Short week

Spring in Stockholm

My own little greenhouse

My occupation these days, correcting national tests

Omelette (Bacon, mushroom, broccoli)

This week has been amazing from a weather perspective, both sunny and warm, I almost can't believe it. We were also lucky to only have three days of work, hence, some time off to chill in the sun, barbeque and take early morning walks in the forest. The national tests are going well, we have our last on Wednesday and I am in the middle of correcting all the tests done a week ago. Last year I remember carrying those piles of tests with me everywhere in case I would find some time to, perhaps, have a look at one or two. This year, I can tell I'm better at estimating my capacity and therefore, I only take them with me if I'm certain I will have enough time to correct any. I learn a lot from grading these texts, moreover, I become even more confident with my grading and feel comfortable being able to motivate the given grade without hesitation. 

Speak of the devil, I'm actually on my way out now to get some correcting done on the balcony while the sun is out, rain is on its way so I have to enjoy it while I can. Have a great weekend!

Out and about

We have now had our first day in Berlin and perhaps I can give a more convenient statement of what it's like being a coeliac. As we didn't feel like spending too much money on breakfast, we ended up in Mc Donald's after realising most stores were closed (Sunday). I ate scrambled eggs with bacon and a hash brown, which was totally ok.

We walked around the city looking for historical sights and saw, among other things, Check point Charlie which I thought was quite a disappointment. Before coming here, and ever since I studied history, I have always thought it would feel rather special seeing the wall, or what's left of it. Instead, it all felt like unreal and fake, as if it was all there to attract tourists and not for its historical purpose.

However, we made it to a restaurant where they served gluten free pizza, which I believe is one of the few places of its kind in Berlin, it's called Semola and is definitely worth a visit.

For dinner we ended up in the same restaurant as last night, not as planned but seemed like our best option after walking around for an hour looking for a nice place. Once again, the food was great and we left feeling content with a good ending to our day.