Procrastination

Procrastination is a terrible thing. I have done so much over the past 10 days that I am not sure where to begin. I will start with where I am. For the past seven days I have been on the southern tip of Sweden in Lund. The people here have been welcoming and very helpful especially when you cannot read labels in the grocery store. I am taking two classes while I am here but the homework is light – as is the sky. The sun does not officially set until 10pm and it rises again at 4.30am. That is the official time but it is only ‘dark’ from 12-2am. This has made it hard for my body to know when to go to sleep. Many of us cannot fall asleep until after midnight.

I and others in the Suffolk program are staying in University housing and we all have fantastic private rooms. The dorm is close to the city center. In addition to being convenient the noises from the train, and constant buses, have provided much entertainment.

Speaking of entertainment – I saw Will Ferrell!!! Lunds University invites famous individuals on a regular basis to speak to students. Will Ferrell started by speaking in Swedish, listing all of his favorite Swedish foods (meatballs) and commodities (Ikea, Abba). It was an opportunity of a lifetime – Will Ferrell in Sweden – worth standing in line for an hour and a half.

Today I went to Kronborg Castle in Denmark. The castle has the largest knight’s hall in Scandinavia, a beautiful chapel, was the residence of Danish royal families for 300 years until1785. Most importantly it is the home to Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. The castle was beautiful and appropriate to Hamlet it was an overcast and rainy day.

FYI - "Blogger" has all of the posting links in Swedish. I hope Publicera Inlagg is the right button to push - we will see....