Author Archives: lydia

Meeting new(-to-me) cousins

By lydia | Published: August 14, 2012

From Borås we headed west to Goteborg, and then back out a short commuter-hop to Partille. I’ve long heard of the existence of relatives from my father’s side who live in Sweden, but this was the first time I’ve had a chance to get out to the west side of the country to meet them. […]

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Borås: the friendly west coast

By lydia | Published: August 13, 2012

(pics first for now, until i figure out how to conjure a polite display behavior from this thing) It happened like this: last summer Ingrid & Thomas flew to the US to teach Swedish dances at NFF (Scandi music/dance camp in NH), and they invited everyone to join them this summer in Borås for the […]

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Well-rounded first day

By lydia | Published: August 9, 2012

We had a bit of extra drama getting onto the train from Arlanda to Tobo. It all seemed perfectly straightforward until I needed an extra 30 seconds to tuck something back into my pack, which problem I discovered just as the train pulled to a stop in the station. Mills gathered his stuff, went to […]

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The enormous suitcase

By lydia | Published: August 8, 2012

Thanks again to the several friends who responded to my FB appeal for “a large suitcase you don’t need to see for a year.” The one I ended up borrowing has the distinction of being large enough to fit me inside it, while staying about an inch under the total maximum dimensions for SAS checked […]

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Let the adventures begin!

By lydia | Published: August 8, 2012

We have landed! Mills and I had a successful voyage, and are now happily ensconced in my room at ESI. Though he has the good sense to be asleep at the moment. My primary purposes for this blog, at the moment, are two: (1) to keep friends/family apprised of how things are going here, post […]

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