This has been a low key week because I still have this cold that gives me a sore throat and stuffed up nose. I went to school on Monday and Tuesday but on Wednesday, I stayed home and tried to get better. I had a cooking class that day but I missed is because I felt was better if I didn't cough all over the food. Thursday I was feeling a bit better, which was good because I went to Johanna's house after school. She went on exchange last year to Canada and right now her family is hosting Stephano, but after Christmas, went he goes back to Brazil, I will be living with Johanna's family. Hakan was on a business trip in the States and Marita and Anna were in Gotenberg at an international book fare to meet their favorite authors. So it was nice to visit Johanna instead of staying home alone.
Friday after school, I hopped on a bus and went to visit Lena, Hakan's sister, and her husband Kennit, out in the country side. They have a very nice house and I got my own little guest house to sleep in.
Saturday, we went out into the woods to help Kennit set up a moose hunting post which consisted of making a pile of fire wood and marking out a path to it. He is in a hunting club and how they hunt moose is by waiting at different posts set up in an aria frequently visited by moose and hoping one will walk by. We also set up some salt licks for them. while hiking up a path, we came across some yellow kanterell mushrooms and picked them. We stopped for a rest in the beautiful view of a lake.
Afterwards, we grabbed some food and towels and set out to their homemade sauna in the middle of the woods. It is beautifully made, almost hanging over a small steam of really cold spring water. Lena taught me how to sauna like a Swede: Sit in the hot, humid sauna at 70 degrees Celsius then run into the steam. Even their dog, Bullet, joined us! We had supper out there, a chicken stir fry on the fire. After supper, we went for a walk and I found brown kanterell mushrooms. They were everywhere and we filled my hood with them! It was a very good day!
Sunday was a more relaxing day; Lena and Kennit had two friends come over for lunch. We had a moose roast and the kanterells. After a walk in the woods with their dog Alice, and Bullet, the friends gave me a ride home because they were on their way home to Stockholm and it was easy to pass through Hudiksvall first. Sunday night, everyone came home so we had alot of catching up to do. Marita and Anna brought back a poster for me of all the best edible mushrooms in the forest and Hakan brought back some Skittles and chocolate bars from the States. It was a really fun week, but the excitement wasn't over...
This has been a low key week because I still have this cold that gives me a sore throat and stuffed up nose. I went to school on Monday and Tuesday but on Wednesday, I stayed home and tried to get better. I had a cooking class that day but I missed is because I felt was better if I didn't cough all over the food. Thursday I was feeling a bit better, which was good because I went to Johanna's house after school. She went on exchange last year to Canada and right now her family is hosting Stephano, but after Christmas, went he goes back to Brazil, I will be living with Johanna's family. Hakan was on a business trip in the States and Marita and Anna were in Gotenberg at an international book fare to meet their favorite authors. So it was nice to visit Johanna instead of staying home alone.
Friday after school, I hopped on a bus and went to visit Lena, Hakan's sister, and her husband Kennit, out in the country side. They have a very nice house and I got my own little guest house to sleep in.
Saturday, we went out into the woods to help Kennit set up a moose hunting post which consisted of making a pile of fire wood and marking out a path to it. He is in a hunting club and how they hunt moose is by waiting at different posts set up in an aria frequently visited by moose and hoping one will walk by. We also set up some salt licks for them. while hiking up a path, we came across some yellow kanterell mushrooms and picked them. We stopped for a rest in the beautiful view of a lake.
Afterwards, we grabbed some food and towels and set out to their homemade sauna in the middle of the woods. It is beautifully made, almost hanging over a small steam of really cold spring water. Lena taught me how to sauna like a Swede: Sit in the hot, humid sauna at 70 degrees Celsius then run into the steam. Even their dog, Bullet, joined us! We had supper out there, a chicken stir fry on the fire. After supper, we went for a walk and I found brown kanterell mushrooms. They were everywhere and we filled my hood with them! It was a very good day!
Sunday was a more relaxing day; Lena and Kennit had two friends come over for lunch. We had a moose roast and the kanterells. After a walk in the woods with their dog Alice, and Bullet, the friends gave me a ride home because they were on their way home to Stockholm and it was easy to pass through Hudiksvall first. Sunday night, everyone came home so we had alot of catching up to do. Marita and Anna brought back a poster for me of all the best edible mushrooms in the forest and Hakan brought back some Skittles and chocolate bars from the States. It was a really fun week, but the excitement wasn't over...
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