The New Year Begins...

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first of all sofe and i are very cool... pretty dam cold actually.

we are being absolutely spoilt here, (sometimes i wonder that God never gets tired of Blessing me and i gotta stop and shake my head).

With the fire at my feet and snow outside it all felt like a good dream.

yeah sweden is an awesome place, i get along with everyone really well from the beginning (although i felt my stomach was doin backflips when i walked through those airport doors).

Sofes fam have made me feel like one of the family and i can honestly say that after this short time i actually feel like a part of the fam... except that i still get royal treatment and get spoilt everyday.

On the night we arrived which was the end of what seemed like a 34 hour day... maybe it was we had about 10 meals and the last was traditional Chrissy food.

this included traditional food like cold meats, patte, mustards, bread, raw fish in sauces and washed down with Chrissy drink, beer and a variety of schnapps in which there was a warm "skäl" ("cheers") as we warmed our stomachs.

 Then, dessert with strong coffee and a glass of cognac. Then feeling relaxed and content the presents came out and on it went. 

With the fire at my feet and snow outside it all felt like a good dream.

Sofes parents are really fun and generous and i get along really well with sofes brother, we have a lot in common and have a good laugh now and hang out.

new years eve we spent with family and had a ball having fireworx and a big snowball fight.

just come back from an AMAZING ski resort in which i was faced with the reality of my shoulder not being fully healed yet, but was an awesome time, and in a couple more weeks we head off to Norway and get some work.

it is a bit hard though not knowing the language and not having a car but thats cool, im learning the language plus their english is improving and out here is a good place to relax for a few weeks.

heres a few random things about sweden you may or may not like to know...

-its real cold... (either snow or ice)

-warm cosy houses

-lottsa pine trees

-elks... (like mousse but different)

-schnapps... (oooh yeah)

-bread, meat, mustard, cakes... and heaps of reeeeeeealyy good food (im gunna be fat if thats possible)

-friendly people who love a good time

-sill... (raw fish in sauces)

-large frozen lakes

-saabs ect

-good music

-animal footprints everywhere in the snow

-elk hunting... (hiking in thick pine forests in the snow making funny noises to scare them)

-"salen"... (the most beautiful ski resort ive ever imagined wont say anymore coz ill make boony jealous)

-beannies and jackets

-ice fishing

-slipping over on my arse on the dirt road coz its now ice

-a "kick" ... (a sort of seat sled thing you ride like a scooter)

-benno havin a good time

anyways we are well and send our love to you all, miss you and take it easy,

love benno and sofe

p.s. when your sweating and frying think of me freezin and when im freeeeeeeeeezin ill think of you all sweating... deal.