Our new home
It’s a nice feeling that is settling inside of me lately. Slowly and steady we are getting into new routines in a new life, at a new place. We have moved to a village called “Morgongåva” which translates to “Morning-gift”. And it does feel like a gift. It’s perfectly big enough, perfectly far away from the inner city of Uppsala, and we have walking distance to the school Jamila is finally settling in at. She is now in 4th grade and her first week has been working great so far. Today we are on our second week and I just got the news from her principal that she will get vegan food. It was a question they didn’t now how to decide on during her first week, if it would work since no one else in the school is a vegan, so I was a bit nervous about that to say the least. But everything has worked out just fine. And, I will myself start to work at this school first thing tomorrow as a student assistent. A bit nervous about the changed direction work ways, but also positive and excited. I think it will a great experience!
The people we have bounded with already are so nice and caring. We have found ourselves living close by to a ”bonus-grandmother” for Jamila, like a ”bonus-mother” for myself, who is so kind and supportive. She was actually the one who helped me get the job at the school. It’s silly how cliché blessed I feel right now. And the apartment we live in feels really good too. It’s a very small but modern apartment, totally newly built. And still so cheap that it only costs 1/3 of our 4 bedroom apartment that we had in Uppsala last year. Which makes sense since it’s smaller. But I have seen apartments this size with double the rent, often because its in our near the city. But I only like it more that it’s a bit out of the city, in this cute village with everything we could need in walking distance. It’s only one bedroom but we have made it work anyway, with Jamila having the bedroom by herself. She really seems to like it this far. As do I. This place have really only giving good vibes so far. I can see myself stay her long term. Our new home. Finally.
