getting into a rythm

Its the third day here in beautiful Sweden, and things are starting to become more and more familiar. We started classes today with History of the Mediterranean, which for the first third of the semester is going to cover the thinkers of the Greek world...pretty interesting stuff.

Yesterday we took a more formal walking tour of the city of Jonkoping.

This is one of the many churches that are located within the city.

Having been downtown every night for the first three nights has given me quite a familiarity with the city. It is nothing that big, but seeing how everything is written in a language that I don't completely understand, it can be a little confusing at times. The whole city is comparable to that of downtown Milwaukee for those of you that have been there. One of the main differences (which you can see in a picture below) is that there are no sky-scrappers or tall buildings. the steeple of this church is the tallest building (at least I think it is). The view of the surrounding country side from a pier on the lake is unbelievable, and breathtaking at sunset. One of the things about where the school is located, is that it is on top of a very large hill, and since we are poor college students studying abroad, we usually walk...down the hill into town, and up the hill to get back to our dorm rooms. I guess that the only advantage to this is that whenever we go to town, we automatically get a work out.

I have discovered the address of where I am staying if you want or need to send me some snail mail:

Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola

Box 3155
S-550 03 JonkopingSweden

Adjö!