Tuesday, February 21, 2012

We're Officially Götar

Götar meaning people who live in Göteborg, aka Gothenburg.

Just a quick update. Moving takes its toll, and just because you're finally in your new place doesn't at all mean you're done! There is still much to do setting up the entire apartment. On Sunday evening we went to IKEA and bought several pieces of furniture that we deemed necessary. Downsizing from a 73 sq. meter apartment to a 50 sq. meter apartment means that you need more storage space than what the smaller apartment can offer. So we bought a couple of pieces of that nature.

As for the job update: it seems that the company's boss and managers have decided in reality that they need an HR person to cover their needs, not another administrator. It appears that I am not to be hired in Vara as an administrative assistant. Part of me is frustrated, yet another part relieved because I was never all that keen on traveling at least 3 hours a day for a job I never actually applied for. Back to square one.

I'll try and get some pictures up here within the near future. It's exciting to live in a city once again! We got some driving experience over the weekend, I will admit driving in a city with trams and cable cars is much more stressful and difficult than a sprawling Midwestern city in the US. Not to mention the fact that Gothenburg is much older and more dense than my hometown. But one of these days I'll go exploring by foot and hopefully get some shots to put up.

That's the skinny of it! Have a good week!

8 comments:

Meg@SomethingSwedish said...

Wow, what great and exciting news! Congrats on becoming a gotar :) I can see how the job cancellation can feel like a big sigh of relief with so much traveling while only just getting situated. It's a beautiful city, we love visiting there. Good luck!

Jessica said...

Thanks Meg! We've visited the city somewhat often since J's sister lives here, yet somehow we still haven't explored much at all. Now that we live here, hopefully we'll know it inside and out. =)

willowday said...

I've just found your blog, randomly this morning. It's comforting to hear of other "love immigrants." Good luck in Goteborg. It's a cliche, but I hear and have felt that people are more open in Goteborg and think that it feels a little more continental. I'm am American abroad, too; living in Stockholm. Good luck with everything and I hope you have time to discover that beautiful seaside -- with this, you're one up on Stockholmers, although, Stockholm is a very easy place to live!

Jessica said...

Glad to hear you've enjoyed finding me! Yes, I've heard that about people in Göteborg, too. Last night I actually experienced it in a local convenience store - a stranger walked into the store and said "Hej, mina kompisar!" and smiled as if he knew us. To an American it was a breath of being at home (at least for me, coming from the friendly Midwest). How long have you been in Stockholm?

Fredrik Andersson said...

Välkommen till Göteborg!

Jessica said...

Tack, Fredrik! Vi trivs jättebra här, än så länge! =) Vilken stadsdel bor du i?

Fredrik Andersson said...

Jag bor i Nödinge två mil norr om stan men min bror bor på andra sidan motorvägen från er, i Gamlestan. :)

Jessica said...

Jaha. Vi har varit i Gamlestan lite grann, det är inte långt bort alls. Det är så roligt att explorera, särskilt på cykeln som vi gjorde. =)