visingsö, sweden
another day, another page. already this is starting to feel routine, but unlike albania this is the kind of routine i could get used to. tina told us there was a chance of rain, but it probably wouldn't amount to anything. lo and behold, it started drizzling on us on the walk over to the big house. drove out to the field anyway, went under three fences - two electrified and one barbed wire - to soil sample a cow pasture full of fresh cow patties (and irritated cows) only to take two samples before it started coming down. so to get back to the car, what did we have to do? cross those same three fences...electrified fences + rain = a bit nerve-wracking. we tried to sit it out but the rain wasn't giving up so we headed back to the house. tom and gisela dropped me at the cottage and i tried to get on the internet during the downtime before the other team came back...and it wouldn't work. i panicked and tried everything i could think of, but ultimately uninstalling/reinstalling later that night work. here's to hoping my prepaid one-month refill will work. katie came back and quelled my panic with coffee, cheese and crackers, and then we headed back over, sat around for a while and then went back to the field. i love working with those two - we had some good conversations about grad school and they both seem really interested in my research. they keep giving me little bits of advice, which is so nice. came back, made pasta, opened our bottle of portugeuse wine and had a long dinner. went to say goodbye to lauren who leaves for states via copenhagen early tomorrow morning. well, she wanted to take pictures, so we went for a walk that ended up turning into an hour and a half affair. the great part? it didn't even come close to making me tired or sore. maybe i will be able to lose some weight on this trip. plus, when it isn't raining, the sun reflecting off the lake is actually pretty brutal, so my tan is slowly working back up to my mid-albania peak. skinny, tan, fit, and confident - that is how i'm going to leave sweden. and to think i was worried about coming here...this place is paradise.
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