Borås, je t'aime?

So I'm home. Well, home for the next year anyways.

I am still phone and internet less (mind the spelling errors, it's a Swedish keyboard) and after a kind of rocky start, am getting used to being here.

After the flight, my arrival to my place was not as seamless. When I got to Borås it was pouring. I had sort of directions on how to catch the bus to my street. The driver was so friendly, and as I sat as the only passenger on the bus, I looked out at all the forests and trees and was reminded of Canada, my real home. Then, as I was feeling a bit blue, the amazing song known as Dynamite came on, and I smiled and knew I'd be ok

Finally, I got to the city, and with my 4 giant bags, caught another bus to take me to my place. Well, actually, I had to wait 4 hours for my landlord to meet me with the keys. . . Did I mention it was pouring?

So as I walk to this little square, a few men ask me (in Swedish) if I need help. When I tell them I don't really speak Swedish, they ask if I speak French.
Fast fwd a few hours later, they gave me a place to stay, coffee, treats, and tips on how to get around- They even eventually took me to find the landlord's office.

Essentially, they were life+savers!

I don't have much time to write about the rest, but I'd love to say things instantly got better. . . but they didn't.

My air mattress had a hole in it, I had no blinds in my apartment, and some bad airport water made me sick all night.

That was then. . . now I'm sitting in the apartment of a fellow teacher I met up with who has shown me everything I need in this town. We went out for a few drinks last night and I got to experience another side of this town.
I start work tomorrow, and we're apparently going on a hike! Not a bad way to break the ice.

Anyways, I should go do some other internet stuff. . .I'm sure I am leaving out anything funny or important, but once I get my own internet, this blog will be as spicy as. . . spicy tomato sauce!

Happy August day off tomorrow if you're in Canada!

Much love from this edition of Renblog.