Dear Lovers of Life,
As you all know I am applying to move to Sweden sometime in the fall and I have been faced with the problem of a language barrier.
So I admit, I haven't been really using the cd I bought for 12 dollars off of Amazon. I just find it very difficult, and sometimes I rather watch reruns of A Haunting with Hannah, curled up on the floor in a blanket...
but today Martin told me something that made me feel guilty. "Mom asked about your Swedish learning, I told her you had been practicing, but are you?"
Errrm I haven't. I mean I do know lots of words and sentences that Martin said I'm never to use in any public setting. (but they sound so cute!). Well anyway I promised Martin I would start practicing. So I ventured up to the fourth floor of the library, searched "Swedish" in the computers and found the section.
Hannah came with for moral support where we found the small Scandinavian language section. It was quite small and old, I think some of the authors might have been the first to speak Swedish, but with the help of Hannah we picked some out that looked rather interesting.
Hannah selected some Russian books although I thought it would be fun for her to learn Norwegian so we could compete against each other, like the US and our special friend to the north (hint: they love maple syrup and have a giant ass leaf as a symbol).
SO after procrastinating by of working out and asking hannah if she would rather be a hamster or a gerbil, I began to read them. I felt so ridiculous, I could just imagine my Cecilia Bergsland calling me a retardo.
It hurt my feelings.
I really will try very hard. It's just I have a fear of never quite fitting in. I told Martin I would be like A Hermonie in a world of Malfoys. Then he asked if we had kids with Magical Powers, would we send them to Hogwarts becau
se England was quite far away.
We agreed homeschooling would be the best route.
As you all know I am applying to move to Sweden sometime in the fall and I have been faced with the problem of a language barrier.
So I admit, I haven't been really using the cd I bought for 12 dollars off of Amazon. I just find it very difficult, and sometimes I rather watch reruns of A Haunting with Hannah, curled up on the floor in a blanket...
but today Martin told me something that made me feel guilty. "Mom asked about your Swedish learning, I told her you had been practicing, but are you?"
Errrm I haven't. I mean I do know lots of words and sentences that Martin said I'm never to use in any public setting. (but they sound so cute!). Well anyway I promised Martin I would start practicing. So I ventured up to the fourth floor of the library, searched "Swedish" in the computers and found the section.
Hannah came with for moral support where we found the small Scandinavian language section. It was quite small and old, I think some of the authors might have been the first to speak Swedish, but with the help of Hannah we picked some out that looked rather interesting.
Hannah selected some Russian books although I thought it would be fun for her to learn Norwegian so we could compete against each other, like the US and our special friend to the north (hint: they love maple syrup and have a giant ass leaf as a symbol).
SO after procrastinating by of working out and asking hannah if she would rather be a hamster or a gerbil, I began to read them. I felt so ridiculous, I could just imagine my Cecilia Bergsland calling me a retardo.
It hurt my feelings.
I really will try very hard. It's just I have a fear of never quite fitting in. I told Martin I would be like A Hermonie in a world of Malfoys. Then he asked if we had kids with Magical Powers, would we send them to Hogwarts becau
se England was quite far away.We agreed homeschooling would be the best route.
Anyway, I'm thinking about putting an ad in the paper, I mean there has to be someone old who speaks Swedish. It would look like this.
WANTED: OLD SCANDINAVIAN PERSON
MUST: Know Swedish
Bake Cookies
Compliment Me on Being Cute
and Knit Me Sweaters
IN RETURN I WILL:
Look at Pictures of Your Cat Birthday Parties
Not Tell You How Weird Your House Smells.
or something like that.
Oh and dear Swedish readers, why do you always so sound so happy?? Even the F word sounds like something you would top cookies with.
Love your hopeless friend,
M
p.s. Martin and my baby (the visa application) arrived at the Swedish consulate in DC on Valentine's Day (!!!)
MUST: Know Swedish
Bake Cookies
Compliment Me on Being Cute
and Knit Me Sweaters
IN RETURN I WILL:
Look at Pictures of Your Cat Birthday Parties
Not Tell You How Weird Your House Smells.
or something like that.
Oh and dear Swedish readers, why do you always so sound so happy?? Even the F word sounds like something you would top cookies with.
Love your hopeless friend,
M
p.s. Martin and my baby (the visa application) arrived at the Swedish consulate in DC on Valentine's Day (!!!)
p.s.s. är det en liten smörgås, Martin?
3 comments:
i love A Haunting. my roomie and i would watch the 2 hour block in the middle of the day almost every single day. hahaha
i wish you good luck on your learning swedish! i have faith in you. :) and take encouragement in this: the only words i know are cocsucre (sp?) and pumpa, so you're already well on your way compared to the average american. :)
(and of course, love the hp :) hahahah)
You will know the best words ever haha.. nej det är en stor smörgås
Ohhh Mariah. You are one crazy girl, which is probably why ol' Ducko was so attracted to you. Martin isn't a Geologist is he? They'll break your heart, remember that.
You should probably show all those Swedes (proper word?) your mad Mitosis/Miosis drawing skills. It'll make them hungry for sure.
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