Kullen, Sweden

There are a great many perks to working for a study abroad program. One is that there is a lot of training, which sounds terrible, but when you realize that all training is accompanied by gallons of coffee and usually food, it's excellent. Another is that they generally take you on cool trips, abroad. That being said, us interns have just returned from a bonding trip to the southwestern part of Sweden. 

The red A is where we were.

We got to wander around a nice little seaside village. One of my illustrious coworkers attempted to teach us how to use the manual settings on our cameras, so we were supposed to be practicing our new 'skills'. I was not very good at this.

Here's a Swedish beach.

And some Swedish rocks.

And a nice picturesque harbor.

 After 'practicing' our photography, we headed off to a tea/coffee house. It had beautiful gardens, and a petting zoo. The general consensus was that it looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland.

We were served vanilla hearts. Delicious.

And we got to pet pigs.

And horses.

 We then spent the remainder of the evening and night at the hostel, playing lawn games, grilling, getting rained on, and just generally getting to know everyone. 
In the morning, we went on a quick jaunt to Ladonia. This is a micronation of one square kilometer on which sculptor Lars Vilks has built some fairly incredible structures entirely out of driftwood. Somehow, despite looking like piles of toothpicks, they're completely sound, and you can climb all the way up to the tops of them. It's basically a playground for grownups. 
I had a great time climbing all over the various towers, and swimming. The water was surprisingly not freezing, and spectacularly clear.

The approach.

Epic.

Applying for citizenship in Ladonia is completely free. I have naturally done this. Hoping my paperwork comes through soon!