Attempting to Curl
Our last day in Sweden was started off by making a trip back to the island of Hisigen to learn how to curl. After a brief introduction and walk through of the rules and safety instructions we all got a rather embarrassing attempt at it. The demonstration looked so easy and I wasn't expecting it to be that difficult, but I guess I should have known better since I am a major klutz. I trip on a daily basis just walking, so being on ice and trying to play a sport at the same time didn't work out all that well. My very first attempt was really bad and was not done at all right. Curling is definitely a lot harder than it looks and it takes a lot of practice. After a couple attempts it became easier and I kind of caught the hang of it. Some people from the group had no trouble with it right from the start, which I really don't understand how they managed to do that. 
For our final diner in Sweden we all went to Heaven 23 which is a restaurant on the 23rd floor of hotel in Gothenburg. I am not a bi fan of heights at all so this outing was not my favorite. The restaurant had windows from floor to ceiling so you could get great view of the city below. Even the elevator going up to the 23rd floor had a big window so you could look outside as we ascended to the top. Of course I didn't look out the elevator at all and I tried to not look out the window as much as I could avoid it while we were at dinner. Heights just make me feel uneasy so it was hard to be eating dinner right next to a giant window overlooking the city. The view was absolutely amazing and it looked really cool because the sky was a little foggy. Even though I don't like heights I still appreciated the amazing view it had to offer.
Daily Reflections:
- it doesn't take long to get the hang of curling
- as soon as I start getting the feel for the city and knowing my way around, we are already leaving
- I am really going to miss Sweden
