Live from the Arctic Circle...
By Christer Lampinen on 12/24
re: 'We are now using the new website'.
Entries from our many visits to and around Sweden.
Today Jessica’s Grandfather Elof brought us a HUGE bucket of fresh picked wild blueberries. These are the real blueberries too, the ones that really are blue inside, not like the organic ones we buy at Whole Foods that are really expensive and clear inside. And the taste… Mmmm!
The past two days have been the worst two days of my life, but I need to put that behind me and move on. We have been packing for a month, but severely underestimated the amount of time and storage we needed to get everything out of our old house. It has been two solid days of non stop action, with a lot of help from family and friends, but this is it, we are on our way to the Arctic Circle for one year.
We are all a little nervous about leaving California, but at the same time very excited. I will be working remotely for Searchme.com, Zoe and I will have a chance to learn Swedish, and hopefully Jessica will get some rest. I know Jessica’s parents are excited to be able to be with their first grandchild for such a long time. (I wonder how long that will last)
This time next year we will be returning the the US, most likely to Northern Colorado where we will be able to continue experiencing snowy winters and warm summers, though obviously not as extreme as what we will experience in Sweden.
Today we left for Sweden, for a one year long adventure. We will be living in Juoksengi with Jessica’s parents, Kalle & Kicki. We made the decision less than one month ago when the opportunity came up to work remotely. I could not pass up the chance to see the full seasonal cycle form the Arctic Circle. We also believe this will be a great experience for Zoe. This journal, the sixth in a series, will contain all the highlights of our adventure.
