Det Är Köld i Luleå Nu

It is cold in Luleå now. Last night I went over to Vishnu and Bryan's house in my PJs and a thin pullover, like I always do, since they only live 3 houses down, and once I was past the second house I started to feel really cold. My head was telling me "turn back now!" but I was too lazy, so I tried to cautiously jog over since the ground was icy and slippery. I was so happy to be indoors when I got there and then I was afraid to leave after. Bryan told me it was supposed to snow that night.

This morning I woke up at 8am to do my laundry (and try to study Swedish) and it was -3 degrees. So i put on a thicker jacket and walked out only to find my bike covered in little frozen water droplets and a very very thin layer of snow on the ground. The ground was really slippery too. Usually there are guys who come around and put gravel on the ground so we don't slip as much, but I left home before they came today so I almost fell about 3 times.



The days are getting shorter too...the sun comes up at about 7am and it begins to set at 4:30pm, so by 5:30 its already dark outside. Its so strange because I start feeling tired and like I want to go home, and I check my watch to find it's only 6pm!

It's really strange in the North of Sweden, because they get a summer and a long winter but their spring and fall is almost non-existent. In spring, everything blooms suddenly in a week, then it's summer. As for fall, everything is normal and suddenly the trees go bare at the same time and the icy chilly winds and snow come.