Hey everyone. Im still here and alive. Sometimes. LOL I never knew what boredom was till I moved here! There are days like Jackie says where Im basically a housewife. Which is odd for me since Im used to working. I cant believe Im saying this but I really miss work! I miss the freedom and meaning it gave me. Now that I cant work its hard. I do go into town at times by myself. Thats cool. Im comfortable enough with my sparse Swedish that I can go to the Library and Internet Cafe and the stores. I am REALLY getting used to life here. It feels pretty much like Im living in America, just in the country. But the people are different here.
We are now in our own place but its only temporary. We will be moving into a couples house on Saturday and housesitting for them for 2 months while they are in Africa. As soon as they come back we are headed for London for 6 months....maybe longer. I hope longer. Its really nice here, beautiful and everything but it will be so much easier for me to live in London. City life (which Im used to) and english. Plus, and I hate to say this but its true and confirmed by many here, Swedes can be a bit conservative. They are nice and friendly but not warm people. They stick to themselves and thats all. So its hard for me to go from being surrounded by so many warm and caring people to here where people basically live their own lives and dont mesh them with any others. I miss having friends. We dont do anything or go anywhere (also due to finances) but even though the English arent exactly outgoing there are so many more people in London. We already have friends there as well which will make it easier. I just REALLY long for freedom. I have to rely on Ronny or someone else to take me into town since the buses here run so infrequently and they are expensive. I cant wait to be in London to take the tube and explore the city on my own if I want to. I will be working too which is great.
But things are good. We are slowing building our life together. Its been really hard, harder than I thought but things are definitely getting better. I do have bouts of homesickness but they are fading and infrequent. Its more like I miss my family and friends. I really miss my parents. I was VERY depressed last weekend because my sister and her husband got baptized together last Saturday and I couldnt be there. I am so very proud of them. Just wish me and Ronny could have been there.
Well, guess that is it for now. Hope you are all well. I miss you all!!! Thanks SO much for your well wishes. It makes me miss home a little less to know we have family and friends EVERYWHERE in the truth. Love you guys to bits!