I arrived in Eskilstuna last night around 8pm. Unable to maneuver anywhere with 3 suitcases, I had to recruit some local help. I was met at the train station by Tina who works at the senior school. She brought me to my apartment. I was pleasantly surprised by my new accommodations. It's a lot bigger than I thought!
Before that, she took me on a quick tour of the town by car. Eskilstuna is designed as a bike town which is pretty interesting. Tina's going to help me find a bike in the next couple of weeks.
Eskilstuna has the feel of other European cities such as Amsterdam and Brussels but on a different scale. The buildings do not seem as old however. There is something else unique about it (can't quite pinpoint it) which I'll surely discover as I spend more time here.
I leave you with a beautiful picture I took as I flew into Stockholm and a story. I met a family on the train into town. Their little girl named Mora asked me how I had travelled here. I told her that I flew and she replied with, "I didn't know you had wings!"
I hope I can always view the world with a lens of child-like wonder. Mora's little bit of humour helped relieve some of the stress I was feeling.
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