In Sweden

I landed in Gothenburg at 4:45pm on wednesday, it was 52 degrees and cloudy, but looked pretty nice. as i walked through customs i looked around for Aaron and 2 others that he said would be there to greet me, i didn't see him anywhere. I scanned the airport lobby for a few seconds and then i saw a young man holding a piece of notebook paper with "tim olsson" written in green marker. I asked him if he was with Aaron Thompson, he said, in broken english, "AaRRon could Not maKe it." and then he started walking towards the door. i thought, hmm, this is different, but Aaron is a pastor, so maybe something did come up. As we're walking out to the car, i ask him what his name is, and he simply said, "johanes" (or something like that) and kept walking. in case you're wondering i was carrying my bag and pulling both suitcases, he still only had the sheet of paper. we got across the street to his car, oddly enough it was a volvo, and as i was putting my first bag into the trunk, i was grabbed from behind in the form of a bear hug. i was a little startled but i somehow knew it was aaron. He and Sara (a friend and co-worker, he calls her his "personal secretary") had asked Johanes, who works with them as well, to get me while they watched my reaction. However, they didn't get into the airport lobby in time and instead had to run up to us at the car. it was pretty funny, even though i don't think i made it seem as if i found it as amusing as i did, probably because i was a bit tired. good times. we got back to Aaron's place and hung out while he and Sara cooked dinner. we sat, ate and laughed, it was such a nice way to start my stay here in Sweden.

i slept for 12 hours and when Aaron woke me up at 11, i took my first ride on Swedish public transportation. we had to go get groceries because he was having his girlfriend, Stina's (sp?) parents over for dinner. he made a wonderful chicken dinner with carrots, potatoes and salad. he even made chocolate mousse for dessert.

So far this trip has been great! i've slept more and eaten better than i do at home, no complaints here :)

well, its after 2:00am here, i should get some sleep.

hej då!

Timmer