Island of Ven

So, as I mentioned in previous blogs, my summer program is not just classes (although sometimes it feels that way), but also we have feildtrips, swedish films, and guest lectures to learn about Swedish culture and hertiage, etc. Some of the stuff is great, while some of the activies are terribly dull and boring. The trip to Ven Island, was pretty awesome though.

It was on a Saturday, and they had said that Blake could come along. As I mentioned before, I like a lot of people in my class and program, but most are young and I cant see myself becomming best friends with anyone, so it was nice to be able to bring Blake. So we hopped on our tour bus, drove to Landskrona, hopped on a fairy, and landed in Ven about an hour and a half later. The price of everything is included in the program fee, which was expensive, but I didnt have to pay for it because of my scholarship, so it was free for me, and they didnt charge Blake!

Ven Island:

The big thing to do in Ven, which is a fairly small island, is to rent a bike and enjoy the countryside. So we biked around the adorable island for a few hours before meeting up with my class for a tour of Tycho Brahe's castle. I somehow have never heard of Tycho Brahe (have you?), and since we are the "advanced" class, the program had aranged for our tour to be in Swedish. Again, pointing out that I am not advanced, and even those in my class that are more advanced are not familiar with astorology words, which most of the tour was about, we all sat around for about an hour or so not understanding a single word that the tour guide said. On top of that, the tour guide decided that it would be a good idea to sit in the shade, and it was freezing cold. So I gave up trying to understand what she was saying and could only think about how cold I was for a good 45 minutes, which was the longest 45 minutes of my life. Once that was over though, we cold get back to bike riding and enjoying the Island, in English.

My class after surviving the hour of gibberish:

Tycho Brahe Castle (taken by Blake):

Blake being the badass that he normally is:

Trying to ride and take a pic of both of us (not too shabby, if I do say so myself):

I also decided that my new favorite thing to do is to take video of myself bike riding so that you can see me (hooray! haha- jk) and so that you can get a feel for the island better than with pictures alone.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28113775@N02/2667711418/in/set-72157606161056523/

Also, if you want to see the more extended picture album, check it out:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/28113775@N02/sets/72157606161056523/