Rotary, meet Megaloppis!

Preparations for the IMS student exhibition are in full swing. Between writing tours, proofing activities, translating texts, and practicing improv, my team is officially in the thick of it. By tomorrow, the exhibition Gender Matters opens at three museums and must be staffed with daily tours, take-home activities, and weekend workshops. Good thing my sister's coming: she can be my personal assistant!

Gabby arrived last Friday, jumping off the bus in Centralstationen dusty and tan. She had just finished a five-month expedition to Jordan and so life in Sweden brought her a taste of first-world luxuries she hadn't had in a while. Unfortunately, Annika has been gone on a trip to Spain while Gabby's been here, but we've been having fun anyway (really would have liked them to meet). In between classes, I've attempted to bring her to all the places I love going---while also taking the chance to relive some of them before I, too, am going to leave. My departure date for Seattle is June 9, and Lord knows I have much to do...

One of the things I had Gabby help me with was get rid of all my excess furniture before exhibition opening day: selling my bed (gonna miss that one), delivering furniture I had pulled out of dumpsters back in December, and abandoning IKEA rugs at one of the biggest open-air flea markets in Gothenburg---Megaloppis!