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Other than that, I'm trying to plan a goodbye trip to my hometown. Seems to happen next weekend. And I'm also becoming a bit of a famous person in Sweden after been hanging on the TV recording of Time out, Extra extra, Helt Magiskt and been doing some "modelling work" for svt. Look out for me in media guys! =)

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Coming closer to departure date (which I don't know just yet, but very soon) is tough as well. It makes me start thinking. DO I want this? Do I want to live so far away? Can I do this? Is this me? And all of a sudden I start to appreciate being in Sweden for the fisrt time in many years. Same shit as last time. But then. Every now and then, while lining up for the bus, squeezing myself into the subway as a fish in a tin, recieving angry looks from angry people. I get reminded. When looking at the weather forecast foreseeing snow, rain and cold evenings. Then I feel better. I always said I want a palm tree in my garden. Where in Sweden could I have that?

vs.

Have FINALLY got accepted for a UQI scholarship at UQ. Im gonna be a PhD student for the following 3-4 years in the country I love the most! It's all very exciting!

Again I have an enormous to-do list to tick of. I start to recognize the process. It's visas, insurances, flight tickets, bank stuff, shipping stuff, organize CSN, buying all the things I cantlive without etc etc. They are all conected to eachother ofcourse. Cant get a visa without a insurance, cant get an insurance without a flight tiket, cant get a flight ticket without a visa etc etc. But what tha hell, at least I know by now that it's worth every single second I spend in the different telephone lines. Cause. I'm gonna do what I love to do. And.

I'm coming home!

The lion pic on Drottninggatan is mandatory...

The weather didnt start very nice on the first day of the trip but we were lucky enough to avoid the rain!

On the ferry across from Ekerö to Adelsön. Found out after abt 40km in heavy heavy wind that the closest shop was located back in Stockholm, The one of the very northen part of Ekerö had closed down. It was pretty late. We were hungry. No other option than to take the ferry across and hope that the shop on Adelsön would still be open.

Picnic break

SOOOO LUCKY the shop was open. But no wine to celebrate the swedish summer. Haha, welcome to the swedish countryside!

Squeezed in the tent between the trees next to Mälaren (the big lake surrounding Sthlm). Very windy and extremely cold. BUT, an amazing sunset at least!

Almost back after 100km on the bike. (Should be mentioned that the bike I was using, I got when I was 12 years old. AND, the bike Adam was using, my MUM got when she was 12!!)

September pic of Slussen, Stockholm

Herring sandwish on Kavring. Very swedish!

So. I have succesfully guided another aussie friend around in Sthlm. Maybe I should become a tourguide here instead since I start to learn so much about my own country's history!
yeah?

...no.

However. Finally start to feel slightly better. Not gym-good yet, which is very annoying since I've been missing the gym for half a year. But at least slow-morning-walk-good.

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Things about Sweden really annoys me. The lastest is the increase in price of the public transport card (SL-kortet). Already in 2009, Stockholm was the most expensive city in the world regarding public transport. (Our taxes are also amongst the highest in the world). This wont really make the statistics look any better.

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I know some of my friends think that I am escaping from things just because I like to travel. That is not the case. I'm just fed up with a lot of things in Sweden and I hate snow and cold (which happens to be the conditions in Sweden for half of the year). Why stay here and complain about it (and listen to other people complaining) instead of doing something about it?

Anyway. It was a lot of fun and great to catch up with my favourite housemate again=)

Luke and Matt at Sjöhistoriska Riksmuseet, next to the royal wedding boat

Swedish dinner at my parents place. Snaps, meatballs, lingonberry, potatoes, brown sauce, sill (herring) and bluberry pie!

Sitting on the lions on Queen street is a must!=)

As is "Plattan"

Sthlm summer shot

Buying unpacked candy is Swedish as well. Believe me!
Great time! Just dropped my boys at the ferry terminal so they'll now head towards Helsinki and then Tallin, Riga etc. Might catch up with them somewhere else in Europe cause I'm sitting here, planless and in slight panic.

My two options are:
1. In case I get accepted to Oz, Move to Australia VERY soon

2. In case I don't get accepted, ride my bike through Europe

Adventure in either case. Should find out soon!