Today we're going home...
"Knew a story about a man who was too afraid to fly so he never did land"
Last entry that is actually written in England. I'm a bit sad, but at the same time very excited to see everyone again. This trip has been something that I can't really explain in words. I wouldn't trade this experience for anything, wouldn't change a single thing. Today I'm so happy for many reasons, the biggest ones being that this trip was such a success and that I'm going home now.
The cab comes in 45 minutes, and in 1 hour and 40 min we're taking off from Ipswich and towards Stansted and ultimately home.
And I have to thank Mickis and Issa for a stomach ache for laughing so much. At what, you might think... "Är tomaten din vän?" xD Sophie kept saying it and after a while I could hardly look at her without lauging my ass off.
(I'm sorry for spelling mistakes and all that, I woke up at 5am today, and fell asleep a bit late so... yeah. I'm TIRED )
C'ya!
Day 22 - all good things must come to an end
After I updated last we walked to Lidl and I took a few pictures of the neighborhood that I had not thought about taking before. We got a few things, and by the time we got back we had headaches because it was so warm out. Then we packed our bags, cleaned the room, and realized once again that the floor is brown!
Then we went back out again - to Lidl. We had coins that we needed to use, because we can't change them into crowns once we get back. We bought candy, of course.
We got back to the room, and after 30 minutes or so we were bored out of our minds, and Sophie wanted to go out running. The problem was? Both of our sweatpants are at the bottom of our bags. At the bottom. So we decided to go out walking instead.
It was warm, warm, warm. Synonyms? Hot, hot, hot. We walked for about 30min-1h, and I don't know how we did it, but we walked in a circle so we ended up right where we begun! How great is that? Impossibly great. But once we got back to the house, we were so tired that going up the staircase felt like climbing a mountain or something. That was how warm it was here today here.
After that we've done basically nothing. I started watching Twilight, and Sophie followed suit, only a few minutes behind me. A funny sight, I would think. Then, with only around ten minutes left of the film, Britain's got talent started! So that's what we're watching now.
We have yet to eat dinner, which unsurprisingly will be not so extravagant. Rice and sauce. Oh, I'm looking forward to eating meat and fish again xD I'm especially looking forward to eating sushi again!
No photos, sorry. I took them with my digital camera, and I have no usb cord for it... There will be once I get back, meaning that I'm going to upload a massive amount of photos on Monday (if I find the cord, which will be tough for me to do since I haven't used it for four weeks xD).
Monday- photos. You will tune in and watch them!
Day 22- the last day...
An early entry! Wow! I blame it on Sophie... I would've wanted to have slept until at least twelve, but I just can't sleep knowing that she's awake (except that one time back in week 2, I think).
Today is one of these boring days. We have to pack, we have close to no food left and there is no point in buying more, most of my clothes are dirty, the room is a mess and we have to clean it.
At least the weather is nice.
The time is 10.34 am, and I've been up an hour already (be proud, family!), already gotten annoyed at the computer and taken a shower. Soon I'm going to Lidl to buy stuff we absolutely can't live without today, and then I'm coming back here to organize my clothes the best I can. Which is, I have to say, not world class skills on my part.
There will be an update tonight, and probably a picture or two of our packing - depends on my mood. Tomorrow? There might be an entry then, keep a look out for one just in case. I will take loads of pictures tomorrow, I have already planned half of them, and when I shared these news with Sophie she did not seem too happy about it. But, if you know me, you know the huge possibility that I will loose the camera in my bag, and ending up taking only one or two pictures.
Yepp. That's today.
Day 21 - this trip is starting to come to an end
Woke up today and thought we'd overslept. It was just too bright in the room. Luckily, we had not overslept, it was just the sun that had decided to shine in the morning for the first time in... a while. We were very surpsingly not at all tired when we woke up today... so we're thinking we've been drugged or something!
The weather was unbelievably warm today, and I'm now sitting in the room in a t-shirt and shorts (pajama shorts, since I didn't bring any "real"...), on the floor which has become my place.
The last day at work was unsurprisingly uneventful. It was a bit weird, since this last week has passed way too fast. We're a bit sad that this is almost over (it's just two days left!!!), but at the same time excited to see everyone again.
Not much to say today. We should probably start packing, but... nah, we have all tomorrow to do that.
Day 20 - the sun is somewhat shining
Found a pair of sunglasses that I fell in love with, though they were cheap and that's why I didn't buy them. Why buy useless things just because they're cheap??
Also, while writing this Sophie came into our room, looking a bit... embarrassed. Totally missing the note that the washingmashine was broken (the note was put at a bit odd place though, everyone would've missed it), she had opened it to get her clothes... and the floor was covered with a puddle of water. We cleaned it up really good though. It's almost completely dry now.
The Holiday is an excellent film - just a btw.
Yesterday I was bored out of my mind, so I put on some music and danced to it - on the floor since the cord isn't that long. So there I was, miming my heart out to a song, and Sophie leans over the bed to say something, I don't know, and she scared me so much that I screamed really loud. Lol. This "morning" though I danced for real, or more like just jumped around. Ah, I love doing that.
Tonight we're eating ravioli, yummy. And that's basically how interesting it gets.
No initmail!?
Irriterande som faan.
Day 19 - very trivial things
It was really cold today. Windy, just barely raining, grey. Apparently this is typical for the first day of the "Suffolk Show". We're thinking about going there, might do it tomorrow? I have no idea.
We got to the shop at 10 today, and when we stepped into the backroom. Woa. People have cleaned out their closets this weekend! There were bags of clothes, shoes, games, toys everywhere. By the time we left there was no space to put the things in the backroom, and yet people kept coming with more. Though I couldn't resist buying a big t-shirt for 99p, it looked way too comfy to let it pass. Might not make it back home to Sweden, but it is a great shirt ^^
Yesterday we ate pasta! We bought two packets of pasta "cushions", one was filled with cheese, garlic and herbs, the other one was just cheese. Mmmm. Even got a comment of how nice it smelled by the "housmate that never speaks to us". It did smell lovely...
Dag någonting. Sista veckan...
Idag så vaknade vi av att min mobil börjar sjunga. Vaknar alltid tidigare och undrar om mobilen verkligen ska ringa. Tragiskt nog är klockan alltid runt fem då, så då är det bara att somna om. Ingen poäng med att ens tänka på att gå upp då. Så vaknar-somnar-vaknar man tills klockan verkligen ringer, och försäkrar mig om att vi har faktiskt inte försovit oss.
Men så har Sophie feber... No work for me either! Varför? För mitt kort blev tappat, taget, någon försökte ta mina pengar, det spärrades, och så lades en viss summa in på Sophies konto istället. Ser ni dillemat? Ja, bra.
När vi sovit några timmar till, så tog vi oss i kragen och fann vår väg till Ipswich town centre. Där köpte vi McDonalds till lunch, och jag blev väldigt glad för jag fick kött - något som vi äter väldigt sällan (nästan aldrig) här. Sedan fyllde vi på busskortet! Yay! Inget mer gående här inte! Efter det vandrade vi vidare till Somerfield för att att köpa det goda brödet, men de hade inte det goda brödet, så jag köpte KitKat (efter många om och men om vad jag skulle köpa för choklad), och en liten låda med frukt. Sophie köpte morötter... så när hon gick och käkade morötter och fick blickar från Britterna, så gick jag bredvid och mumsade på KitKat. Kände mig jätte nyttig, så då tog jag upp min frukt...
Det hela slutade med att jag gick från att jag var svälthungrig till att jag var proppmätt.
Har jobbat en hel del på webdesignen idag - känner mig stolt, och så ska jag börja på media-uppgiften alldeles snart.
Nämen titta på svenskan! Jag skriver inte svengelska i alla fall...
Mamma: Jag har redan allt det där i huvudet. Sa det till mig själv några gånger när jag upptäckte att den var borta ^^
Day 17
Woke up around 10 today, my back protesting a bit after sleeping on the couch, but didn't move to get up until 12 when we went home.
I talked to Julia today, so I'm really happy. I miss her a lot, and multiply that by a million.
Tomorrow we probably need to walk into town, since our bus cards went out today, and we couldn't fill them today since it's a bank holiday, and it's not open then. *sigh* Stupid backward England.
The weather though. I approve.
Day 17- about day 16
We saw X-men yesterday. I loved it, and so did Sophie and Lucas. The fight scenes, the revenge, Hugh Jackman. I've seen one other X-men film twice, and when I've done that I've seen it in parts... so at the end of this film I was sort of questioning its purpose. But it was great, anyway.
We also watched Brittain's got talent yesterday! I've never got tears in my eyes because of a show like that, but... I got tears in my eyes yesterday watching that little drummer-boy :'(
And today? We really need to get some washing done!
Pictures of other days
A random picture taken because it was so cute. It's a pillow.
A typical lunch. Give or take the tea.
Inide Oxfam shop in Stowmarket. We've got a bit of everything.
"Nu grönkar det..." It's very green here. People are very enviroment friendly.
I climbed this thing. Discovered that I do scream "like a girl". I know dad, that you're bummed that these things weren't around when you were a kid, but I am very happy. The world wouldn't be the same without our family.
This is our "landlord's" car. He drove us into Ipswich in it on our second day. I love it!
Dag 14, imorgon har vi varit här i två veckor...
Idag åkte vi dubbeldeckare! Både till och från jobbet. Vad är oddsen? Det var lite läskigt att åka med den bussen på så små vägar, men det gick trots allt. Jag tror bilarna fick lite skrämsel-respekt för bussen när den kom dundrande fram (körde fortfarande läskigt fort) på vägarna.
Vi har inte gjort speciellt mycket idag, än. Tänkte tvätta när vi kom hem, men självklart så är alltid tvättmaskinen upptagen. Varenda gång vi tänker tvätta så är det någon annan som redan tvättar! Helt otroligt.
Elen la av ett tag idag, också, tog internet med det. Testade då batteriet till datorn och upptäckte till min stora förvåning att det fungerade! Datorn la inte av! Ännu en otrolig sak. Sedan så var elen igång, och internet med. Det var tur, för jag hade bara någon minut kvar på batteriet.
Sedan satt vi här på rummet. Jag på golvet, Sophie på sängen, och så knackar det på dörren... Jag ser att dte är öppet så jag säger "kom in". Vem är det som stiger in om inte Doug... Lite pinsamt med tanke på att vårat rum ser hemskt ut, i stort behov av städning. Som tur var hade vi precis inte ätit, så tallrikar fanns inte i närheten. Efter honom kommer en kille in som vi aldrig sett förut - snubben som ska hyra rummet efter oss.
eh... lite pinsamt.
Nu vet jag inte vad jag ska göra... kolla klart på film? Jag är uttråkad...
just a pic
This is how it looks like inside the shop. We're leaving to there in 30min. Then after a couple of hours - A LONG WEEKEND! Woho!
Day 13, it's very relaxing
I'm only a few sentences away from being done with the religion paper. Ah-mazing!
We went to Lidl to buy chocolate, and ended up buying that and milk, to cartoons of juice and wait for it! Wait for it! FISH & CHIPS! (Let me guess who's jealous... DAD!)
I like today a lot. It went very fast, and I've done basically nothing (except write), and I've gotten some sleep!
I'm really happy that I've gotten some chocolate to eat, and that is really happy.
Mom: what film did you end up renting?
Day 13, another day!
So, we're working from home today. Somethings for Oxfam, mixing in a whole lot of school work also! It saves us 3 pounds for lunch. We ate noodles for brunch (yes, we slept that long).
Next week there is this thing called "Suffolk show" in Ipswich somewhere, to which we have been recommended that we should go to. It costs a bit, but it does sound like some fun. Haven't really understood what it is all about, but, I guess that's the point or something.
Mom: I have looked everywhere for it. I'm now just hoping that it will resurface when we go home...
Matilda: I'm actually less violent than I'd thought. I've only woken up two-three times to find that I've been on the way to punch Sophie... and I guess I've done so one time at least... I thought she would've forced me to sleep on the floor by now!
Dad: "yer"?
