Hate to disappoint you but now I'm gonna write about something that is not politics. I've gotten a family! For those of you who are thinking "hmm ... doesn't she already have a family" and are feeling somewhat lost, let me explain.
A while ago I applied for being au-pair in Paris. Yesterday, a woman called me on my cellphone and started speaking in french. Let's just say I was a bit confused myself before I realized she was calling from the au-pair agency. Anyway, the family lives about 10 minutes outside of Paris with train. The parents are both lawyers and the father plays the piano. The girl I'm gonna take care of is 12,5 years old. There are also two older siblings but they no longer live at home. they've also got a dog. No one in the family seems to speak any English, although it says "English and German" on the contact sheet. And that's really all I know. I've spoken with the mother over the phone and she seems nice. I'll be leaving Linköping Friday January 16th for Norrköping and the family is going to pick me up in the city center (Porte Maillot) at about four p.m. Saturday 17th.
So, I'm just a little bit freaked out. I'll guess I'll take it one day at a time. If it doesn't work out I could always find another family or go home. It's not really worse than that. It's scary anyway though.
fredag 9 januari 2009
onsdag 7 januari 2009
Vattenfall = evil
well, you wished for politics ....
WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSABILITY TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. That's written on several places on the different official pages of Vattenfall. Vattenfall is working hard to launch its climate profile. And has just gotten a nomination from the swedish green party mp as the lobyist of the year. ;)
Actually the company did invest a billion crowns in renewable energi in the Nordic countries in 2007. The problem is that in Germany and Poland, where the company also is active, the number of crowns invested in renewables where zero. Not only that, the company has just bought three new fields of lignite (brunkol) in Germany and is planning to keep mining there until 2030. This is taking responsability for climate change? Lignite is, corbon dioxidewise, the worst of the fossil fuels, producing nearly three times more CO2 than natural gas.
Vattenfall's actions in the Brandenburger region in Germany has also had a great impact on the lives of the poeple who live there. So far, about 80 villages has been abandoned because of Vattenfall's mining. 200 000 custumers in Germany have left Vattenfall because of their reprehensible actions. Now, this is a company that's owned by the swedish governement, that is, by us. In Germany it is also a representative of Sweden, feel their doing a good job?
Vattenfall is yearly releasing as much CO2, as the whole swedish population. Only the carbon power plant Jänschwalde is releasing 24,7 million tons CO2 a year. That is the worst in Europe and the seventh worst in the world. As I said, this is a swedish company so we might actually of a small chance to influence. Let the word of Vattenfall's evil be spread across the country!
Svd: Vattenfall utplånar byar i Tyskland. 2008-10-20
www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_1910811.svd
Vattenfall: Vad gör vattenfall för att bromsa klimatförändringarna?
klimatsignatur.vattenfall.se/whatsvfdoing.php
Fältbiologen 04/07
Vattenfall - det kolsvarta elbolaget
E24: Vattenfall anklagas för dubbelmoral om miljön. 2008-04-30
www.e24.se/branscher/ovrigindustri/artikel_435901.e24
WE ALL HAVE A RESPONSABILITY TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE. That's written on several places on the different official pages of Vattenfall. Vattenfall is working hard to launch its climate profile. And has just gotten a nomination from the swedish green party mp as the lobyist of the year. ;)
Actually the company did invest a billion crowns in renewable energi in the Nordic countries in 2007. The problem is that in Germany and Poland, where the company also is active, the number of crowns invested in renewables where zero. Not only that, the company has just bought three new fields of lignite (brunkol) in Germany and is planning to keep mining there until 2030. This is taking responsability for climate change? Lignite is, corbon dioxidewise, the worst of the fossil fuels, producing nearly three times more CO2 than natural gas.
Vattenfall's actions in the Brandenburger region in Germany has also had a great impact on the lives of the poeple who live there. So far, about 80 villages has been abandoned because of Vattenfall's mining. 200 000 custumers in Germany have left Vattenfall because of their reprehensible actions. Now, this is a company that's owned by the swedish governement, that is, by us. In Germany it is also a representative of Sweden, feel their doing a good job?
Vattenfall is yearly releasing as much CO2, as the whole swedish population. Only the carbon power plant Jänschwalde is releasing 24,7 million tons CO2 a year. That is the worst in Europe and the seventh worst in the world. As I said, this is a swedish company so we might actually of a small chance to influence. Let the word of Vattenfall's evil be spread across the country!
Svd: Vattenfall utplånar byar i Tyskland. 2008-10-20
www.svd.se/opinion/brannpunkt/artikel_1910811.svd
Vattenfall: Vad gör vattenfall för att bromsa klimatförändringarna?
klimatsignatur.vattenfall.se/whatsvfdoing.php
Fältbiologen 04/07
Vattenfall - det kolsvarta elbolaget
E24: Vattenfall anklagas för dubbelmoral om miljön. 2008-04-30
www.e24.se/branscher/ovrigindustri/artikel_435901.e24
söndag 4 januari 2009
Introduction
Well, Astrid Lindgren's said that one of the greatest works of arts ever written, Pippi Longstocking, only came to life because of illnesses and injuries. And I was thinking, since I have a cold right now, what better time to start my own creative project. Who knows, it might just end up being one of the most loved stories of Swedish history ... or not. Anyway, having my own blog I can always feel unique in this computer dependant, information control obsessed society. I mean, no one else has ever thought of the idea before, right?
So I guess people are wondering why I write in English. I don't really know, I guess I just thought it would be fun to see if I still remember some of the language, not having had any classes for half a year. Feel free to comment on grammatical and spelling mistakes.
So I guess people are wondering why I write in English. I don't really know, I guess I just thought it would be fun to see if I still remember some of the language, not having had any classes for half a year. Feel free to comment on grammatical and spelling mistakes.
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