First Friday

Well technically I’ve been here in Stockholm for an official week now, but today was my first full Friday. It was also my first Friday at WORK! This week was jam packed with seeing the new school I would be working at and it might be the most beautiful school I have ever seen. I am so excited to finish up planning through Fall break, setting up my classroom, and getting to know my coworkers. There are other teachers from the US, Italy, UK, Spain, South America, India, and more…it’s insanely cool! I’ve already learned so much about other places in the world. I also learned an overwhelming amount about the Swedish education system……another post!

Today after work we started off grabbing a drink at Sundbybergs Koksbryggeri, a local brewery in a refurbished church. There was about 10 of us there enjoying beer and rum and the company of one another…I made 3 new friends just at happy hour, and think they will become great ones.

Next we headed to an outdoor bar/club suggested by a coworker. However, this club was a 23 year old and up club, and your girl is only 22! I asked why, and the older, more sophisticated drunk people of Sweden don’t like to be surrounded by 18 year olds, so there is an age limit despite the legal drinking age being 18. My coworker so graciously lent me her passport and I was granted entrance as a 30 year old Welsh woman! 🙂 The place, Tradgarden, was so hip including a vegan food truck, live amateur wrestling, mojito buckets, a multi level dance club, and sick art and decor. We all tuckered out around 11, even though apparently the place doesn’t really get poppin’ till midnight. Regardless, I had a great first Friday….tomorrow should be another adventure!