Fog is common.
This is a fun little story. I was walking by these kids with my camera, and they started speaking to me in Swedish. I told them, "Jag talla lite lite lite Svenska! Talar du Engelska?" It was clear we did not know each other's languages, so I pointed at my camera and asked (through actions) if I could take some pictures. They loved it. When I left, they were giggling and whispering to one another, and all of s sudden they shouted, "Goodbye!!"
Notice the background. The snow doesn't intimidate bike riders...not even elderly ones :)
The elementary school I pass on my way to the University....where the kids were sledding.
I thought that since I posted pictures of Karlstad in the beautiful sunlight, I should also post a few pictures of the "real" weather in Sweden :) Truthfully speaking, the sun has not come out in "full form" since the third day I was here, so I thought it would be good to give everyone an idea of a typical day in Sweden "weather wise". Now, I know that sounds extremely depressing...but I have to admit, for being someone who grew up in a city where the sun is shining almost every day of they year, I have taken this weather quite well. Plus, I have to add, there is a substantial difference between cloudy weather in a big city such as Chicago, and cloudy weather in a place like Karlstad, Sweden. Maybe its the fact that I am in Sweden, and so it is what I expected; maybe it is the fact that I am surrounded by nature, or maybe its simply the fact that I haven't been here long enough to feel its effects...lets hope its one of the first two :) All I can say is it is what it is, so I might as well find the good in it...or try :)
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