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It’s been a little more than a year in Stockholm.

Some random newbies....

Shifted 4 hotels in first couple of weeks , never forgot to carry the metro train map for first couple of months, the SL monthly ticket became integral part of my wallet, met people, colleagues, saw the first snow fall in the place of residence, worked odd hours from 8AM-5PM, 60 minutes lunch starting at around 11.00 AM during the week days, nearly 24 hours on the internet, saw the museums, palaces, islands, streets, ate all kind of food most of the times not knowing what I ate, mid summer, herring, salmons, learnt English names for few vegetables and groceries, carried the lunch box after a period of 11 years, shaved at least once in a week, started cooking, succeeded in biryani, rava dosa, adai and few others, cooked for socializing, did dish washing, vacuum cleaning, laundry, ironing clothes (its kind of Royal life back home ;) ), hiked in sub-zero temperatures, wore the heaviest jacket, hand gloves, hat all first time in my lifetime, saw almost all the bollywood releases until 3 months back, Stockholm marathon ( was just a spectator), fika, St Lucia Choir, modern art, glogg, semla, ice skating (Top 1000 Indian Skater in the world ;) ), skiing, frozen lakes, beach volley ball, inner bandy, sauna (Back home its an open air Sauna, I really cannot understand why the new apartments in Bangalore boast of Saunas in them), travelled in a cruise, had answered the question: ‘What you did during the weekend?’ on a Monday morning (Not an usual question back home), met 2 of my college friends after 7 years, while talking about time started using odd, even, prime numbers while referring to the minutes like 7:34, 10:27, 9:19, opened the door and held it open for others, had set up a timer switch to turn on the light at 6:30 in the morning to wakeup in the winter, visited the super market every alternate day, Surstromming, kayaking…

Truly was an interesting year...

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