Silver Lining
I hope this will be a short one, my posts are just getting longer it seems.
Had a short day for once. Dropped off Elin at kindergarten and payed for my french class (not with my own money though) and then took the metro to the university to show my receipt.
This country loves administration. A paper for everything. A rubber stamp to verify the paper. And if you're lucky: A water stamp or a sticker. They took my papers and gave me a new one, and I start the 15th. I'm a bit excited!
I picked up Elin again at noon and we went to the park. There I met a girl my age talking very fast to a little girl and she looked at me pushing Elin's swing. Her protege wanted to swing too and we stood their, looking and laughing at eachother while swinging "our" kids. I asked the au pair where she was from but she didnt understand. She eventually explained, polish.
Half an hour later Elin still wanted to swing and then I heard people talking swedish. Another au pair enters with a tiny blond boy. When she looked at me i yelled to her in swedish:
"Where are you from?"
She gave me the intelligent answer in swedish:
"Sweden!"
I asked her what city, and it turned out we originate from the same town.
Guess I'll see her tomorrow, cause that's when the swedish church hosts its first (for this season anyway) au pair meeting for swedish au pairs in Brussels.
I didn't get a bank account. Next week.
And Ted said he'd buy a card reader so we finally can get some pictures up in this blog. Speaking of him, today's exactly one month since we met. Feels like a lot longer.
I try to learn one french word and one dutch word every day but i probably learn more than that.
Today's french word is ici which I believe means "here".
Today's dutch word is klant, meaning client or customer. I laughed when I saw it on a commercial poster, in swedish klant means some who's failing at everything.
Former french words of the day: demi (half), malin (clever. pity it's not the same in sweden) and dans (inside, in)
Former dutch words of the day: sap (juice, lemonade), aangelaangd (diluted, I think)
Yes, the only dutch I learn is from the juice package :(
I'm off to wash my hair now, and then go to sleep. Even though I got the house to myself for tonight. Too tired. Nighty!
Had a short day for once. Dropped off Elin at kindergarten and payed for my french class (not with my own money though) and then took the metro to the university to show my receipt.
This country loves administration. A paper for everything. A rubber stamp to verify the paper. And if you're lucky: A water stamp or a sticker. They took my papers and gave me a new one, and I start the 15th. I'm a bit excited!
I picked up Elin again at noon and we went to the park. There I met a girl my age talking very fast to a little girl and she looked at me pushing Elin's swing. Her protege wanted to swing too and we stood their, looking and laughing at eachother while swinging "our" kids. I asked the au pair where she was from but she didnt understand. She eventually explained, polish.
Half an hour later Elin still wanted to swing and then I heard people talking swedish. Another au pair enters with a tiny blond boy. When she looked at me i yelled to her in swedish:
"Where are you from?"
She gave me the intelligent answer in swedish:
"Sweden!"
I asked her what city, and it turned out we originate from the same town.
Guess I'll see her tomorrow, cause that's when the swedish church hosts its first (for this season anyway) au pair meeting for swedish au pairs in Brussels.
I didn't get a bank account. Next week.
And Ted said he'd buy a card reader so we finally can get some pictures up in this blog. Speaking of him, today's exactly one month since we met. Feels like a lot longer.
I try to learn one french word and one dutch word every day but i probably learn more than that.
Today's french word is ici which I believe means "here".
Today's dutch word is klant, meaning client or customer. I laughed when I saw it on a commercial poster, in swedish klant means some who's failing at everything.
Former french words of the day: demi (half), malin (clever. pity it's not the same in sweden) and dans (inside, in)
Former dutch words of the day: sap (juice, lemonade), aangelaangd (diluted, I think)
Yes, the only dutch I learn is from the juice package :(
I'm off to wash my hair now, and then go to sleep. Even though I got the house to myself for tonight. Too tired. Nighty!
Kommentarer
Postat av: Ted
...jag saknar dig, Louise...
Postat av: Dida
I learn Swedish from my junkfood wrappers, works fine
Postat av: Ozzy
hahah när satan flyttar utomland så blir hon religiös ;)
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