Stockholm Swedrome

 

Benjamin's in Sweden!

Yep.  My 21-year-old baby boy is in the middle of a one-month visit to Sweden!  Except dips into Canada with us, it's his first visit to a foreign country.

I would love to show you dramatic pictures of Stockholm and the Swedish countryside, but that's not the pictures we're getting back. Instead, the picture above indicates where he's spending the most time - the Dragon's Lair, a gaming shop where they can play Magic and D&D*. 

I don't think he's having too many language issues.  Many speak Swenglish, a combination of English and Swedish.  The signage is often in English as well.  If not, his Swedish friends help him translate.

Benjamin also spends time eating.  This, I believe, is an entrance to one of those restaurants.

And what else would he get there but...Swedish meatballs!

Benjamin is not alone there.  Here are some of his Swedish friends.  He is staying at the home of his friend, Eddie, and Eddie's family.  Eddie is the blond on the left (?).  Yes, some Swedes are blond.  Is that a big surprise?

This is another restaurant.  It almost looks like something out of an amusement park.  Or Dave & Busters.  

We're glad Benjamin is having a great time.  He should be back a couple of days before returning to Milledgeville for his last year of college.

After that, who knows?  He'll have a degree that might allow him to work wherever he wants.

And the way things are going in this country, it's almost understandable if he leaves.  That is not what Mama and Dad would like.  We know he won't stay in Blackshear, but some places he's considering now seem so far away.

But, what we really want, is for him to be happy.

That's the important thing.