This weekend I
participated in Trollhattans annual Badminton competition where I had to compete
against one of the Swedish National players so I lost big time. It was a great
opportunity to play against a professional badminton player. As it was my last day at the club and the end of the year tournament, they kindly
presented Robin and I with T-shirts and hoodies of Trollhattan Badminton club. Following the presentation we had some cakes
and buns and later that night we all
attended the end of season night out. I
was sad to think that this was our last night out here in Trollhattan.
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| Ranked number 5 in Sweden |
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| Homemade Swedish Cakes |
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| I am going to miss looking out of my bedroom window |
The next day we
spent a long time cleaning our apartment in order to receive our £200 deposit
back. I think it was the most cleaning I have ever done in my entire life and
have taken for granted the cleaners in Stranmillis Halls. I think that I have
become much more independent here. I am now doing my own washing and cooking
unlike at home where I would take home my weekly big bag of washing as most
students in Belfast do. I have learned to budget my money for shopping and that
these things require a lot of time and energy and will help out a lot more in the
house when I return. I also had my
take home exam for my Education module to complete on The differences and
similarities between the Swedish Education system and the education system in
Northern Ireland. Additionally I had a presentation the day before it was time
to leave Trollhattan. I was very stressed trying to complete this work and pack
my 5months in Sweden into one 20kg suitcase.
Saying goodbyes
to some great and long life friends that I have made here over the past few
months in Sweden has been really difficult. I know that we may never all be in
the same community together but we hope to plan a reunion this summer in
France. Megan and I spent our last night experiencing some Korean and Italian cuisine and signing flags as well as having a goodbye party. I am going to miss
being in a group of people from all over the world who have become like a
second family.
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Me just after signing Jins flag a student from South Korea
The next morning
Megan and I had an early rise to meet our train and set of on our new adventure
The Norway Fjord explorer. We decided whilst here In Scandinavian we should see
the famous Fjords before we return so we set of on our five day tour around Norway with all
our suitcases.
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When Megan and I arrived at the
train station with all our bags we thought this it goodbye Sweden. We were
very content on the train though as we knew we did not have to move for 4 hours
however typically we had to transfer to a bus one hour later. When we arrived
in Norway and found our hostel it was with great relief that we got rid of our bags leaving us
free to explore the capital of Norway Oslo. Like many big cities I noticed that
there was a lot of beggars in the town center and one even stole my bottle of
water whilst I was taking a photograph. We visited many places including the Harbor, The castle, and The Opera house.
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| The Harbor |
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| The Opera House |
It was a great day and I'm really looking forward to starting my tour of the Norway Fjords.
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