Simon goes Czech

This morning started with breakfast from Greggs. After that Hannah and I went for a run, which was really good.

Then I have been at uni doing random CU stuff. We did also some surveys about how students thinks about spirtual things and Christianity. It was good.

On Thursday I am leaving Newcastle, I will get back in August though. During the summer I will work at my council's tourism agency. I am really looking forward to it and I truly believe I will forever change the way tourism is looked at in my hometown haha =). Nah, but I honestly believe I can make a difference. I know a few of the people working there already, and they are all good.

Well, so on Thursday it is Prague for a day and a half. Or actually a half and a day. And on Friday night I will be in Stockholm, the Venice of the north. I am thinking of going to church in Stockholm on Sunday, and then go up north afterwards or on Monday.

Last, but not least, I would like to thank you everybody who have made my year at Northumbria. All the people on my course, the folks in the Christian Union and all staff at uni, where would we be without them?

And where would I be without Eric & Joan? They really helped me to settle in Newcastle, as did their church which is now mine as well.

Sorry to all I have not managed to talk to yet and you I forgot to mention. It's not that I did not appreciate your contribution to my life. It's more a dash of that temporary dementia.

Please catch me in August.

Many thanks

Simon




Today Simon has:

Listened to Asking For It by Hole from their CD named Live Through This
Read about how his favourite ice hockey team seems to fall to pieces =(
Noticed that Hannah is well better at running than he thought

Manors-Byker

Yesterday when I've had lunch at burger king i took the metro home to Wallsend. This photo shows what a green city good old Newcastle actually is. My last exam of this academic year was the same day. I hope i've passed all. I'm honestly a bit uncertain concerning my statistics module =S. Well on Thursday I'm off to the Czech Republic, and the day after that it's Sweden. This day i've been with the Christian Union in a church praying and socialiszcxing. And it's the FA Cup final today. I think United will win. But as I really like Mourinho ... it's a close call, but I don't think my opinion about Mourinho will change the outcome. Creepy if it did.

Exec day

First of all I want to apologise for my lack of presence here on my blog. I do not have any good explanation, except from that I have been really busy and that my life has been a bit of a rollercoaster. But I am a quite happy bunny now =).

Today is the Saturday when we are going to get together and think about the Christian Union and our purpose. Hopefully we will have some good and useful ideas.

I was up really early this morning, I am actually trying to change my body clock to Exam Time. First exam is on Tuesday, then the two remaining are on Thursday and Friday respectively.

Btw, I have to tell you about my Friday morning. I went for a run to the gym, when I came back to my flat and stepped into the shower there was no water. I decided to go (flow) into town and have a shower at the Highly Blessed City Campus Gym. After a proper shower and a change of clothes at HBCCG me and the day were back on track.


Today Simon has:

Listened to BBC Radio 2
Read virtually nothing worth mentioning
Noticed a posh Adidas ad for the new Newcastle home kit
Looked forward to when he feels completely secure about his exams

Library

Today I have been a good lad as I have spent more time than necessary in the library writing on an assignment. This morning I also went for the longest run so far this year, 8 1/2 mile. Which mean that my legs are a bit tired.

I think I should leave uni after I have uploaded this blog post. Since I came back to Newcastle my schedule has been very busy. I believe I will have no problem to adapt to life in my new (well, it's new for me) flat.


Today Simon has:

Listened to keyboards being typed on
Read a bit in Financial Times
Noticed that the 60 sec donut machine looks interesting

Teaching and leaving

Teaching is something I have always wanted to try. On the Wednesday before the Easter weekend I had one hour at the middle school here in Åsele [Aaw-seh-leh], my hometown. And today it was my first full day.

Here in Sweden you do not need to be qualified to teach, which means that anyone who has not committed any crime can do it. At least technically.

They were a wild bunch of kids as it was the first day back from their Easter break. I think I managed all right though and after five hours we had managed to do PE, Maths, English and have lunch.

Tomorrow I am off for Stockholm and I will be in Newcastle on Wednesday night. On Wednesday morning I have a job interview for a Christian daily newspaper, Dagen. I have also dropped a letter to the council's tourism agency in Åsele. So now it is up to God to put me where he likes. As long as I earn loads of money ...

Today Simon has:

Listened to 11 year olds
Read from an English textbook