Hej my friends,

I am still alive. A lot has happened since I posted my last entry. The most important thing: I have to disappoint you again as I am not able to fulfill my promise to write the big final entry for Sweden. The reason is that all my papers and evidences were stolen out of my car when we (Vanessa and me) parked it in Gothenburg to visit an amusement park. Did you know that the crime rate in Sweden is 20% higher than in USA? After we have been robbed two times already I am beginning to believe these figures…However, Vanessa and me had some very nice days in Sweden and enjoyed the sunshine. Before I will tell you what happened the last days, I would like to point out my announcement at the end of this entry and the new poll (in red) in which I am asking you a very personal question. The results will be published in some weeks.

Ok, here is a brief version of the things which happened the last weeks:

Bremen, my new home:
As I am an intern at Kraft Foods, Bremen will be my new home for the next 6 months. One of the first things I experienced here was a conversation between a bum and an apple (in fact the apple was only speaking in the bum’s imagination). However, some minutes later I had an imagination by myself. A dog was driving a car:

Honestly, Bremen is a very nice city. If you have the chance you should come over and I can provide accomodation.

The NERD Planet:
Nerds are "technical bright but socially inept persons". They usually are wild-haired and have thick-lense glasses. Many people don't know these people exist, since they usually are only to be found in dark computer rooms, eating pizza and telling jokes nobody understands, for instance like this one: "If binary digits are bits, then decimal ones could be dits, and when things get weary, try something less dreary, like playing with trinary tits." (I'm glad I don't understand this joke...).

However, seeing some nerds walking around in Bremen centralstation I became curious about the reasons they had left their pc. After following some nerds for a couple of minutes I realized there was some kind of nest nearby. It was an exhibition called "Robo-Cup" where robots play soccer and similar things against each other.
You can imagine that it was very strange for me when I suddenly was surrounded by those people. However, I learned a lot from them, e.g. that robots like the one on the picture are going to beat the world champion in 2050. At first I didn't believe it but then I thought of Italy, and I guess even the Sony Dogs could beat them...

The Korean Invasion:
Beside Germans I think Koreans are probably the most enthusiastic soccer fans. I had the luck to be able to watch Korea against Switzerland in Hannover (although not in the stadium) with 5 korean girls who were also staying in my place in Bremen for some time (although they spent most of the time in the bathroom). At every moment a korean player touched the ball (even if he was defense player and miles away from the opposite goal) the girls screemed unimaginable loud. Great experience! On the picture below you can see Eunhee, Ara, Gowonaaaa and Nariaaaa (from left). Sunyoung is the girl with glasses and the incredible big smile in the middle on the other picture. From my point of view everyone should have a korean friend!

Finally, I also started my internship at Kraft Foods, but I will tell you more details next time.
Before I finish I have to make an important announcement:

As I am sitting in my room alone at the moment and hearing sad music, I am thinking about all the people I got to know last semester. I realized that I didn’t really mention a lot about them in this blog, although they were the most important part why I enjoyed Sweden so much. Therefore, I will dedicate the last part of the following entries to friends with whom I shared something special. The order will be more or less chronologically. I know this is dangerous since there is always the possibility that I forget someone but I hope I don't. You can also comment on my dedication under the articles.

Tack sa mycket. Varsagod.

Fabian