Who wants candy? I'll tell ya, this girl! I went to a candy store TWICE yesterday. And oddly, I paid the same amount both times so I'm thinking he never weighed it. It was cheap so I'll take it! It's hard because I've found a few favorites that we don;t have in the good ole USA so I feel like every time I see them I have to get them! Thankfully, I've steered clear of any licorice (they love it here, thank goodness it has gluten in it so I have an excuse not to eat it). I did try a N-A-S-T-Y banana flavored marshmallow covered in chocolate. In my defense, it was shaped like I dolphin so I had to get it and I didn't know it was banana. If you can't tell, I've had the wanna be diet of a small child since I've been here. Ice cream, candy, french fries. I am most certainly going to have to reign that in real quick or else in addition to all the money I'm spending here, I'm going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe when I get home. Strangely, there are not that many obese people here (or at least that I've seen). The Swedish diet seems to be heavily pastry/sweets based but maybe all the healthy fish they eat outweighs all the junk? Of course, the skinniness also probably has to do with the fact people walk EVERYWHERE. So unlike America where we drive everywhere from the bank to the stinkin' mailbox.
Along with the whole Swedish diet thing, I can't get a grasp on my feelings about coffee here. On average the Swedish drink around 4-5 cups of coffee per day but I'm not seeing it. First off, most of the cafes don't even open till 8 or 9! Ridiculous compared to the 5:30 am Starbucks wake up call. Secondly, coffee at said cafes is 25-30 Kroner which works out to be around $4!!!!! And I'm not talking about touristy places (Jonkoping isn't really a hopin' tourist destination). I'd be broke as a joke. The worst part is I'm still bad at converting money in my head so most times I end up just buying it anyway.
Another peculiarity about Sweden is the volume. EVERYONE TALKS SO QUIET. It might as well be a whisper. And no one talks over each other. Its so awk sauce because that is probably the biggest give away that we're from the states because pretty much the entire city can here us coming. I've started to pick up on when I'm talking pretty loud. I guess it helps people communicate easier with each other because people actually listen to what other people are saying instead of just trying to force their point across.
Okay, so the weather. Not a fan in the least bit. Too much rain/wind/cold for this girl. If you're ever in Jonkoping and you think it's going to be a pretty day so you don't need an umbrella/rain jacket, you're wrong. Even on pretty days it's freaking freezing most of the morning so you have to overdress for when it finally (maybe) warms up in the afternoon. Talk about impossible to dress for!
So some of the group is about to go to IKEA for dinner so I have to skitskat. Yes, IKEA is a furniture store and yes IKEA has a restaurant/cafeteria and yes said restaurant is cheapy cheap. Also, their mashed potatoes deserve their own blog post entirely. We had a busy day though, so be on the look out for post numero dos in a few hours. What can I say? I just want to remember everything!
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