Day 5: Today, we went on another class trip to see a sustainable community called Hammerby. We took our normal routine: got up, got ready for class, made sure to be down for breakfast by 7:45am and was out the door by 8:15am. Our normal walk was not bad. It felt nice in the morning, but walking for 30 mins can be a workout. A couple of us got to our classroom on time, and our professor taught for about two hours. After class and a short exercise, we departed for our tour of Hammerby.

We left our classroom and off the island to T Central station, where to headed to a connecting tram line that would have taken us to Hammarby. But, of course, that line was down, so we took the subway and a bus to get to the community, and after an hour of searching and figuring out the routes, we were on our way and off to Hammerby.

This developed (and still developing) community was the prime example of sustainability. We were able to walk through the neighbors of sense buildings, which all looked different and unique in it's own way. We toured a storm water drainage system and viewed several waste disposal systems. We were able to walk through many public spaces and parks. And there were so many trees. It was amazing to see. These were homes built in this environment. This place was the definition of suburbia.

We ended up resting for a bit and a few of us went to go find food. We ended up raising a grocery store. I bought ice cream and we all went to the park and just sat there. It was great to be able to sit and be in this city, watching the residents enjoying this sustainable community.

After an hour or so, we took a ferry back to our island, and walked back to our hostel. Me and my roommate Rasam ended up splitting from the group and found an art supply store, where he bought a sketchbook. We also stopped by a post office so I could send out a couple postcards. We ended up getting back to our hostel and cooked dinner.

We were all pretty tired from the tour our professor led us, but it was worth it. Most of us stayed in and just relaxed in the hostel. I took a quick mini nap and my friend Noel woke me up to get ice cream (again) and after coming back, I just stayed in bed and slept the night away.