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Late evening in Stockholm. I have spent a few days in the countryside. Don´t have to mention, but I would like to have more time. More hours than 24 in a day. Or is it, less is more? Since I have a few days off I have been a little lazy. Walks. Not so much exercise but this morning. Went for a run. Maybe I have worked so much with my book so I just needed to do nothing. I have started to get some help to get rid of those extra kilos. Will learn a lot tomorrow.

I got my hair cut today. Feels so good to have nice hair again.

Anna

Idag er det stor feiring i hele Norge. Tenker på Norge idag. Gratulerer med dagen. Prøver å skrive noen rader på norsk. Jeg husker når jeg kom til Norge. Det blev flere goe år sammen med jentene på Kråkerøy i Fredrikstad.

Jeg husker når jeg startet jobben min den 15 mai og var med på feiring allerede den 17 mai i Oslo. Jeg husker all den norsk jeg hørte. Det var en tøff tid å lære så mye norsk veldig rask. Jeg var, på en måte, invandrer. Jeg prøvde å huske all den norsk jeg var oppvoxt med. Brødrene Dal. Feksnes. Det var en travel tid å lære så mye. Jeg var skikkelig imponert av att alle kunde førstå svensk. Og jeg var genert over att jeg ikke kunde førstå norsk. Jeg skjønte att jeg hade mye å lære.

Nå har jeg bodd i Sverige i noen år. Idag er jeg ikke helt sikker på hvis det var riktig å dra tilbake til Sverige. Jeg husker att jeg var mer norsk æn svensk når jeg var tilbake til Sverige. Det har tagit flere år og bli svensk igen. Kanske kan jeg si att jeg er svorsk idag. For meg så er 17 mai en hveldig høgtidlig dag. Kommer nokk alltid til og hvere det.

Nå, idag, så er jeg hos foreldrene mine. Har nettop lest avisen og det er en stor reportage om en norsk jente som har bodd i Sverige mange år.

Igen, gratulerer med dagen.

Hilsen fra Anna

Dear friends. Today has been such a beautiful day. Think I got some tan. Feels like it. Right  now is a very special time of the year. Between winter, spring and summer. One of the very first signs of spring/summer is the appearance of “nässlor” and “rabarber”. Below you have a picture of nässlor. This is rather exotic. You have to be very careful when you pick these green leafs because they can hurt you a lot. When I was little I was always amazed that you could actually make a soup out of these leafs. And, in addition, the soup had a great taste. Very healthy with a lot of iron.

Today is a special day for me because I have left my book to somebody professional to read. I constantly remind myself that it is not a thesis that I write. But, I don´t know why. It feels like it is a thesis. I have been in contact with my previous mentor Professor Jörgen Engel to have his opinion on where to try to publish. It is like a scientific paper. You submit and you will have a yes or no. I like my book a lot. I have put a lot of time and energy to write. And I will continue.

Above is a glimpse of today. I share it with you.

Anna

Two weeks off. These weeks are dedicated for writing. I wrote the final part today of my book. Now I have to read and read and read. To change language. To see if every part fit together. This has been a huge work. Very interesting. A lot of personal development.

And languages. I have thought a lot about languages. I would like to develop my Swedish. But I have to remember that languages are alive. They live. There is no right and wrong.

Of course, this book has made me think of my own childhood. I saw some photos. I love photos. Especially when you can catch something. Both my auntie and my father have worked for the UN. This photo was taken by my father when i was in Kongo-Kinshasa (1960s) for the UN. I like this photo a lot. I don´t know what it tells me, but there is something.

This writing reminds me of studying. Especially yesterday. Bought some candy and then I started to write. I had a good, so called, flow yesterday. Some days are good writing days and some days are not so good writing days.

Exercise is very good to get your brain into good shape. Soon off for some training. Need some muscle strength.

Have a nice afternoon!

Anna

Hi there. I am currently at my parents house. My mothers birthday so we had birthday cake and soon some BBQ.

I have my routines here so I went for training. Got tired so I fell asleep in the very first sun this year. Exercise makes you sleepy. I have written a little on my book that is coming closer to an ending. It takes time to get it properly shaped. Of course memories from when you were little appear, and I had a look at some photos. Things change. The school I went to when I was little is no longer in use. The conditions for living in the country side have changed in Sweden.

This photo represents a lot from when I grew up. We always had a lot of projects and played a lot together. I first hesitated to share this with you, but enjoy!

Anna