Casualty Sweden

Well this is the story of my little visit to A&E. Wed night was the regular thing pre-drinks before heading to Aka. On the way down the stairs I tripped and fell down a few stairs and landed awkwardly on my left ankle. I eventually got up and just thought I had twisted it so I continued to walk to Aka, (Maybe limp is the actual term) The bouncer noticed that I wasn’t walking right so took me to one side to have a look at my ankle. It had started to swell, he then decided to call an ambulance as movement started to become restricted.


The ambulance took me to Ryhov hospital. I was wheeled into a private room where I waited for a nurse to come and have a look. The Hospital was very quiet and I didn’t see another patient whilst I was there. The Nurse examined me and sent me for an x-ray. Lukily there was no fracture which the Dr was expecting after the size of the swelling. I was given a compression bandage and crutches. Thanks to my EU insurance I only have to pay £30 not £186. (Taxi ride home cost about £13) Sadly the lift in Delta has been out of order for some time. So it took a while to get up the three flights of stairs. The Bruising the next morning was quite something. At present it hurts to have the foot straight so it bends to the right quite a bit. The crutches aren’t great they don’t clip around the arm like the ones I had back in the UK do so it’s hard to balance them on the one foot when I need one hand free. Looks like my Easter weekend will be spent in bed resting.

Spring's on its way

Hello Blog followers.
It’s been a while since I’ve entered a new entry to my blog. I would love to say that it’s because I’ve been travelling all around Europe etc. However this is not the case. This month has been a very strict budget focused month due to a delay in grant payment from the EU. (I was told it would arrive in Feb but not till around Easter I’ve been told now!) Anywho I digress.


This last month has been a quiet one for me. We had our exams for the 3rd quarter of the year, which meant people locked themselves in their rooms to study (for those who actually get grades from their exams.) I do have to say it is incredibly de-motivating at the moment thinking that I am “studying” and I wont get a grade for it at the end. I’ve just used this year to attend lectures in classes we don’t get taught as part of my degree back home such as Macroeconomics and electronic commerce. Anyway when it comes to group work I pull my weight as other peoples grades depend on it, so I do my bit for them.


The winter weather is leaving us now we had snowfall for one night and it stayed on the ground for about a week that was ace. We went from -4C to 9C in a matter of 24 hours. It was quite strange. However the massive lake next to the city keeps the temperature down due to it being frozen over. I do miss the winter weather, I came to Sweden for the cold and the snow not for the sun, but as you can imagine the locals are enjoying the + temperatures. The heating in my room is automatic and hasn’t shut off yet so it can get hot in my room if the window isn’t open. Anyway the lake is finally returning to normal so this may see me return to the water and continue rowing.


If you remember I was on the election committee back in December, well I am currently waiting on my confirmation as chairman of the election committee for the spring elections of half the board. This could be a lot of fun.
I have to say in comparison to last semester this one has been less of a social one. I do miss my group of friends from last semester (although thanks to facebook I do keep in touch)



A big event that has been going on in the last month us Melodifestivalen. This is like a version of the X factor however it determines the countries representative for the Eurovision Song Contest, so as you can imagine it’s quite camp and fun. It started in 1959 and since 2000 it has been the most popular show on Swedish TV. Its not just determined by phone vote but they also uses judges from European nations. (This year inc UK, Germany, Malta, Norway & Ukraine) I have to say I do like the winner for this year. The Prime Minister and his family was in attendance for the final interestingly.

Eric Saade the Winner

The other week was ‘Earth Hour’ widely publicised. The city was supposed to switch of its lights for an hour, however when it came to it only the lights around city hall were turned off. All the lights along my street which has some of the shops, fast food outlets and bars, not one light went off. So waste of time!
In Sporting News, (That’s right, sporting.)
The Local Ice Hockey team HV71, (Last year’s champions), have lost out on the chance to reclaim their title this year. They lost to Stockholm based team AIK IF (Allmänna Idrottsklubben Ishockeyförening) 4-0 in the Quarter final. The final is still yet to be played.





Let’s talk Easter
Back home Easter eggs come into the supermarkets on New Year’s Day (based on my experience in supermarkets) here Easter stock started appearing about 2 weeks ago, and when we say stock I mean one cardboard stand of cards and little chicks with some Haribo sweets at the base. Not seen on Cream Egg over here. This is devastating, it won’t be Easter without them (not that I buy into the message of Easter!)This year I have decided to give lent ago. I started off with giving up Coke and Crisps, a week into this both my Nan and Mum had sent me Crisps from back home. So now it’s down to just coke. I’m doing well but I will enjoy it when I can have it again that’s for sure.

Anyway I’ve filled you in now so I shall leave you for now and will keep you posted.