My second month in Stockholm

Hi friends :), two months in Sweden had passed already. Time flies so fast. Swedes say that November is very depressive month, a lot of rain and it had already started to be dark around 15h. My November was very colorful.

Still it is not so cold 8C, actually it is warmer then in October. The only missing thing is sun. Three weeks I didn’t see sun until I went to Copenhagen last week, it was sunny day.

I realized that during the working days I don’t see daily light at all. Weird isn’t it? Going to the office 7.30h still is dark, living the office usually around 19h again dark. You can see daily light from 9-15h.

Beginning of the month I was in Bonn. I don’t know should I say home or not, but I felt being at home. From the moment I touched down on Cologne’s airport, so strong feeling was arising. You know when you walk on the streets of your home town, you just walk, and you don’t think should you turn left or right, your heart knows every inch. I felt somehow similar. Breathing the air of Bonn streets and nature again was very special. I guess finding my love in Bonn makes the city even closer to my heart ;). I visited my former flat and land lady. Masha’s, Mici’s and my name is still there on the post box. I was in front of the door searching for the key in my bag, it was so real, like few months ago and time didn’t passed.

Week after, my childhood friend Natasha was here. When you know someone for 20 years you don’t need words to enjoy the moments. It was great weekend, long chat with coffee and muffins, playing rummy all night long like in old time. Refreshing memories from the childhood, laughing on the crazy moments from the past.

That weekend Jimmy Shoe launched his shoes collection for H&M. Girls got crazy. ‘Oh my god, it is Jimmy’ still I hear them screaming. That Saturday, line to enter H&M was huge; you could see girls running out happy carrying out fancy blue bag with shoes... I like authentic people, having own personality, attitude, behaviors. That day I realized that we are creating uniformity, creating one stream we should all follow? 80% percent of those girls had never had and worn similar shoes, they were in their simple shoes, sneakers, and now we are all fancy, ‘oooh’ – again imagine their voices, ‘I should buy one pair of shoes of Jimmy Shoe collection, my friends will go and buy I should buy it as well’. I am wondering if any of them really like what they bought. I respect women who enjoyed wearing nice shoes, like Tamara ;). Seeing these shoes on her will be something I will expect to see, she likes shoes, it suits her personality… I guess we will always live with the question should I buy something because I really like it, this is me, or should I buy it because so many people is wearing it, it is so popular to have it. I will choose the first option.

Weekend number 3, but before that something interesting.

- If you want to enter bus in Sweden, you can do it only from the first door, showing your ticket, all others are for going out. I tried to imagine how this can work in Serbia, after some time I gave up.

- Swedes invented smart alarm system as well. If alarm feels the smoke in the house when you are or not there, you will automatically receive the message on your cell phone that your house is burning and sms will be sent to your neighbors as well.

Weekend number 3, Copenhagen :). First time in Denmark. Copenhagen is beautiful city. Definitely worth visiting.

So far, job is going very well. They keep me busy. It is very interesting and I am learning everyday. My manager made party for our team at her place last week. It was great :).

This weekend we went out. Opera bar, fancy place where Swedes go out. It is old Opera hall organized like bar now. I felt like in celebrity and prom party. It is so different then in Serbia, even Germany. People here like to dress up a lot. By dressing up I mean women night elegant dresses and hair dresses from Abba time. Man wore suits; a lot of them had red tie and white sweater (like the tennis players).

One day at work I ate ‘musaka’ for lunch, so tasty and delicious, but not with meet, it was with minced fish :), I guess I need to wait for end of January to taste the real one :).

... Next weekend Rasha and Sergio will come :).

... There is one more thing which marked November, 19^th of November. I tell you more when we see each other ;).

… Stockholm got Christmas colors.