So these are a bit late, and yes I feel bad for delaying this post but I have been super busy! Its Christmas break, and here's whats new! Well besides spending Christmas and New Year's in a foreign country, you have all of the goodbyes, to the older and (wiser) exchange students who are leaving after New year, and some before Christmas.. and as of tomorrow I will be living in another family! Yes I have spend 5 months in this family that I am now, and tomorrow I will change, if you post a comment below asking if I am nervous, I will for sure answer YES! I mean I have been living with this family now for 5 months, I know where everything goes after you clean, I know the house chores, I am used to the family now, and then what happens.. "Oh hey Dakota your moving here soon!" It kind of just runs in and hits you in the face, like a baseball bat. So right now I am staring down at 6 full bags, (yes 6, how did that happen when I only came over with 2??) I am smelling carrot soup, ( my fav that my host mom is making me for my last dinner here) And thinking, I wonder what there going to be like?? Awesome I am sure! :D
Another upcoming event... 6 weeks, and my mom, brother and little sister will be visiting me in Sweden!! Of course I am highly excited for that! I miss my family so much back home! So it will be really nice to see them for a week! Plus its the first time any of them have been over seas! How cool is that!
Its so weird for me to think I am the first one in my family that has gone to a different country.. and for a year! It doesn't even seem likes its been 5 months!! Time flies!!
So above is the first of many pictures from my ski vacation in Sälen, which is in the North of Sweden, please be aware it was my first time skiing (xc) and I kicked butt! It was so much fun! I got a hang of xc perfectly, but was to afraid to try downhill! It was fairly cold up there, about -15 to -20 everyday! Wait one day it got -9! I so felt like I was on the beach that day!! NOT.. but its not bad when you have the right kind of clothes to wear!
So here was a downhill ski place, I only got to take this picture, because it was right next to the store where we bought food for the week.
So here was a downhill ski place, I only got to take this picture, because it was right next to the store where we bought food for the week. 
The view.. No I didn't get to see the Northern lights, but this was the next best thing! 
And again, it was so beautiful, this weekend really made my think of how lucky I am to be able to be here, and have such great parents back home, and here (my host parents) I really am thankful for all the adventures I am have been able to do here, and hope to return someday with my family, especially my dad, who I think would love this place! OH hey dad, and in the summer they have extreme mountain bike trails and event going on! Plus canoeing too!!
