Howdy!
I say that ironically of course. No one actually talks like that. I know it, you know it, but the people of
Sweden clearly don’t since a ton of people around here have been saying “howdy”
to me the last couple of days. Anyway I’ve
got some entertaining stuff to tell you so get comfy.
Yesterday was our season opener against Syrianska
Kerberan. We lost, 2-1. I ended up not being eligible to play because
my immigration papers weren’t return by the Swedish office. Syrianska weren’t amazing but they did have
4-5 really technical players. They didn’t
have a team plan at all, but when their top players got the ball they caused
our guys problems. Their first goal was
a solo effort and the second was a classy free kick from the top of the
box. Our goal came at the very beginning
of the second half. I didn’t see the
buildup because I was walking back to my seat at the time, but I did see the
finish, a tap in by Mtaka Simba. It was
a game of two halves, each team dominating one.
Had we finished 2-3 great chances in the 2nd half then we
would have won the match I think.
It sucks that I couldn’t play yesterday. I really feel like I could have helped to
open the game up. You see, even though
this club has four players who will rotate in the winger positions, I’m really
the only true winger. One is a more
natural wingback, one prefers to play in the middle so he is always tucked in
and the last guy doesn’t look to get behind defenses so much. As a result, in the 2nd half I
think I could have opened up the Syrianska defense. They pretty much bunkered in the 2nd
half on their two goal lead and we had a lot of trouble solving it. We still created three really good chances, but
a good save, a miss and a bad touch dwarted those opportunities. If you want to know more about the game I’m
sure the report on www.esk.nu is pretty good.
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Today I woke up to the interesting sound of two women
talking casually in my apartment.
Technically my apartment is a small hallway with six rooms off the
hallway. The women were in the
hallway. When I walked out of my room to
go to the bathroom, they greeted me and I immediately saw that my kitchen was
flooded. Not terribly, mind you, but
there was maybe a quarter inch of standing water. I walked further and saw this beautiful sight
in the bathroom.
Fortunately, the women in my apartment were the owner’s wife
and daughter and they called a plumber (or general handyman) to come fix the
problem. They came and I assumed
everything would be okay. Two hours
later I went back to the bathroom assuming everything was fixed and I saw this.
Of course.
I pay 4000 kronor a month to live here. I still don’t have a shower or cable and now
my bathroom is falling apart and my kitchen is flooded. I think May 1 might be moving day for
me. That’s all for now. I’ll let you know how things are going!
P.S. You’ll all be happy to know that my immigration
paperwork is now completed and I’m eligible to play the next game. I hope I can earn a starting spot, but
obviously that’s up to Siggi.
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