day, with a nice breeze every so often, we managed!
Ayia Napa, pronounced Aya Napa, is situated in the south-eastern coast of Cyprus in the Greek part. Even though it is technically "Greek," with the inhabitants speaking and eating Greek, I still felt like I was in a different country entirely.
The beaches we went to were pretty damn beautiful! Nissi beach especially. In the six days we were there we managed to go to 4 beaches in total; Grecian Bay, Sandy bay, Nissi beach and one more, but I have sadly forgotten the name of it... how embarrassing!
Our days consisted of cycling to the beaches, swimming in the luke warm, crystal clear water, burning, tanning, eating delicious food (!!), laughing, napping, reading, drinking many liters of water and iced tea and cliff jumping!! We also managed to squeeze in a trip on a glass bottom boat  and rent a moped, which we drove up to Fig Tree Bay and visited the beach that I've forgotten the name of. Of course we can't forget the most important part: souvenir shopping! Of course I bought a magnet for my collection, among a few other trinkets and Helen purchased a snow globe with a donkey in it.