Hi Folks. Your pal Lunn D here. It's the end of the week, and as I promised, some visual stimulation for you regarding my trip to Sweden. But first, I told you a little about Sweden and Kiruna a couple of days ago, but I didn't talk about some of my most important discoveries:
1. Swedish kids all wear NY Yankees hats cocked to the side. Like EVERYONE does this- high schoolers, middle schoolers, second graders. It seems that the hip hop movement really speaks to these kids, who are most certainly going to pimp out their dogsled as soon as possible.
2. Stockholm is a very dope city. It's an archipelago, which means that when you tell people about it, you can say, "It's an archipelago." And then there will be this awkward pause while the listener goes back to fourth grade and imagines that diagram from their geography book, and then they remember what an archipelago is, and then they are like, "Oh, cool!" That's about it for Stockholm.
3. During the summer, pretty much all of Sweden has the whole "Midnight Sun" thing, which is amazing. Not seeing darkness for days or weeks on end does wonders for your energy and general well-being. In fact, if you are ever feeling like committing suicide, I strongly recommend checking out Kiruna first. The round-the-clock sun will most likely cheer you right up, and if not, there are tons of great little nature-y nooks where no one will ever find your body (not that they will be looking, or even notice that you're gone...)
4. Perhaps in a statement of resistance against the stereotype, tons and tons of Swedish girls dye their hair jet black. And, yep, there goes their status as the hottest people in Europe. They'll be back...oh yes, they'll be back...
Now, I hope you enjoy my little film. The ol' Flip Camera doesn't take the highest quality images, so the whole place looks rather unspectacular, but you'll have to take my word on it. Have a wonderful Friday!
1. Swedish kids all wear NY Yankees hats cocked to the side. Like EVERYONE does this- high schoolers, middle schoolers, second graders. It seems that the hip hop movement really speaks to these kids, who are most certainly going to pimp out their dogsled as soon as possible.
2. Stockholm is a very dope city. It's an archipelago, which means that when you tell people about it, you can say, "It's an archipelago." And then there will be this awkward pause while the listener goes back to fourth grade and imagines that diagram from their geography book, and then they remember what an archipelago is, and then they are like, "Oh, cool!" That's about it for Stockholm.
3. During the summer, pretty much all of Sweden has the whole "Midnight Sun" thing, which is amazing. Not seeing darkness for days or weeks on end does wonders for your energy and general well-being. In fact, if you are ever feeling like committing suicide, I strongly recommend checking out Kiruna first. The round-the-clock sun will most likely cheer you right up, and if not, there are tons of great little nature-y nooks where no one will ever find your body (not that they will be looking, or even notice that you're gone...)
4. Perhaps in a statement of resistance against the stereotype, tons and tons of Swedish girls dye their hair jet black. And, yep, there goes their status as the hottest people in Europe. They'll be back...oh yes, they'll be back...
Now, I hope you enjoy my little film. The ol' Flip Camera doesn't take the highest quality images, so the whole place looks rather unspectacular, but you'll have to take my word on it. Have a wonderful Friday!
Supposedly, some folks can't see the movie...I'll see what I can do.
- Lunn
THING I FORGOT TO BRING TO ENGLAND: Enough socks
FUNNY THING BRITS SAY WRONGLY: Sneakers/kicks/shoes are called "plimsolls," which most certainly sounds like something to do with the elderly.
THING I FORGOT TO BRING TO ENGLAND: Enough socks
FUNNY THING BRITS SAY WRONGLY: Sneakers/kicks/shoes are called "plimsolls," which most certainly sounds like something to do with the elderly.
2 comments:
the slow motion, in combination with abba, gets me every time...
ABBA makes my life go in fast motion.
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