Tuesday Updates

Hej,

I wanted to update you on some of the latest developments here in Sweden and what I have been up to.

We thought we were in the clear now that we finally got our personal numbers or person nummer as it is called here in Sweden.  Well, we were wrong!  David tried ordering the internet for the house and we have run into another glitch - we do not have a credit record with our person nummer and it takes a year to develop the credit.  So, at this point, I am not sure what we are going to do.  We are currently using a mobile connection, but it costs a bit more than having a connection in your house.

One good thing has come from getting our personal number, we were able to join IKEA Family.  It is a card that provides you with discounts on every day type products, such as body wash, shampoo, conditioner, laundry detergent and they also have specials in the store, I know they have some awesome backpacks and such.  You can sign up for one in the U.S.  Click here for the link.  For example, I was able to get some conditioner for 9 Swedish Kroner instead of 39.  What a bargain!  I am sure the bargains are similar in the U.S.  No, you don't need a person nummer in the U.S. to sign up for the card.

Last Thursday we went out to "After Work".  "After Work" is sponsored by IKEA here and is located at the Activity House.  It takes place on Thursday evenings from 5 pm to 11pm.  We met up with some of David's co-workers because there was going to be a live band.  The band did not start until 8:30, so we went out to dinner at Elme and then went back to see the band.  We had a great time and for awhile I actually forgot that I was in Sweden.  We had dinner with four lovely women, one from the U.S., she was living in Atlanta but is from Jamaica, one from Germany, one from Poland, but of Russian descent and another from Iran, but who has lived in Sweden for a long time.  That is one of the cool things about Almhult is that it is such an international place.  The band was rhythm and blues and they did a lot of covers from the U.S.

On Saturday, I decided to re-cover the kitchen chairs.  The chairs that came with the house were a bit nasty.  They had stains on the covers and they tried to cover them up with chair pads and it did not work.  Here are the before and after pictures.  I think they are much nicer.

Before with Chair Pad

Before without Chair Pad

 

After with New Cover

On Thursday we are going to finish up our paperwork with the Government and get our ID cards.  Then hopefully on Friday we are going to go car shopping!  I will let you know how successful we are with that.

Until next time.

Hej da