Hope all are doing well!
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Home sweet home (in the US)
Hey- made it back! I was a bit of a wreck last night when I got in to Boston, though I actually had a much more restful flight than the one from Boston to Heathrow a month ago- there was only 40 people on the whole flight, so I basically had an ENTIRE row to myself. I woke up at 8am this morning and couldn't go back to sleep, so I've been very productive so far today- too much rushing around in the past month, I guess, not used to really having time to lounge around. Anyway, I'll be here till Thursday, then I'm going to Northampton for a week, then back here to work a softball camp for Tom Griffin, the Scarborough High coach.
Friday, June 12, 2009
In Enköping
Hey-
So I'm almost done :) I'm back in Enköping now, and have been since 11:30 Wednesday night. I left Norrköping (which is where I was for 4 days after I left Sundsvall) Wednesday after a clinic, and it's been really nice being back in my Swedish home (which is certainly what Ingrid's house feels like to me). We've had practices yesterday and today, but other than that I've been doing job stuff, laundry, and relaxing. I went to Vidar's school for his last day before summer break, they sing and get flowers etc, I went last year as well.
Tomorrow Ingrid and I are hitting up a few stores that I wanted to get to before I left, mostly to replace the dishware I bought here last year and then proceeded to break almost immediately once I started using it this fall. I'll be doing some one-on-one pitching lessons with the girls tomorrow, but not too much since they have a game Sunday vt. Göteborg. I'll be keeping book, which is good, as it will help me remain more neutral. It's made it harder to be on any side, even Enköping's, after staying with each club and coaching their pitchers. I'm just telling people I'm on the pitcher's team, no matter which team they actually belong to.
I last updated when I was in Söder, which was a short stay, but hopefully productive. I went up to Sundsvall for three days, and was very very busy with school and team clinics. Sundvall played Norrköping Saturday, and then I drove back to Norrköping with the team, and was there for four days. I stayed in two different places, with an American girl and her Swedish husband for two nights, then another Swedish couple with a 10 month old daughter and a golden retriever for two nights. Jenny, the mom, is great, and we had a lot of fun- I felt really at ease around her, her daughter (Hilma) and her dog very quickly, which I realized was probably because it was basically a Swedish version of Caroline, Stella and Tara (minus the added blood relation thing). So it was handy, since I miss those three (and Whitey of course;) very much.
Jenny, Hilma and I went to the zoo my last full day in Norrköping, it's one of the biggest zoos in Europe, apparantly. It was very fun, the dolphin show was amazing, and even though I never feel like the habitats are even CLOSE to big enough in zoos (which is why I don't go very often, I get depressed), it was a little better in this place, at least for some animals (the wolves, tigers, and dolphins had great enclosures, the seals and elephants, not so much at ALL). Anyway, it was a fun day, all in all. I may post pictures about that once I get internet on my own computer again.
So Sunday Enköping has a game, and then Monday I head home at 12:00 noon. I get into Boston at 8:30pm, and then it's home to Maine for about a week.
I hope all is well with everyone, I miss you, and will be able to talk much more easily soon!
Jen
So I'm almost done :) I'm back in Enköping now, and have been since 11:30 Wednesday night. I left Norrköping (which is where I was for 4 days after I left Sundsvall) Wednesday after a clinic, and it's been really nice being back in my Swedish home (which is certainly what Ingrid's house feels like to me). We've had practices yesterday and today, but other than that I've been doing job stuff, laundry, and relaxing. I went to Vidar's school for his last day before summer break, they sing and get flowers etc, I went last year as well.
Tomorrow Ingrid and I are hitting up a few stores that I wanted to get to before I left, mostly to replace the dishware I bought here last year and then proceeded to break almost immediately once I started using it this fall. I'll be doing some one-on-one pitching lessons with the girls tomorrow, but not too much since they have a game Sunday vt. Göteborg. I'll be keeping book, which is good, as it will help me remain more neutral. It's made it harder to be on any side, even Enköping's, after staying with each club and coaching their pitchers. I'm just telling people I'm on the pitcher's team, no matter which team they actually belong to.
I last updated when I was in Söder, which was a short stay, but hopefully productive. I went up to Sundsvall for three days, and was very very busy with school and team clinics. Sundvall played Norrköping Saturday, and then I drove back to Norrköping with the team, and was there for four days. I stayed in two different places, with an American girl and her Swedish husband for two nights, then another Swedish couple with a 10 month old daughter and a golden retriever for two nights. Jenny, the mom, is great, and we had a lot of fun- I felt really at ease around her, her daughter (Hilma) and her dog very quickly, which I realized was probably because it was basically a Swedish version of Caroline, Stella and Tara (minus the added blood relation thing). So it was handy, since I miss those three (and Whitey of course;) very much.
Jenny, Hilma and I went to the zoo my last full day in Norrköping, it's one of the biggest zoos in Europe, apparantly. It was very fun, the dolphin show was amazing, and even though I never feel like the habitats are even CLOSE to big enough in zoos (which is why I don't go very often, I get depressed), it was a little better in this place, at least for some animals (the wolves, tigers, and dolphins had great enclosures, the seals and elephants, not so much at ALL). Anyway, it was a fun day, all in all. I may post pictures about that once I get internet on my own computer again.
So Sunday Enköping has a game, and then Monday I head home at 12:00 noon. I get into Boston at 8:30pm, and then it's home to Maine for about a week.
I hope all is well with everyone, I miss you, and will be able to talk much more easily soon!
Jen
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
update from söder
Quick update- I'm now in Söder, which is just outside Stockholm, and am about halfway through my trip. It's been really busy, but I think the clinics have gone well, and the towns I've visited so far have been happy with the experience. It's been a little stressful for me because the individual clubs did not do a very good job communicating with each other or with me, so when I show up at each place I don't know for sure IF I'm getting picked up at the train station, let alone by whom, and I have no idea what my schedule is. That, combined with not staying in a any place longer than three nights, is starting to take it's toll- but the softball is still going well, so that's good! I can sleep when I get back to the US, right?
Anyway, I had a lot of the day to myself today, which has been really REALLY nice, and now It's off for a clinic, then I'm running a practice for Söder. Tomorrow I head up north to Sundsvall. They're the one club that has sent me a schedule, and they are keeping me VERY busy, so you probably won't hear from me for a few more days.
love to all
jen
Anyway, I had a lot of the day to myself today, which has been really REALLY nice, and now It's off for a clinic, then I'm running a practice for Söder. Tomorrow I head up north to Sundsvall. They're the one club that has sent me a schedule, and they are keeping me VERY busy, so you probably won't hear from me for a few more days.
love to all
jen
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