The apartment that Ericsson has given us is terrific. It is only 5 mins walk from the centre of the city and in a really good location. The 5 story building our apartment is in was built in 1805, but all that remains of this era are very high ceilings with decorative plaster work and polished floor boards in a few rooms. As expected with the Swedish culture we’ve got 2 single beds in our bedroom, but pushed together it gives us a king sized bed!  At least we won’t be fighting over room or the doona cover. The bathroom which adjoins onto our room is a bit of a disappointment. It’s very small and there is no bath. Our lounge room is huge and we have a combined kitchen / meals area which is workable. Our second bedroom-come-study is quite small and has a sofa bed for when you come to visit us !!!. In the shared basement we store our bikes and home brew kit. This is also where the laundry is and we have to book a time each week to use it. Ericsson has furnished the apartment very nicely. All of the furniture and appliances are brand new. The only disappointing part is the linen. All sheets and towels are white with  
written all over. YUK !! All in all though, we are very happy with our living arrangement and feel that it will meet our needs for the next 2 years.  

We have some very interesting neighbours all of whom are so friendly. One is a Lawyer, another a professional english golfer and there was an Algerian / Lebanese man next door to us, but we didn’t get to meet him as he was found murdered in his apartment the day we arrived !!  

As last weekend was our first in Stockholm, we went exploring. The first thing we did was hunt down an Aussie Pub!  It cost us AUS$ 75 for 6 beers (highly taxed) and one meal which we shared. We can’t afford to do this too often so next time we’ll have to cut back on the meal!  The next day we went go-carting with a few Ericsson guys. It was like a mini Grand - Prix as everyone was from a different country. I didn’t have a go as I was lead to believe (by Craig who was frightened that I would show him up) that they race very seriously, but after watching them I’m keen to have a go next weekend as I feel that I could give a few guys a run for their money. I must admit though that Craig didn’t crash once and if you’ve ever been in a car with him, you’ll agree with me that this was amazing. On the following day we went ice-skating on a frozen lake. It was wonderful, but ill fitting boots made it quite hard. We then spent the afternoon cycling around Stockholm. There are excellent bike tracks everywhere, a few covered by snow. At one  
stage we took the bikes down onto a frozen lake and rode there.  Although the ice was 70cm thick it still was quite scary.  

Craig is really enjoying his new job. He has a lot of team building afternoon teas and the people he works with are quite friendly. He is currently working on the GSM mobile market in India - obviously his vandaloo curries have come in handy. It is also likely that he will get Taiwan as a market later in the year. His job will still mean a lot of  
travel.  

I’m currently a lady of leisure until Tracey ( Craig’s sister ) arrives in mid April. She and I are then going hiking and camping in Nth Sweden, Lapland and down the west coast of Norway. Then depending on time, we will either go down to Copenhagen via Oslo or cut straight through to Stockholm. We then have some serious wedding dress shopping and planning to do as she and Innes got engaged a week ago. Mind you, the wedding is not until sometime next year but I want to have some fun with Tracey now as I’ll miss out on all of the serious planning that will go on in Brisbane. Craig and I will of course come back for the wedding.  

In mid May when Tracey and I have finished our crazy adventure, I’ll then start looking seriously for a job. I am already starting to put together a few prospects such as teaching english (my mother who constantly corrects all of my english, is probably killing herself laughing at the moment ), or working with Ericsson as an Administrator. I am  
still very keen to teach children but it appears that I may need to learn some Swedish first. Something will come up I’m sure. Presently, I’ve joined an excellent gym. It is very well stocked with all of the latest equipment and in one of the many rooms all of the machines such as steppers, bikes, tread-mills and rowers all come with ear-phone  
sockets for you to plug in and tune to your favourite t.v program on the many screens around the room. Unfortunately there is no Days Of Our Lives .... Speaking of t.v’s, ours is located in the bedroom and we have found 36 channels. Needless to say we are having some very late nights and our eyes are turning square.  

Anyway, besides all of the t.v. watching and gym I’ve also joined a day time ladies tennis comp. and I’m currently playing on Monday  
and Tuesday mornings. The next night volleyball season starts in May so I’ll be taking that up too.  
  

Jag heter Tiffany och Craig och vi bor I Stockholm. Craig arbetar i Kista på Ericsson. Vi taler engelska och låser  
lite Svenska. Hur gör det ?.