Friday......

[Swederica]

Of course i will keep you updated :P
But right now we are pretty preoccupied with just being together.
Everything is so different here yet at the same time very similar.
But i don't complain,
I have my Katelyn now
And she's super duper awesome. Like i could never have expected this to be so awesome.

[Tanja]

Good to hear things are going well for you! Have you been going around places yet or are you just snuggling with your girl?

[Swederica]

We went to see Toy Story 3 today :P
But we haven't really had the time to go around to places yet.
Even tho tomorrow we are going to Hollywood
And yes i'm mostly snuggling with my girl

[Swederica]

We went to see Toy Story 3 today :P
But we haven't really had the time to go around to places yet.
Even tho tomorrow we are going to Hollywood
And yes i'm mostly snuggling with my girl

[Angelieke~]

It's so amazing to hear all that !

[Swederica]

Thanks.
Actually i'm surprised of how few pictures we've taken so far!
She loves to take pictures and all but still we haven't gotten more then one.
So anyway did i tell you that her parents are like super amazing.
They are so cool with everything and helps me with everything.
Yesterday her mom took me to the bank she uses and i opened an american bank account.
Which i have to admit are not as easy as swedish bank accounts. Especially not the way you pay haha :P
But i'll get by.
Anyway updates to come i guess.

[Angelieke~]

Nice to hear that her parents are really cool and helping you and stuff =D!
Oh and, how is the country =]? I mean, here in Holland we always joke about America being a weird country and you're from Europe too, so I was curious xD

[Swederica]

Yeah even tho sometimes her dad makes this whole situation sounds so extremely tough and hard.
The country is pretty nice but different. It's weird on many points but makes sense on others.
I can talk about that later. Now i have something else to you know get off my chest.

So i arrived like 4 days ago, the first days were just pure you know fun and stuff like that. But now we are getting in to the more serious note.
I've been looking for some kind of housing now the last two days. I've got a lot of numbers to call and stuff.
But as the nervous guy i am i start to think about just the near future.
The distances here are longer then i kind of expected you know. I was hoping to be pretty close to Katelyn's house and be able to hang out with her easily.
And as some have experienced adapting to a completely new place and situation is very hard. Now i've started to experience that as well.
I knew from the start ofc that Katelyn and i can't live togetheror anything like that. But i suppose i wasn't completely sure what i gave myself in to. Katelyn is the only reason i am here. I guess i sound a bit greedy, now that i am so much closer to her then i was before and can be with her atleast once every week, a dream for many LDRs.
But i give up so much to be able to spend those weekends with her. Here i have as i said just her. Noone else. No friends or family what so ever. And to spend most time on my own like that scares the crap out of me.

Yeah sorry i don't know what's with me right now.

[5000miles]

It's totally normal to be nervous. You are in a very difficult situation. You've taken a risk and gone out of your comfort zone. You are now in a new Country, on a new continent, with only one pillar of support. Besides your gf, you don't have anyone else. It's a given that you're going to be nervous. But I'm sure that you'll make friends. Especially if you'll be going to school. So the first little while is going to be tough, but once you get over this hill you'll be able to see the whole picture again and not just what's right in front of you. Good luck.

[Bluestars]

Just really try to make an effort to have a life outside Katelyn as well. I remember in one post that you said that you always wanted to go to school in America regardless of Katelyn, so try and remember that you have achieved your goal! Regardless, you need to spend a considerable amount of time doing extracurricular activities and getting involved on your campus because it will help you make friends, which will make America seem more like home. I also suggest living on campus if possible because it makes it easier to do a lot of the things I mentioned. You can room with another student and meet people in the cafeteria. If you can't live on campus, maybe finding a roommate would be a good idea. My boyfriend tried making the move, and not making friends was probably one of the reasons why it didn't work out because in the long run you cannot only hang out with your SO.

My guess is that once you get settled and school starts, everything will begin to seem a lot more normal and you will get into the habit of things

[Swederica]

Yeah well i will try to have a life besides Katelyn as well. Even tho i'm not even sure if i want that.
Besides Katelyn have since long far surpassed my earlier wish to go to school in US.
Not saying i will give up or anything.
I would definately live on campus, but not possible unfortunately and i'm not getting anywhere right now with finding a place to live.
And i want to spend as much time as possible with Katelyn. She's by far the biggest reason i'm here.
I know a lot of stuff will be easier soon. When i have a place to live, american phone number, internet at my place and stuff like that.
It will be a lot easier to keep in touch with Katelyn. But yeah idk what i'm feeling and why i'm feeling like that.
Because if i'm just doing something as simple as going with her on her workout classes she have twice a week and go with her to church i see her like atleast 3 times a week.
So i'm not sure what i'm whining about.

[Swederica]

So yeah i guess the last few days have been calming.
I went on to register for classes and be at an info meeting at the school
I'm also pretty sure that i've found an apartment that's expensive but close to school.
The most interesting part about the apartment is that there are a swedish couple living next door, that also starts the same college as i do.
So that will make it easier on location at the apartment and give me some early friends too.
I've also seen my early schedule and it's nothing like i expected it to be.
No early mornings and fridays off and just a few classes during the day.
Sure i got plenty of self-studies to do but those i can do at the apartment or well anywhere.
I will ofc miss my Katelyn very much, now being used to see her everyday.
But i'm starting to realize that we will see eachother pretty often. Since i will be able to join her at her workout classes and go with her to church. And most importantly watch her play her volleyball games.
And that we are pretty close by so just visiting won't be that hard either. Now i know that i'm her highest priority when it comes to spend free-time with, she started crying last night when we sat outside trying to watch the meteor shower. And she cried because she didn't want me to go anywhere and that she wished we could just freeze time right now and sit and cuddling outside forever.