Xmas and a new year

Only three days to go (in Sweden we celebrate on the 24th) and I am already filled with tranquillity. The weather has been warm, or rather, less cold than expected and school has gone well. Meeting relatives again is something I am really looking forward to. Even despite all the things that can go wrong during Xmas.

I look upon the next year with the same joy and optimism, partly because of the time I'll spend in Germany but also because prospects for my and Joni's thesis have brightened. However, since nothing is finalized yet I dare not reveal too much about it. For those who want to get a broad idea I can recommend a BBC documentary (video), this article or this presentation. Then add a touch of Colombia and you should have a pretty accurate picture.

May you all have a wonderful holiday season!

Old News

About a month ago or so I, and many others (for instance my sister, to the left) participated in the Stockholm Model United Nations. Here we are, posing together with the former Foreign Minister of Sweden, H.E. Mr. Jan Eliasson, who also recently held the position of President of the United Nations General Assembly, i.e. he is pretty much Sweden's foremost diplomat.

Enough said about him, I mainly posted the picture because both my sister and I look so nice in our Nigerian outfits. I am beginning to grow more and more interested in Nigeria and Africa. Hopefully I can get my African friends in Sweden to come over for dinner soon (we are always postponing it). Did you know that Nigeria is having elections in the spring of next year?

And oh, by the way, both my sister (representing Mali) and the Nigerian delegation (which I advised) received distinctions from the organizing committee for their performance during SMUN. (and so did I :-))

In Pursuit

Jägermeister can be seen as an illustration of foreign cultures. The outside looks a bit strange but you are sure that there is something cool inside. Then you taste, and get your first culture shock. Then you realize that cultures are destined to blend and mix. The question then is what to mix with. This was the question some friends and I tried to solve yesterday.

To give you a very short answer: Red Bull (or also, if you have access to a Swedish foodstore, "Hallonsoda") works best.

Why, one might ask, am I writing about Jägermeister. Well, yesterdays tasting was intendend to mark an auspicious occasion, namely that I been offered to spend the first half of 2007 in Düsseldorf, to improve my German and do an internship.