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...

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...