first time to jiménez...♥

Today it's one year since we took the bus down to Puerto Jimenez. I was so excited and nervous to meet our new family for three months. I remember when we came there and the families were waiting for us. And the first night, when there was an earthquake in the morning and I didn't understand what it was. I also remember that Doris and Misael took us to the finca the day after to meet the rest of  our family.  I liked them for the first time, they were so kind and wanted the best for us. ♥




the bus to jimenez
fofo at the bus
Luis at the bus
frida at the bus
Jaime & Ivan at the bus

21 January 2008!

I remember that moment so well, when we first met. I was so scared after one day in San Jose and then when we heard from Mau that you ticos were at the camp. I have never been so nervous in my life. I just wanted to go back home to Sweden.  I remember when i saw you, you were standing up there (dancing or screaming?) I hold Karins hand, she was also so nervous. I didn't want to go up and say hello. After that i don't remember what we did. Those days at the camp I just felt so bad and just wanted to go home. We in our room (Karin and I) listened to relaxing CDs every night and morning to calm down a little bit..


After when we went down to Puerto Jimenez by bus. I was scared first night at our family house but then the next day's everything felt much better and I felt so good to be with you all in the group and my family. And now when I look back I remember our time together with happiness. This time together with you was the best time ever in my life!


Miss you all! I will never forget this wonderful experience! PUSSAR!


:)




1 year...

Do you know that today one year since we Swedes  started our adventure together at Kärsögården.  I remember it like it was yesterday. I was so nervous and scared but also excited to start the big adventure with swedes and ticos, with people that I did not know!  

I remember our preparations, when we planned our cultural thing, first aid, had lesson about sustainable tourism. And then when Liv and Anna went two days before us. Everything felt so incredible that we were going too...





 


 I want to do it again! Please, can we do it again?


Waiting!

I can't wait until someone of you (Marce, Ivan, Andrey, Fofo) write about your trip to Jiménez and put up photos.
Please do it now!
Puss


Julbak!

During december i have been baking swedish christmas things. Pepparkakor (the ones that you tried at the first camp in Alajuela). And then Lussekatter.  Here are some photos.
   Baking "pepparkakor"
baking pepparkakor

Baking "Lussekatter"
 

Funny game and pictures!

Do you remember when we played this game outside salon communal in Jimenez?!



Volunteers in Puerto Jimenez

Monday, February 4, 2008



Puerto Jimenez is hosting fourteen volunteers from VIDA group; we have seven Costa Ricans and seven from Sweden. They will be working for three months in Puerto Jimenez on various important projects for the community; cleaning the mangroves, the beaches, working in the recycling center and in the local school. Two of them will be dedicated to the Blue Flag Project in Puerto Jimenez. This project is an effort for cleaner beaches in Costa Rica. We are working toward obtaining the Blue Flag for our area.

We feel very lucky in Puerto Jimenez to have so much help!! Thanks volunteers!!


posted by Lapa Rios http://blog.laparios.com/2008_02_01_archive.html


Volunteers visited Lapa Rios!!!

Sunday, February 24, 2008




Last Saturday, sixteen volunteers (eight from Sweden and eight ticos) who are working in Puerto Jimenez came to visit us at Lapa Rios. They arrived in the early morning and did a sustainability tour and a medicine walk. In the late afternoon, they did a presentation for our guests on their program and projects in Puerto Jimenez. It was excellent to hear about their experiences and their expectations. Thanks volunteers for all your work and for visiting us at Lapa Rios!


posted by Lapa Rios at 1:54 PM 

i found this at Lapa Rios blog: http://blog.laparios.com/


Why didn’t I go?

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Yesterday Ivan came to Stockholm. It was really nice to meet him for a short time before he left Sweden. He had some things to fix and we ate lunch buffet at a Thai restaurant were we ate last time when we had reunion all Swedes.


This morning we woke up 5 am, very early. Then we took the airport bus to Arlanda. At the airport when Ivan was going to check in the baggage the controller didn't recognise him in his passport so he asked him for other identification. But he was still not convinced that it were Ivan on the photo.  He went to ask someone else and finally they said ok. We sat for a while until he had to go through the passport control. So now he is on his way to you Marce, in less then 24 hours he is going to stand in front of you at the airport!


I was sad when we said goodbye. I could also be on my way to Costa Rica. Meet and hug you all, go to Puerto Jiménez, meet my family. Like Ivan (also Olivia). Why did I start my new work? Why didn't I buy that ticket in September? For the moment I regret it. Now I am on my work at the school. I hate my work and life today!


Snö!

The winter has come to Stockholm this weekend. I got so happy when I woke up on Saturday morning looking out of the window when I saw that it was snowing. I love snow. And now when we have snow it's not so dark during afternoons and nights then before.  But soon the snow it's going to disappear and it will be wet and muddy.


In two days Ivan is coming to Stockholm before he is going to Costa Rica on Wednesday. I'm so jealous! My secret plan is to take his ticket so I can go, or hide myself in his bag... I want to come back to Costa Rica and meet you all and also go back to Puerto Jiménez and visit my family.



 
 
 


my dream

A few days ago I dreamt about you all. It was a really happy dream and everything felt real. veryone were in my dream, at our reunion... I remember that we all were in my room here in Stockholm. We were talking about memories and looking at the falun movie and saw pictures from Jiménez and Falun. We had fika and ate gallo pinto. You ticos were here in Sweden for roundtrip for some weeks. When I woke up I got so happy and for a short time I thought that it was in real... 


miss fika con frida, con fofo y felicia...

Aqui fika con andrey!


I miss the fika with all of you, its not the same here in Stockholm all by myself.

miss you all!

I have been thinking of you a lot the last days. Wishing that you were here or that I was there. I really want to go  back to CR. Thinking that I can't go until next year make me feel so bad. I don't want to wait so long before I can hug you all. I miss you so much and my family in Puerto Jiménez.


Yesterday I spooked  with my family I Puerto Jiménez. I haven't talked to  them on the phone since de last day before we flew to Sweden. It was so nice to hear their voices, hear how they were doing. I spooked almost with everyone also with Jafeth and Michell.  But my Spanish was so bad, I couldn't speak! They were so pleased that I called and asked me when I am coming back.


For the moment I work at my school where I studied before. I work in the library, helping students with work. Hopefully I'm going to continue with that next year too and just work at Arlanda during holidays.

View from my window 


Our reunion!

I'm feeling so bad that nobody of us (swedish) have written at the blog about our reunion at chanchogordo. Every day I have been thinking today I'm going to write but then something else come in my way. So now I'm going to write a little. (and then I know that Anna is going to write about the rest!)


I have been  looking forward to this weekend since we said goodbye to each other the 26th of June.  The weekend came and I was so happy, but I couldn't realize that the a part of the group was coming to Stockholm for a few days. I was a little bit nervous the days before.  We hadn't met each other during three months after living close six months. And it is not the same talk on the phone or over internet. (but when I  met you everything felt like normal as if we hadn´t been away from each other)


Then it was the big day. I worked in the morning at the school and Ivan came at eleven with the train. Anna and Helene didn´t come until  9 30 pm. Ivan and I ate lunch at a good thairestaurant and saw a movie, Wall-E. When we came home to me we did Gallo pinto. My mum had cooked beans a few days earlier. When Helene and Anna came we ate and talked about memories until very late. We just slept four-five hours that night. In the morning we met Anna at the central station and took the bus with the other groups to chanchogordo...


During our reunion I started to think more about the program and our group again. I felt more that I miss everyone so much. I just want to start from the beginning so we can be together, it's  much easier to be with you then in the real world. Hope to see everyone soon somewhere and also hear from you!!!


 

Anna your turn....=)


26 september 2008 - Three months since the last day!

Do you remember the last days at Kärsögården?
I miss you all so much. Im sad because you ticos are not going to be with us at our reunion this weekend and also that Emma, Olivia and Karin are missing!










Skansen

Because that I didn't write on the blog in English yesterday I must write again today. It's a sunny day here in Stockholm.
I have been coughing all night long. I couldn't sleep so much. Tonight my mother and I are going to the opera we will see Cinderella. I hope that my coughing is gone otherwise  I'm going to cough all the time and disturb...

My relatives on my mother's side from Spain are here in Stockholm for one month.  So I have been with them a few days. We went to the zoo, Skansen one day. We had food with us. But there were so many wasps. And I am so afraid of them. So when I was eating a wasp came, I put the sandwich on the ground and run away...  

There are many animals at Skansen; brown bear, moose, fox, otter, lynx, reindeers, seals, wolf, wolverine, wild boar, owl, European bison. Also buildings that have been moved from places in Sweden, so visitors can see how it was before. I found a house that have been moved from Annas region. I remember when I was little, there were elephants at Skansen, walking around but they were moved 1992.

Now I'm hungry, as always, hope to hear from you  soon...!

from Virserum socken
Moose

ReindeerGoat
Sascha and the seal


Hälsning från Stockholm

Idag är det molnigt. Fast jag tror det är rätt varmt ute ändå. Jag längtar faktiskt till de mysiga höstdagarna. Då man bara kan sitta inne o mysa eller sitta på något kafé . Redan nu tycker jag mig känna den där friska höstlukten som smyger sig på, på kvällarna. Det är härligt. Och rönnbären har slagit ut, det är så vackert. Lingonen har kommit och svampen med. (inte blev det mycket blåbär hos oss i år)

Jag har börjat jobba. eller jag har jobbat en dag. På mitt gamla arlandajobb. Sen blev jag sjuk och är det fortfarande.  När jag kom dit kändes det som jag aldrig varit borta. Allt var sig likt efter 7 månader. Några var nya men mest gamla ansikten. Det kändes deprimerande. Vi får se hur länge jag står ut med det där, känns läskigt att lära sig kassan igen.

Nä jag har nog tröttnat på att det är varmt. Nu har jag haft varmt såpass länge att jag längtar efter hösten och vintern. Att få klä på sig ordentligt med mössa, vantar o jacka. Gå höstiga promenader i skogen. Leka i snön, få göra snögubbar, snölyktor. Jag skulle nog aldrig klara mig utan vintern om jag bodde någon annanstans. Stockholm är så blöt numera på vintern och även vårt landställe där det förut låg is större delen av båtvägen till landet. Älskar ljudet när isen bryts av isbrytaren. Minns att jag o pappa gjorde snöigloo och labyrinter i snön på stranden.  Om snön ska fortsätta smälta bort så snabbt o det ska vara så varmt på vinterhalvåret  får jag nog bosätta mig högre upp.

Idag förövrigt har det gått två månader. Känns som det var ännu längre sen. Om en månad ses vi. Jag längtar så efter den dagen. Ända sen vi skiljdes åt. Häromdagen läste jag de där lapparna vi skrev till varandra, det värmer när jag läser det ni skrivit till mig och det är hemskt att tänka att det aldrig blir vi igen. För att tjata ut det ännu mer så vill jag bara skriva att jag älskar er! (fast ni inte skriver på bloggen...)

vart är detta?


Hittade den i arkivet... vart är ni?

Visiting Mona

A few days ago Emma and I went with the local bus outside Stockholm to visit Mona. We went to her summerhouse. It was a sunny day so we brought our swimming clothes. When we came off the bus Mona had told Emma that we had to go upwards from the big road. I asked Emma if she recognized the way but with her bad sense of direction she didn't. So we started to walk hoping that it was the right way. After a while we saw the  small red berries in swedish called smultron (I think that some of you tasted them). So we stopped and started picking them. There were so many.  Everywere!

After a while we found the right way to go. When we came to the beautiful house many family members were there, her sister and husband, children and grandchildren. We had a really nice day. We went for a walk, saw pictures from Puerto Jiménez and Falun, went with the family to the sea, we ate so good dinner!  For a moment everything felt normal, that you just were away somewhere but that we all were together as usual. 

 




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