18? Nah that's not the topic. Well maybe a bit. I dunno...now my title is too long..ffs

December always was my favorite month in Holland. Sinterklaas at the 3th, birthday at the 12th, and christmas and new year's eve. And yeah, it's a good month. And a frkn expensive one! I'm broke.

I've reached the age of 18. This means I've received some privileges for example voting(1), being able to buy overpriced low-alcoholic beers in Sweden(2)(FUKYEEEH), being able to buy weed in Holland(3) and getting a drivers license(4).

1.Okay.
2.Can't!
3. I'm in Sweden
4. Can't

How exciting is that?

Besides this lovely event, I can honestly say I'm enjoying my time in Sweden. It's been tough, especially the first months, but now I've settled down here. Adapting to a culture is not an easy thing to do. Trust me. I thought it would be much easier. Waaaay easier. And you wouldn't understand if you did not experience this yourself. And I know that sounds corny. Really corny. Corny things are true.

The more people I meet in Sweden the better Sweden gets. Not only meeting Swedes, but meeting other exchange students is amazing. Imagine walking in the city, somebody asks you something, discovers you are not swedish and asks you where you are from. 'Eh...Well I'm Dutch, he is Chilean, he is Italian, he's German and he's from Hungary...'. 'Okay'. (typical swedish answer)

A couple of days ago we had a 'jullunch' (christmas lunch)at school. That was one of those moments that you realize something. Like in movies. They do that in movies a lot. Or in scrubs. I realized I was part of the class. I wasn't that strange guy from that country next to germany any more. One of the things people told me about Swedes was that they need time to accept strangers, proved to be so true. They needed time, in my view too much, but now, I am. I've learnt to not give up, even though I have been close often, I have not. Queen moment.

So. Christmas is near. I do not really know what we will, my host family and I, and they don't seem to know either. Planning is not a quality given to them. I will go to Sälen for 2 weeks to go skiing with my host family. That's gonna be good. Even though I will probably break all my bones. At least I'll go down kickin'