2016.08.15: Monday’s notes

This morning, Anya got up early to time the bike ride to her school, and then she met me at Johannelund. It has been that on most weekdays, Anya and I go to Johannelund in the mornings. Anya helps out in the library, while I work. The morning fika (coffee break) is a good time to start to get to know others on the staff.

We head home for lunch, and then I work from home, getting my head around the curriculum and systems. There is always Swedish vocabulary to learn. Here was a new word for me, “spetsfundigheter,” which basically means quibbles, as in the logical quibbles of the Sophist philosophers.

Right outside my temporary office is a little seating area.

This is not your typical college utilitarian furnishings with beautiful carved wood chairs. I'm still wondering who the old bearded guy is who is pictured on the wall.
This is not your typical college utilitarian furnishings with these beautiful carved wood chairs. I’m still wondering who the old bearded guy is who is pictured on the wall.

Anya and I took a turn at cooking dinner, so we are getting more comfortable with the kitchen. I now know where the garlic press is found and how to operate the stove.

In the evening, there was a gorgeous sunset. I ran out to take a picture, but everything is so flat! It was hard to find a clearing with much of a view.

Sunset in Uppsala
Sunset in Uppsala

With blessings,

Beth

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