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2004 28 August :: 4.03 pm
:: Mood: cheerful
:: Music: Brand New
Hey!
Alright, this week went alot better. I've started to make some friends so thats good. everyone is sooo nice, it just seemed as if everyone was a little shy to begin with.
I was also invited to this girl's (also named Lisa) party. That was last night. it was alot of fun. it was at like a club house and about 30 people showed up. most of them were from the class but a few i didnt recognize. I had 2 drinks...weee fun! its cool that you can drink when your 18 over here. they had beer, cider, and someother stuff. i stopped after 2 since i felt a little too tipsy to drink more. After about an hour of me sitting mostly alone and chatting here and there, screaming over the music, this really hot guy came up and talked to me. that was really cool. he was nice and yeah, we talked for a while....i cant remember his name though..i couldnt hear over the blaring music. so that was fun. when i was going to leave, like at midnight, these 2 guys asked me where i was going and were asking me not to leave. wow! that was a first! one of them was pretty hot too! so i stopped and talked to them and stuff which was sooo awesome since everyone is so nice over here and dont give a crap about social status and stuff, it just doesnt exist over here which is such a relief! so i talked to them for a while, though i could tell the one was really drunk, but it was funny. soo ill see them in school or at another party. im so happy i got out of the house and was brave enough to go to a party with no one i know very well. but it all worked out for the best. i also got invited by some people to go to town one day and go to some of the pubs and clubs with them, since i havent done that yet. yay! things are looking up! i didnt think id say this, but drinking and partying (not too much) is SOOO much fun! i was always kind of against the whole drinking thing, but now i know what its like. dont get me wrong, this doesnt mean that im going to go out and drink all the time, but i know i can have 2 drinks without getting wasted...tipsy is just fine for now.
so other than that, not much going on.
kinda hard to type and sing at the same time. this band rocks. he he!
oo there are so many hot guys over here! WAY better than the states. and everyones sooo nice.
this just gets better and better
later!
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2004 20 August :: 2.43 pm
:: Mood: stressed
hey hey
school started yesterday. that was interesting let me tell ya. Guess what....everything is in swedish. go figure. well then, today i had some classes. i started out with german at 7:50 am. yeah i thought i was pretty good at german untill i went in that class room. the teacher spoke german the entire time and i only got bits and pieces of what she said. the students are almost just as good. yikes!
after that i biked back "home" since i had and hour and a half to kill. then off to religion, my next class at 11:05. yeah we all got a book and a sheet a paper and were sent out in groups to answer the questions on the paper, and figure out the school...like count the elevators, and how many different types of news papers there were in the library. weird. then it was off to swedish class. the teacher didnt even know she was going to have and exchange student. so she kept asking me what class i was in before and im like...uhhhh....florida...like America...
took a while to let that absorb. and then i told her that i have trouble reading and writing in swedish, though i speak like im a native, strange huh? so i figured that none of my other teachers know that im from the US. im just going to go up to them and start speaking english and then maybe they will get the hint....arg
well then not much else to write about for now......
later
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2004 19 August :: 4.03 am
id think of all people, my sister would comment on my journal....
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2004 17 August :: 3.14 pm
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2004 17 August :: 2.24 pm
hey hey hey...
i hope everyone survived charley! It sucked being so far away from everyone when it struck . I watched live coverage from nbc-2.com for like almost 3 hours. i am so thankful that at the last minute the damn thing turned north again and spared ft myers a direct hit, though there is still tons of damage to the city. im just glad my friends and family got through it, though i still havent heard from one...juile! where are you??
well, havent been doing much of anything lately....
...oh yesterday was my birthday...the big 18. here in sweden i can legally drink. woo! fun stuff...
school starts on the 19th for me. but i dont go in untill 1pm, and even then its just for an hour or two.....weird
un getting used to it over here so far.still bored to death during the days and nights for that matter. nothing to do. at all. i need some friends over here quick! or at least hang out with my favorite person in sweden...eric, but hes already started school/work and theres no way i can get to his house. damn. hes so fun too. hung out with him all day a week saturday. got home at like 11pm. oo latest ive been out over here...blah.
well, i must go on and continue being bored. will try and update more frequently..like if something un boring happens...ooo wont that be fun?
later...
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2004 9 August :: 3.01 pm
Hey hey
Family left sunday morning at 6am sweden time..
talk about depressing.
i've set up camp over here at my aunts house. we'll see how this goes....at least the cat likes me...
Went sailing yesterday and today. slept overnight anchord to the side of a cliff. that was an experiance. i dunno if i want to do that again though. we'll see what the circumstances are.
aw man im tired and here its only 9pm.....3pm florida time.
well then, not much else to say i guess...
oh wait, here is my new address for the remainder of the year:
Lisa Tous
c/o Svensdotter
Trätäljagatan 4
442 39 Kungälv
SWEDEN
....don't forget all the little dots over the a's. makes the word completely different then..
later...
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2004 4 August :: 6.44 am
:: Mood: busy
Hey hey hey!
Ok...i've started to move in to my aunt's house. it feels kinda weird but i have to get used to it. the family is leaving on sunday morning around 6am and then im off to my aunts house for a year. we'll see how this goes...
school starts Aug. 19...a thursday...strange. i have no idea whats going on with that as of yet. the only thing i know about school over here is that there is a building where there are teachers (possibly), students, classrooms, and everything is in swedish. i know nothing else. so i get kinda stressed when that subject is mentioned because i have no idea what the hell is going on...blah
My aunt said that if any of you guys would like to come over and visit for a week or two, it is entirely possible. there is more than enough room and we could have some fun. anyone willing to fly over to sweden? winterbreak, spring break, whatever break...you can just come over anytime! I thought that was nice of her...
Please come and visit me!
ok...
tonight im going to see The Rasmus play at a theme park over here! im excited. im going with my favorite cousin, Eric. its going to be so much fun. he is my best friend over here and it rocks that he likes to hang out with me. :) yay, concert! must take lots of pictures!.....did i mention that they are from Finland? i had noo idea and was corrected by Eric. hmm...oh well they still sing good. :)
alright...i must go now and do some more stuff....set up my new room and blah blah blah...
Later...
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2004 25 July :: 11.20 am
ok then.
Haven't been doing much lately, and because of me never doing anything, i bored. It sucks because i can't go drive around in my car or hang with any of my friends, since both are in a different country.
My brother is driving me crazy. He makes me not want to have kids at all. Having a 9 year old chase you around the house begging you to play uno, other card games, various boring bored games, and asking a thousand and one questions that are pointless, really takes a toll on you mentally. i think i might go crazy. or is it already to late? if i have kids i don't want them to be as crazy as my brother....or i will be locked up somewhere in a nice white jacket. arg...
Tuesday im going to denmark. my grandpa and aunt are going to be tagging along and well, i don't mind my aunt, but everytime i go somewhere with grandpa, he tends to give me lectures on physics or someother stupid stuff and most of the time i have no idea what he is talking about.....im sorry, but its not fun being 18 and having to spend every waking minute of your summer with you mom, brother, and grandpa.
i have to get away. i need some friends over here BADLY. the problem is....its hard for me to make friends considering im not outgoing whatsoever and blah blah blah...a story for another day perhaps...
i just want to go home.
im sick of family.... i need to run away, far, far, away. before i explode would be nice.
im at my cousin's house right now, but being the social butterflies that they are, they are almost always out with friends while i have to try and not die, and mingle with everyone.
i'd rather find a nice hole to crawl into.
i want to make this as long as possible and waste as much time as i can on the puter so i don't have to go out there and talk to ppl.
i miss my cat.....and everyone else....
im going to try and stay sane...
later...
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2004 15 July :: 2.24 pm
hey hey hey!!
If you need to mail me it costs 80 cents...strange...i have to pay over a dollar..arg oh well, what can you do? strange swedish system...
hokay, we sent the sis to camp for a month...its a conformation camp ( at the end you will be able to take communion) where you hang out with 52 other 15 year olds ( you go when your 15) sooo...shes having fun... i did it three years ago and had a blast. no parents or dumb siblings for a month!
sooo...tomorrow im going over to my aunts house and hopefully i will be able to decorate my room so it will look more like "Lisa" other than a sewing room. funstuff.
ok, the fashion here...omg! everyone is VERY fashion conscience and the style is the 80s. and punk. ive seen ppl with the mullet hair and eww...not for me. i will have to buy some clothes to blend in better...
...getting my hair cut so i look more swedish...dont know whats going to happen or if i'll need to wear a hat until it grows back to a desired looking yeah...ok then
having fun...cold...more cold...fun stuff!
MISS EVERYONE!!
Later....
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2004 12 July :: 11.22 am
HEY!!
Ok its been forever since i've been able to get the internet! ahhh...oh well what can i do?
I went to Stockholm last week for two days and had fun with the family. Well, as much fun as you can have right?
Havn't been doing that much...went for a long walk in the woods saturday and picked a bucket full of blueberries. that was something i can't do at home.
Im going to write as often as i can! Hope all my buds are having a fun summer!
Later...
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2004 3 July :: 12.49 pm
OK....
Not much has been going on lately....
Last night we all went to my cousin's house for dinner and then the siblings, eric, and i went in the field in the woods and played soccer for a while. We left around 9, but it wasn't dark because the sun never goes down over here in the summer...it after 8 it just looks like it does at 6 in the evening.
Today we went over to a friend of my mom's, who has two kids our age that we know. It was ok.
Monday we're taking the train up to Stockholm and we'll be back on tuesday evening or so. Fun stuff....
Im tired....not quite used to the 6 hour time change yet....
not much else to say
Later...
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2004 2 July :: 8.14 am
ok...here is the address where you guys can write me until august:
Lisa Tous
c/o Sven Persson
Barrvägen 4
S-446 35 Älvängen
Sweden
Stay cool, literally....and i'll try and stay warm..
Later...
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2004 2 July :: 7.24 am
Hey!
I am now in sweden and freezing. Go figure. Today we went to a castle that was built in 1320. Its mostly in ruines but its still cool.
the flight sucked. it was long...11 hours or so
great now im getting yelled at to get off since everyone needs to check their mail right this second....geeze!
Later....when i have internet access once again...
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2004 27 June :: 10.26 am
:: Mood: busy
Im leaving on a jet plane, don't know when i'll be back again...
I still haven't been able to get ahold of Jon and it sucks. you think he could put some time aside to call me before i leave, but no. I mean even if hes at work, it is possible for him to call me from his cell while hes on break.
oh well i still love him.
ok, i need to finish packing the last of my stuff and make sure i have everything.
see ya in sweden
later...
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2004 25 June :: 11.49 pm
:: Mood: bored
Packing, Packing, and more....Packing...
Okay then. A little more than one day left for me here in ft. misery before I'm off to Sweden for a whole year. Reality punched me in the head today when I had to start packing. I already have one of my suitcases packed and its huge. The airline's policy is that each bag can weigh up to 51 lbs each....my single suit case was 70 lbs. Yeah...had to take some books and sweaters out and i'll fill up my other one.
Yup...im leaving for a year...won't see my friends, can't drive my car (or any car for that matter), my cat will miss me terribly and i will miss him more. Oh yeah...my cats mad at me. He knows that we are leaving, hes seen this packing stuff before and he doesn't like it one bit. Hes a nut, oh well.
...Time is like a blur now. Its like i know im leaving at a certain date and time and i know that on the day that i leave, when im sitting on the plane, it won't feel like im leaving for a year, or a month, week, or a day even. Time is a funny thing. I remember middle school, and wishing that i could just get out of high school already! Now highschool is gone, a meer memory and will be. Time goes by so fast, too fast. I know that when im in sweden, i'll get comfy with everything after a while, and then its like OH! Time to go home! Florida is waiting!
Yup, and I will think to my self,DEAR GOD WHAT HAPPEND??
...i can see it already...
I don't know how often I will update since i dunno when i'll have internet acess...i will figure out something...
....Later...
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