Thanks to the help of my host family and online church book records, I was able to find out quite a bit about my great-grandfather's family. It turns out that Erik in fact had 5 sisters, and they all stayed in Sweden. We were able to locate records up to 1950, as well as find …
Month: January 2019
Vasamuseet
Today my History of Sweden class had our field study to the Vasa Museum. This was one of the places in Stockholm I was most excited to visit, primarily for the history lesson but also just to see this massive ship. The Vasa ship was commissioned in the 1620s by King Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus …
Tunnelbanan och Gamla Stan
First Impressions of Stockholm I've been in Stockholm for about 5 days now, and I've spent most of that time getting acquainted with the city, the people, and DIS. Obviously I've learned a lot, and I don't think I could describe everything, but I'll do my best to hit the highlights. Gamla Stan, Stockholm's Old Town Hökarängen and Tunnelbanan …
Am I Leaving? Or Going Back?
In less than 48 hours, I'll be arriving in Stockholm for my four-month-long study abroad. Despite all the time I've spent this last year planning this trip, it still hasn't quite set in, and I'm sure that it won't until I get on the plane tomorrow morning. As I finish packing, I'm reflecting on the …
