Sunday, August 31, 2008

Finally...

I sure would like a beam machine. But while waiting for someone to invent it for real - I'm stuck with United and SAS and stop overs at at O'Hare. I travel pretty often to Sweden for work, and once I arrive I just want to get to a bed and go to sleep (my best way to beat jet lag - and trust me - I've tried it all...). But at the same time, it sometimes feels a bit sad that I'm always passing these friends and family members standning there waiting for their loved ones arrival, with anticipation and happy smiles. I have to navigate my cart through them, and leave on my own to the taxi stand and head for downtown.

After I took my long nap (more like a short night), I tried to hit a few stores before they all close down at 5 pm on Sundays. Sometimes the transition is too fast - my mind and soul is still on the other side of the Atlantic - I try to start up conversations i English (really embarrassing...) and find myself chit chatting happily with sales clerks (they think I'm really embarrassing).

Oh well. I'm home. Until I go home on Sunday.

4 comments:

BritGirl said...

Make sure to tell those sales clerks to "have a nice day!"


PS If you want to know what we're having (and I don't mean for dinner!hehe!) then read my latest post when you get the time,which by the sounds of things will be...the year 2020?

Annika said...

Visst är det SÅ. Kropp och själ hinner inte med...Det är därför det tar så lång tid att "landa", speciellt när man åker tillbaks till USA efter en lång sommar därhemma. KUL för dig att vara i good old Sthlm!!

Saltistjejen said...

Å hoppas du får några bra dagar i Sverige trot jobb o jetlag. Men det måste ändå kännas bra att du kan resa till Sverige då o då med jobbet!!!! DET hade jag älskat. Nu när man ska betala själv samt ta ledigt från jobbet, så blir det ju inte så ofta. Tyvärr.
Kram och njut av Stockholm!

JaCal said...

Britgirld - ;-) And congratulations!! How fun!!

Annika - ja, det är faktiskt en helskum känsla.

Saltistjejen - jo, på så sätt är det ju faktiskt helt fantastiskt. Fast långt...