More from Sweden!

Hej från Sverige! (hello from sweden!)

My trip continues to go well! Thanks for the prayers!

Before I left for this trip, I asked God to provide me with some good opportunities for me to practice my Swedish - and He sure has!

I have been practicing my Swedish a lot since I arrived here - but today was probably the most I used it (and HAD to use it)!

I spent the morning at Ikea as well as at the centrum (mall) where my friend Lotta works (which in and of itself provided some good opportunities to talk to people in Swedish!). After meeting Lotta for middag (lunch) I decided to take the bus back to her house. It turned out to be a big adventure! I was fine on the first leg of the journey, but after I switched buses, things got interesting! Let's just say I missed my stop and really didn't know where I was! I ended up way out in the country at some little bus stop :) I had asked the bus driver, but he didn't seem to know where the stop was! I even showed him the paper I had it written on (just in case I had said it wrong), but he still looked confused! And then it turned out he didn't speak any English, so I had to ask him all my questions in Swedish (which was actually kind of fun)! I'm sure I probably sounded pretty silly, though, trying to come up with the right Swedish words in the right Swedish sentence order (I'm thankful at least for Rosetta Stone - it seems to have worked to some degree)!

At least it was a beautiful day! And the drive in the country was very nice :)
Well anyway, after talking with the bus driver, I got off and found these two nice ladies waiting at this little bus stop. They graciously helped me figure out where to go from there! I'm thankful for that! And they spoke some English, so that helped too!

Long story short, I eventually made it to where I was supposed to be! But boy was my brain tired :)

I'm sure that upon moving to Sweden, there will be many more such adventures (at least until I figure out my way around the bus system)! It'll certainly be fun learning!

Also, on a serious note, please keep the Neely family in your prayers. Ron Neely's mother passed away on Tuesday night. He is now back in the States and his sons are flying back as well (one today, one tomorrow). Please pray for them at this time.

Tack så mycket!

Hej då! (goodbye!)

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