Upptaget

Another 3 weeks have passed and news is scarce. I have started classes and they are going well. I finished the first segment of my Swedish education with 88%. I was a bit cocky and expected much more from myself despite not having the time to study at all. My days have been pretty much booked solid. 9am start at school-> direct from there to work at 2pm where I stay until 11:30ish to head home for a few hours sleep before doing it all over again. This is as close to a 'normal' life as I have had. I'm not sure I like it.

Hopefully is just temporary and once the staff at work is back to normal (new recruits and people back from holidays) I can cut back to 3-4 days a week. You may not notice it but my classy colleagues are pressing their bare asses against the glass. Bare in mind these are not Swedes: but rather South African, American and Swiss.

My Swedish is definitely coming along nicely and I am starting to put it to use. I can understand people half the time and when customers at work refuse to speak English, I can usually get by well enough.

I am still looking for a place to live. The housing market in Stockholm is brutal. Prices are pretty high and competition is tough. Best I have found is a small room in a student housing complex: not sure if I want to go through with that but I may not have a whole lot of choices.