Dandelions!!

There are so many dandelions in Sweden. I kinda like them, and I can see why they come up again and again in Swedish design. Pay close attention next time you're at IKEA...


As a fun side note, today I was working in the cucumberväxthus when a middle aged woman wearing latex gloves walked in and said in a very dignified British accent "I've come to remove the unwanted fetuses and such". It took me a minute to register: OH, she's here to thin the cucumbers!

Also, went on my first adventure to town! Caught a ride with a carpenter named Anders and talked about the Swedish military. It's been downsized substantially now that the neighbors to the east are slightly less threatening. In town I wandered around and discovered that everyone, from the guy selling flowers downtown to the teenage cashier at the bus station, spoke perfect English. I always feel like a d bag explaining "oh actually I can only introduce myself in your language, now we have to switch to English because your primary education was better than mine."