I have not dared to step on the scale yet, but I am quite certain that I have gained a couple of love-kilos during my boyfriends stay here. Luckily, on that part only, he is leaving on Tuesday. My usual diet of stuff like soy-lattes, uncooked vegetables, eggs and yoghurt is not working when I am always around someone who requires cooked meaty meals. With a special love for pizza and hamburgers among all the European cuisine dishes Sweden has to offer. So that is going to change next week. Another thing that will change is that my last close connection to Korea, this summer abroad, will disappear. And I will MISS HIM!
Anyway, like I said in the last, these last days of his stay we will do things that are typical for Stockholm and also things I love to do.
Yesterday our combined efforts resulted in three activities. For me the morning always starts at 6 AM, when I go to work at the hospital. I can control my hours freely and go early so that I can come home in time for late breakfast. On the way back I bought some fresh green apples of which I and Y made a fabulous pie. My talented boyfriend peeled the apples with great care in a very undeniably cute manner. I was, however, constantly worried about it all resulting in him getting seriously cut. Luckily nothing bad occurred and our creation was delicious. After that we went to the gym, where I have worked as a yoga teacher for some years now. First we went through some gym-machines, and after I had my first yoga class since being back in Sweden. Y participated with great commitment. We ended our effortful day by watching a famous Korean movie called Old Boy. We found it after scanning through EVERY DVD-rental shop for Korean movies. I really loved it – good everything.’
Today I started mission “Tourist-ing in Stockholm”. After breakfast we took the subway to Old Town (Gamla Stan). We took pictures and window-shopped and talked about how old the houses were, just like all other tourists. After walking a while we came to our destination – the Royal Castle. We saw the guards march and the marching orchestra play and it was all very nice. And naturally as this is a tourist spot, there are also many Asian people wondering about, which always puts a smile on Y’s face. There are not incredibly many Asians around in Sweden, so I guess it makes him feel a little less alien – just like when I meet westerners in Korea. After that we went to the Green Festival which was going on in town to promote environmental awareness. Before we went home we took a stole through Stockholm’s fancy department store NK, but were quickly exhausted and hurried home in subway-top-speed.
So, here we are now. One of us passed out in the sofa and the other one is trying to resist the unfinished apple pie in the fridge. How the afternoon will proceed is still a mystery, but tonight’s Friday-aware plan is to hit one of the clubs in this great city. Preppy-chic downtown, or retro-cool underground – why not do both?
