« Success! | Main | Exam »
September 15, 2004
Waddup?
Today has turned from a beautiful, breezy morning to a drab, blustery noon. I'm sitting at one of the desks in the library, looking out the window to the ocean. I suppose I haven't spent a lot of time discussing the layout of the campus, so let me do it now.
The Karlskrona campus is tiny--just 5 buildings arranged around a central green area. It was once a military training site, which explains the sharp angles and sparse architecture. The exception is the library, built just a few years ago by one of Sweden's top designers. The library sits on the edge of campus, between the main buildings and the ocean. You can walk straight out of the library, down a path, and end up on a small dock, where students occasionally tie up their sailboats. You can also walk around the edge of the water--marshy reeds to the left, a sandy strip of beach to the right. The land is shaped so that the water near the school is actually a cove, and it's quite calm until you get about 500 meters out and the inlet opens up to the main part of the archipelago.
There are dozens of tiny islands (the majority of them unoccupied) around Karlskrona, and submerged bits of land make sailing treacherous without a good map. Several of the main islands are linked by bridges, but you have to take a ferry to others.
That about covers my ability to describe the city. I tried to find a map, but they all seem to be interactive and therefore not journal-friendly. Suffice it to say that there are myriad islands, all of which have their own special charm. I'm hoping to buy a bicycle on Friday to aid in my exploration of the area. Keep your fingers crossed!
There's nothing much to report--today was largely an exercise in more group work. We're in the final stages of planning our group presentation (to be given tomorrow). I finished my portion early, so I have a little bit of time to play around in the library and get caught up on international news.
I have a nagging feeling that there is something planned for this evening--but I'm at a loss to provide more detail.
