Day 9

A little late as usual in posting yesterday's activities, but I got home late and I was tired.

Yesterday had yet another uneventful start, but it was the evening that was of much more interest. I met up with a group of 7 of my future classmates and we fika(ed) at Mc Donalds. i may have explained what the concept of fika is, but for those who do not know, it is a unique aspect of Swedish culture that can most easily be described as a coffee break. Friends meet at a cafe or coffee shop and sit and drink coffee and eat pastries like Kanelbullar. This can be done anywhere, and we did it at Mc Donalds and it was a lot of fun. After about an hour we headed over to the movie theater to get our tickets which cost 100 kronor (about 15 USD) to see Mamma Mia. Its funny how I keep doing so many stereotypically Swedish things, like going to IKEA or watching Mamma Mia. I have to say it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be; it was a nice feel-good, happy movie. Meryl Streep sang much better than I expected her to, but Pierce Brosnan can not sing at all and should never ever try to or even think about trying to sing ever ever again. Another thing, I found the character Sophie (the girl who wanted to find her dad) to be rather obnoxious and way too perky... But anyway (there I go starting another sentence with but) the night was very enjoyable and I got to make some new friends. So until tomorrow (which will actually be later tonight),
Hej då