It is official I have been here a full week, and now I am heading back to the UK for a wedding next week and some family gatherings. This will be my last trip home that is planned for a while. I do not wish to fly often due to the environmental impact. However, interestingly there is a train route rumoured to start from September from London to Sweden. Something I need to research further.

Yesterday was a good day in the office, again meeting more colleagues I know from online communication, and also getting invited into a beach volleyball group at work. This will be really good fun as I want to play a lot more. It is such a great workout.

In the evening I went for a nice 6km run around where I live, tracking the waterfront. It is really nice running back along the route I did for the half marathon, as you follow some blue painted lines along the road in the city. If you ever visit you’ll spot them and maybe you can run the route.

It has been noticeable that I have become happier already since being in Sweden, apart from missing family and Evie. The daily life here has calmed me down, and reduced my stress. It might just be my own personal situation but it has been positive in that sense. Last night was the first night I was starting to feel a bit homesick and missing loved ones. Maybe as I was due to come home today it was more on my mind.

All in all I am still really happy to be here even still after 1 week. Let’s see how I feel after a month, then a couple.

Sidenote: thanks to all of you who read my posts at the moment. I am really glad to have a way of writing down what is going on, even if it may seem boring to some people. If you have any feedback, comments etc. Please let me know through messaging or commenting..