GOTHENBURG! GÖTEBORG! AHH! :)

Finally, I have arrived! Well, technically, I arrived on the 25th, but whatever. 

Göteborg is everything I thought it would be—an old European port, still colored with the characteristic yellow, beige, and red of old Swedish facades, but tinged with the worldly feel of a city built off of the stories and industries of a seafaring populace. Things feel far less diplomatic here than in Stockholm, where so much is influenced by the life and breath of the Swedish government—rather, Göteborg takes on a different attitude, perhaps  something on the degree of a brazen younger sister. Whether it is the open space, the sprawling tree-lined promenades, the red-brick secondhand shops of Linnè, or the web of canals that wind through the city—there is simply something about Göteborg that just feels freer. She begs you explore, and she judges neither your path nor your opinion.

My apartment is in the heart of Linnè—a funny, eclectic neighborhood that between the major ship canal, a massive park, and the old neighborhood of Haga. Not only is my new home filled with cafes, ethnic restaurants, vintage stores, and an old movie theater, apparently class is only a 5 minute walk away. Again, my head shakes at the sheer luck…

My roommate is an incredibly sweet, incredibly cool Swedish girl who will also be attending Göteborgs Universitet. Besides having several common habits and philosophies, we have promised to become each other’s language tutors: already, she has taught me so much Swedish…I just have to remember the words. 

So far, I've been just exploring the small neighborhoods around me. In the next couple days, I'll venture further. I still have to find a bank, I have to find where class will be, and I have to find Universeum. So, I guess in pursuit of that, I'll go to bed.