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Coming back to Eskilstuna!

4/21/2025

Hello Everybody! I´m back in Eskilstuna, after a great time in Umeå, celebrating easter!
Getting back here was smooth! I woke up quite early and chilled for a bit, and then packed my stuff and My dad picked me up to get me to the airport! Check in went smooth, but there was a lot of people, so it took a while!

The flight lifted on time, and got my bag quickly, but had to wait for the train back to Eskilstuna, so I had something to eat, and chilled for a bit! Then I took the train to Eskilstuna! Which took a while!
When I got back, I left my bags at home, and went to the store, to buy some food, and then unpacked my stuff! Then I have chilled ever since!

It was amazing to be home again, seeing family and friends! It was not a lot of snow at all, and it was actually quite warm during the weekend! Not a lot happened in the city though!
The trip was quite expensive though, as I needed to buy a new bag, getting to and from the airport and buying food at home!

Now I have a trip to London in May and a summer trip coming up and looking forward to! Then there's also a few concert later during the year, which is going to be amazing!
I will of course come back home again during the summer!

Coming home for Easter!

4/18/2025

Hello Everybody! I´m home now! I did arrive yesterday evening very late!
Yesterday started with a shift at work, which was kinda rough! I got home, and got my bags and went to the train station! But when I arrived, I noticed that the bag started to break down, and couldn't close it! Which sucks!

But the train went smooth, and I arrived at Arlanda Airport! So I needed to look for a new bag! I found one for just under 900sek, which was the cheapest one I could find! So I repacked my stuff in the new bag, and then went to check in my new bag! I then had some dinner, some sushi, which was delicious!
I then went through security, which went smooth!

So I walked around for a bit, chilling and going to the bathroom! I then recharged some of my stuff and then went to the gate, and the flight lifted a bit earlier! My dad waited for me at the airport! When We were dried home, I noticed that I forgot my keys back in Eskilstuna! Thankfully dad had a spare, which I could use!
I chilled for a bit and then went to bed!

Which leads to today! I woke up early, and I didn't mean to! and chilled for a bit, and then I went to the store, and bought some food! After lunch I went to Ikea, to find something for myself, and I met some people I haven't seen in a long time!
Then I went to town, and hung around with a friend of mine, and then I went back and chilled some more!

Tomorrow I will be seeing my family,and hopefully I will see everyone!

Going home tomorrow!

4/16/2025

Hello everybody! I will be going home for easter!
I have gone every easter so far, and it will be nice to see my friends and family again! it will also be nice to be in my hometown for a while as well, even though it was a couple of months since last time!

The trip home might get rough though, as I will work a fulls shift, and then get home and get my stuff, and then take to train to the airport! Then of course check in my stuff and go through security and come home late at night!
Hopefully I will manage to get some sleep on the way!

Summer trip Confirmed!

4/6/2025

Hello Everybody! A summer trip is confirmed!
First I will be heading to Gothenburg, just for a day, just to see AC/DC with a friend, then We are going to London the very next day to see Oasis! Then we are in London for a couple of days, until I leave for Genoa Italy for a week! From there, I will go to Prague, also for a week before going back home! so just over 3 weeks in total!

What will I do in both Genoa and Prague?
In Genoa I plan on going to both the sinking castle in Lake Garda, and going to Portofino, which both is on my bucket list, even though I have been to the sinking castle before!
In Prague I plan to go to both Prachov and Sedlac Ossuary, and then of course hang around the city!
Then I will be back home for a couple of days before going back to Eskilstuna for work!

I have also 2 trips coming up!
The first will be me going home for Easter! It will be nice to see family and friends!
The second trip will be going to London in late May! It will be the first of many concerts this year!
The aforementioned AC/DC and Oasis concerts, Babymetal in London, The Offspring and Electric Callboy in Stockholm, and the Starsailor in London in November!

Been a while!

3/16/2025

Hello Everybody! It's been a while!
Some news is that I will be heading back home during easter! It will be a long weekend, so it's going to be nice seeing friends and family!
It will also be a couple of months since I was home last time!

I´m also looking into a summer trip, as I have a plan figured out, but I need to wait until I get confirmed that my vacation time is accepted, which might take a while!
I have at least 2 concerts during the same weekend, both AC/DC and Oasis! in two different cities! So that's going to be amazing!

Work is going alright, some days are nice, and others are rough, but that's how it is! I gotta keep at it!

Having a few days off!

2/25/2025

Hello everybody! I have actually been having a few days off, which has been nice! Catching up with all kinds of stuff, such as laundry, but most importantly, sleep!
I was actually planning on going to Riga during these days off, but it was too short of a notice, and it was too expensive to go, as I need to save up money for the summer trip!

I have some ideas for the trip, what is confirmed though is a short trip to Gothenburg to see AC/DC with a friends of mine, and on the same weekend it will be Oasis in London England! I also plan to go home as well!
Any more countries and under what timespan I still need to figure out! I have some ideas, but I have to see when I get the time off!
I hae also a plan to go back home during Easter as well!

So what have I been doing during these few days? I did actually take a day trip to Uppsala, which was over a year since last time! the train ride over there was under two hours, so it wasn't that bad! It was a shame that the train I planned on taking was cancelled, so I had to wait to get another train!
But the city itself was nice!
I also went to Torshälla, just outside of Eskilstuna! It was better weather than Uppsala, but that's nothing I can control!

Things are happening!

2/9/2025

Hello everybody! I hope everyone is alright!
Traveling wise, things are happening! I saw earlier this week that AC/DC were releasing tickets for a show in Gothenburg, and told a friend about it, who then managed to get tickets! So It will be one of many concerts this year alone! It will be intense since AC/DC will play on a Friday, and will travel to London the next day for Oasis!

I have also booked tickets for Starsailor in London in November as well! So it will be the third time this year as well, as I planned to go there in late may, in August for Oasis and then in November for Starsailor!
It will be an amazing time! It will be short trips though!
I will be seeing Oasis and AC/DC with a friend!

I still need to plan a summer trip as well, but that will have to wait until I know if and when I will get my vacation approved!
I have also planned to go to Riga during February as well, but I decided against it, since it will be on too short of a notice, and need to save up money for upcoming trips!
I will instead do some daytrips in the surrounding area!

Home and back again!

2/2/2025

Hello Everybody! I have been home for a short time! The reason was that I was going to pick up something that was sent home, but sadly it didn't arrive for some reason! But it was still nice to be home!
It started on Friday, on which I had a day off, and took the train on in the early morning so I could catch my flight! Since I didn't have any luggage in, I went through security and also bought some stuff for my nice and nephew!

The flight actually lifted early, which was a surprise! My dad picked me up, and drove me home! As I said, I expected to receive a letter, but didn't get it!
So I went to the store and bought some food, and chilled for the rest of the day!
On Saturday, I woke up early, not intended, and chilled during the morning and had some lunch, and then went to the centre of town and had a look around, and bought some clothes!

I then chilled for a bit, and then went to my parents house, and had some dinner, which was nice seeing them again! then I chilled for the rest of the night, as I had to get up early for my flight, and dad picked me up again and drove me to the airport!
After saying our goodbyes, I went through security, in which incidentally I met a friend I haven't seen in a while! Apparently she was taking the same flight!

We watched up for a bit, and went into the plane, and then went our separate ways! I waited for my train back to Eskilstuna, and had something to eat! The train went smooth and I got back! I unpacked some stuff and went to by some more food, and has chilled ever since!
It was nice seeing my parents and two of my brothers, but sadly, I didn't see my last brother, niece and nephew! Hopefully it will be another time!

Looking for a new trip!

1/19/2025

Hello Everybody!
Yes I´m still looking for the next trip! I have some ideas, but it's hard to choose!
My first thought would be going back to Japan during the summer, but sadly, the price is too high for that!
Then my second choice would be going to New York, which is more manageable price wise. It would be nice to go back there as well, as it has been a few years since I was there the last time, back in 2019!

Then I´m thinking about some cities/countries in Europe, some that I haven't been in for a while, like Prague and Genoa! Both are great cities and Genoa is a great base for going to Portofino!
I do also love Prague, which is a relatively cheap city and I have some ideas on going on day trips in the country as well!
We will see if I will get the vacation application approved for it!

I do have some trips coming up though! I will be going back home just for a couple of days, in a couple of weeks! Even though I was home for Christmas!
Then I have a trip to London in late May, for a concert!
I also have 3 more concerts this year, two in Stockholm and another one in London!

I still explore Eskilstuna, and have some different routes that I walk on my free time! From small forests, parks and hanging out at the centre of the city. It is nice!
But I have seen most of the city, and every once in a while, I head to a nearby city, like Örebro and Västerås!

A New Year has arrived!

1/6/2025

Hello Everybody! A new year has arrived!
Time flies by so fast! It has been two years since I arrived in Eskilstuna! Where has time gone? It has not felt like 2 years!
A lot of things has happened during these two years! Me getting more comfortable with my new job, having the ability to explore more of Sweden as a whole, and be able to live in another city!

Traveling wise, it is a huge difference between a 1.5 hour train ride, compared to a hour flight! It's a lot cheaper to take the train to the airport! But then again, it get more milage fro. flying from home!
I have explored a lot of the surrounding area as well, as well going to other cities close by, like Västerås, Strängnäs, Örebro, Stockholm, and Uppsala!
It's not that I don't have cities close by at home, it feels different here though, because I´m in a new place and want to explore!

Work wise is going alright, as I said, I´m getting more comfortable, and of course there are things I haven't tried before, and that's something I want to at least try, so I can at least experience some new stuff!
I will also start working more nights as well, and it would be nice to be able to sleep in a couple of days of the month!

Travel wise, I have a trip to London coming up in late May! As there is going to be a concert, one of four!
I will also go back home, just for a couple of days! Which I need to settle some stuff!
Then I need to plan the summer trip as well, in which it's either Japan and London, or three countries in Europe! So we will see what happens!

We will also see what happens this year, as anything can happen! There might be a lot of unsuspecting things that might happen!
I will probably explore more cities (or the same ones) during the year!

The End of the Year!

12/29/2024

Hello Everybody!
It's getting to the end of the year! Time flies by so fast! This year has been very interesting! Lots of travel, Lots of live music and lots of exploring!
It has been the first time since 2019, since I have been to a concert outside of Europe, as I went to Japan to see Babymetal! Last time I saw John Mayer in The US, which I also saw in Stockholm this year as well!

Speaking of Japan, it was the first time since 2017 I was able to go there, and it was also a new city, Yokohama, which was very close to Tokyo! it was a nice city, and I do want to go back there someday! I of course want to go back to Tokyo, and other places in Japan! It has made me want to learn Japanese, which I do see some progress in, as I do recognize certain letters and phrases!

I also went to a new city and country, Ljubljana Slovenia! Which was a big surprise! The city is beautiful and very walkable! I will definitely go back there someday! I also want to go to more new cities, as I tend to go to places I have been to before quite a lot! I need to check off items from my Bucket list!

This year has also been concert filled! Asforementioned Babymetal and John Mayer, I went to two festivals, Download Festival and Graspop Metal Meeting! Which was very rainy and muddy! But it was a lot of great music! It was the second time I did two festivals in a row!
This year I also saw Blackberry Smoke, which was my second time I saw them Live, as I have seen them at Download Festival a couple of years ago, and Jason Isbell, which was the first time I saw him Live! Both Concerts were amazing!

Work wise is getting better, I felt that I have grown more and more during these two years, or it's getting close to two years! Sure there are some things I need to improve on, as I haven't been a lot on some of the different kinds of surgeries involved, since I have mostly been on the orthopedic side of the OR!

We will see what next year has in store for me!

Celebrating Christmas at home!

12/26/2024

Hello Everybody! I´m back in Eskilstuna after an amazing Christmas time back home!
I have spent some time walking around my hometown, catching up with friends and family! I have also been to a outdoor museum and going to a lake!

As you might see, it was a lot of snow back home! At least compared to Eskilstuna! But to be fair, Christmas should have snow!
As said earlier, it was amazing to catch up with friends and family! Since it was over 6 months ago I saw them last! Celebrating Christmas Eve with my family and then Christmas Day with friends!

It was also nice being home again! Walking around my hometown and seeing that not much has changed! There's something with your hometown, that I can't really explain! Maybe it's the familiarity!
But it was nice being home! We will see when I will get back there again!

Getting back to Eskilstuna was alright as well! My family drove me to the airport, and after checking in my bag, we chilled for a bit, until it was time to go through security!
The flight lifted and landed on time, and I managed to get my bag and got to the train to Eskilstuna with some minutes to spare!
i walked to the apartment, left my stuff, and went to buy some breakfast for tomorrow, since I will work a shift!
Then I have chilled for the rest of the evening!

Going home for Christmas!

12/20/2024

Hello Everybody! I am home in Umeå after quite a long day!
The Day started early, as I had a shift at work! It went alright, as I managed to leave early! So I got back, got my stuff and managed to get an earlier train to Arlanda Airport. The train was a little bit late, but I had time!

I checked in my bag and got some dinner and walked around Arlanda for a bit until going through security and my got checked, as I forgot that I had fluids in my bag.
I walked around some more, and bought a present for one of my family! I went to the gate and the flight was a little bit late! But it arrived on time!

My dad and brother for me, and I got my bag relatively quickly! We drove back home and there was a huge line to the airport, and I guess a lot of people were going home for Christmas!
We talked while getting back, and we eventually got back, and I got a lot of mail. My Hometown has a lot of snow, which is nice! Winter needs snow!
I need to unpack, but I chilled since I got back! But I will unpack!

One week to go!

12/15/2024

Hello everybody! It is one week until my trip home!
It will be nice to go home and see friends and family! It will also be nice to be home and see my hometown, even though it was 6 months since I was home the last time! So of course I will head into town and see if it has changed since last time I was home!

I´m also still planning the summer trip, as I have some options planned! I will probably start planning it next year, as I will have more funds to organize it!
I have also a trip to London in late May to plan book as well, that will just be a few days though, so that´s another thing to plan! But it will be nice!

Then I have two concerts in Stockholm to plan as well, but that's easy, it's just to find an hotel to stay for both concerts, which will be a month in-between!
All in all, it will be 4 concerts this year alone so far! Which is, now that I think about it, the same amount as last year, As I watched Babymetal, John Mayer, Blackberry Smoke and Jason Isbell this year, and will see Babymetal (Yes again!), Oasis, The offspring and Electric Callboy next year!
We will also see if I go somewhere new next year!

There's a lot of things happening next year! I will also start working evening shifts as well, which is going to be nice! Work is going alright, as I prepare for the mentioned evening shifts!

Christmas is getting closer!

12/8/2024

Hello everybody! I hope everyone is doing alright!
Christmas is getting closer, and me going home is getting closer as well! It will be nice to see my family and friends again! it has also been close to six months since I have been back home as well!

It's not that I don't like it here, it's just that I miss home! Work is going alright, it has its ups and downs of course! We will probably get more to do during the wintertime, with snow and ice and everything! Have been working evenings, which has been interesting, and nice to be able to sleep in!

I´m also still looking for the next trip, even though I have two trips to London planned! one in late May and one in late July!
I have plans to either go back to Japan (since I loved it last time earlier this year) or go to some other countries in Europe. The only thing speaking against Japan, is that the flights to and from Japan is expensive!