Ski trip to Bad Gastein - Austria

The 18-22/3 I went to Bad Gastein in Austria for a conference trip with my company Xdin.

We flew to Munich from Gothenburg, then a 3 hour bus trip to Bad Gastein and our hotell Bellevue, were we stayed in their 4 bedded apartments. Really nice hotel!

This was more or less the second time in my life that I've tried skiing down hill! =)
I can assure you that I was a little nervous when I grabbed my equipment and headed up the hill the first day, not knowing what to expect or how to ski...

It was very foggy, but for me that was just an advantage, because if I had seen how steep it really was, my legs would have been shaking even more ;)

But since I was part of a group of 20 persons (who stopped and waited for me and other beginners), there was no time for re-thinking or being scared. Just do it! And after lunch the first day (and with a cup of Glüwhine in the blood), I started to feel a bit more safe and comfortable on the skis and I had a really great time the following days, really enjoying the steep, red marked hills!

This is a map over the systems in Bad Gastein area. I've marked the one I've been skiing in (white dots = first day, purple rings = day 2-3 and blue rings = day 4)



The peak of this trip was the skiing on Sportgastein on Monday morning! First on top, clear blue sky, sunny and a layer of new, sparkeling snow! It's an awesome, indescribable feeling going downhill in these conditions! Most definitely something you really should experience in life!


Here are some pictures from the trip:

Beautiful winter landscape 22/1

We've now had snow since November and this weekend the sun was shining upon us as well. So I took the opportunity to go for a walk in Ruddalen, a small, calm and nice area just next to my building were you can go running, play football, bandy, skate, ski just relax and spend some time in the "forest".

I was walking for about 2 hours and took some pics along the way. Enjoy the beautiful winter days!

Italy 29/12 2010 - 4/1 2011

I took a trip to Turin, Italy to celebrate New Years and visit my friends (Davide, Marco M, Marco D and Marco G)from the Windpower technology course in Falkenberg during June 2009


I stayed at Marco's place in Turin most of the time, but for New Years we took a trip to the mountain village Travelsella, north of Turin. We were 33 persons and I was the only one not speaking italian (and I still don't) :S Here are some pictures from those two days (31/12-1/1):




Pictures from my visit in Turin:


And pictures from village Biella and Mountain Oropa:


It was a supernice trip and I was able to visit a lot of places and persons! Supersweet! I've also eaten A LOT of pizza! :P

Thank you Italy (and especially Marco, my private chauffeur and host!) for a lovely time in Italy (although it was a bit cold).


Ciao ciao Italia!

Christmas in Småland (my parents place)

I celebrated Christmas with my family in Småland this year. It was so nice and calm and it felt so nice to be back and able to be with them this year (as you probobly knw, I was in Nicaragua last christmas). I really like that small little village (15 houses) with all the animals, especialy the dogs!


Here are some pictures from my visit in Fallhult:


Going downhill on a "kick":


Late on Christmas eve I called my Nica-family and talked to them for almost 1 hour (they have cell phones and I use Skype to call them). It was sooo nice, and a bit sad, to talk to them. I relly miss them and I feel fragmented. I wanted to be with them and my family at the same time. But it was nice to hear that they're okey.

Oslo city 11-15/7

After visiting the zoo I headed on to the capital Oslo in Norway, to visit my friend Emma (who now lives and work there).

I arrived late at sunday evening, to tired to acctually do something. So we just headed for her apartment and hang out. She's been living in Kairo, Egypt while I have been in Nicaragua, so we had a lot to talk about! =)

While she was at work during the days, I spent a lovely time walking around Oslo. Here are some pictures from my visit:

Nordens Ark 10-11/7

I'm attending a summer course (distance tuition) at the agriculture university in Sweden, called SLU. It's about animal behavior in captivity and SLU cooperate with the zoo park Nordens Ark.

The first gathering was in Skara and the other two was and will be at Nordens Ark, since we're doing a individual project work on the animals within the park.

I've added some pictures from this weekend. Everything was awesome! The staff, teachers, environment and animals. The weather was nice almost all the weekend as well, just a bit rainy on Sunday afternoon.



And here are some videos on how they train their tigers, amulepards and otters:

Where is Sara?

Since I'm still traveling around a lot and I'm lucky to have a lot of friends who wants to see me. I figured that I should make a schedule for these two upcoming months (July and August)so you know where I'll be.

So here we go...

10-11/7 Nordens Ark, summer course session
11-14/7 Oslo, visiting Emma
14-16/7 Göteborg
16-18/7 Stockholm
17/7 Nica-party. Purpose: raising money to send medical supplies to Nicaragua.
18-20/7 Road trip from Stockholm to Småland? or train
20/7-13/8 Fallhult. Taking care of the farm while my parents go on holiday. Come visit!!!
14-20/8 Göteborg, studying for my exams
21-22/8 Nordens Ark, Project presentation
23-30/8 Italy or Göteborg. Don't know yet.

And that's all! Hope we'll be able to meet!

(caribbien paradise beach on Little Corn Island, Nicaragua)

Wish you all a great summer!! See you on the road/train!