I arrived in Norway after a 4 hour bus ride. Norway is in the Schengen region, which consists of 26 countries through which people may travel freely once entered. I was surprised when border patrol boarded the bus to check our passports and took a dozen people off the bus to customs. I was reminded at this time of my learned distrust for government authority figures. I felt compelled to ask where they were taking the people they pulled off our bus, but no one els...

I slept in late my first morning in Gothenburg. It's hard to say whether I haven't fully adjusted to the time change, or whether I've adjusted perfectly well and am on a California schedule (go to sleep late, wake up later). In any case, it's not the best situation out here because we only have so many daylight hours. I enjoyed free cereal and tea at the hostel before walking out with no particular goal to see what I'd find. Gothenburg is a beautiful city, much ...

After my 16 hour sleep I walked around looking for breakfast, and went into a cafe called Blueberry in an underground mall. I ordered a "Super C" smoothie (a measure for my health) and breakfast sandwich. I couldn't tell you exactly what was in the smoothie or sandwich. There was cheese, arugula, oats, some kind of seed, a white spread that was neither butter not mayonnaise nor cream cheese, and something pink: sauerkraut? Pickled ginger? Your guess is as good a...

Photos need to be uploaded one at a time on this website :-/ So I'll post my pics to facebook until someone names a great pic sharing app!

I made it just in time for the last boarding call of my flight, as I only got to the airport an hour early, and security pulled me aside to grill me (pun intended) about a can of sloppy joe that I am bringing one of my hosts. I only slept 3 hours of my redeye flight from New York City to Stockholm, Sweden. My nerves were frayed with excitement, anxiety, and intrigue. I arrived in Stockholm on Tuesday morning at 11:00. I went to an information booth at the airpo...