I was talking about how Union hockey was unfulfilling and I came to play hockey in Sweden to gain my passion back and mentioned I got a stress fracture my freshman year but they didn't get it right in the article.
Hockey camp this weekend was GREAT. I couldn't ask for a better situation. The level is perfect. Everyone has legit skill and we are all pretty comprable. More intense than club but not as intense and D1. Just from the weekend I already am feeling more passionate about hockey. It is nice to have intensity back because after Union I was kind of just messing around and not taking hockey seriously. The girls on the team are very welcoming. Everyone is very positive on the ice and encouraging. The coaches/staff are great. They speak in Swedish on the ice so I just watch the drill drawn on the board and figure everything else out. I like it. We had 8 hours of ice time over the weekend as well as dryland. I am feeling it today, but it's good. Right now we have 7 forwards, 7 defense, and 2 goalies. We are in the middle of arranging having some girls from Linkoping play for us sometimes because they have two teams and a lot of players. My team has 4 people living in Linkoping so I am all set on getting rides to and from the rink which is awesome. There is also a free campus bus for students that goes between the two cities as an option. As of right now we are going to be practicing 3 times a week and have an off-ice workout one of the days we are not practicing. Pre-season games/scrimmages will be starting end of September/beginning of October and games will start at the end of October. I am looking forward to it.
I had my first lecture today. The class is called "Methods in Ecology." It was from 9:15-noon but we had a five minute break, a 25 minute coffee break, and got out at 11:15. I love Sweden. Nothing can happen without a coffee break. Swedes know how to chill and it's perfect because that's how I roll. It was the first class so we just did introductory stuff. There is only 5 of us in the class. There will be one more coming in a week or two and then someone else will be joining us next quarter. Everyone seems nice so that is good.
Basically everything is going perfectly. I have settled in great and am now feeling like I am not new anymore. Not that I felt very disheveled in the first place. School and hockey are set in motion and I am waiting to hear about a job. I am in no rush for the job so take your time coaches :). And I'm sure they will. Here in Sweden nothing gets done fast. And when they say things will happen at a certain time (for example they say they will call you back with an answer or they are setting up an interview), they usually don't. It's funny because Swedes are all about being on time for things but when things are planned they rarely get done when they say it will. Not a problem for me. I enjoy the relaxed feeling here. As if I didn't have stress before, I have like negative stress here. All smiles :)
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