Food/Transportation in Sweden

After landing the first thing that may pop into your head is food. At least that was my initial thought. To be fair, that is my normal state of mind. Food. So you will need to go to the grocery store. This is no biggie, but in order to not embarrass yourself here is the most important rule. THEY DON'T PROVIDE THE BAGS FOR FREE! Seriously you have to buy the bags, which are located at the register. 

Just for a moment, picture yourself standing at the end of the grocery line after checking out. Since you are so incredibly healthy, you have proceeded to buy vegetables, meat, milk, and maybe even a package of the infamous Swedish meatballs. However everything is just sitting at the end of the conveyer belt staring at you as other people in the line look over inquisitively wondering how long this person is going to hold up the line. Then imagine trying to carry everything home with the entire country of Sweden laughing at you. I definitely avoided this experience while over there. No question about it. Seriously I didn't do this. You can't prove otherwise.

 So I only went to two grocery stores, Hemkörp and Netto. Hemkörp is the nice one, and Netto is the cheap one. Guess which one I went to (1$ fish sticks all day erry day). Generally everything is more expensive in Sweden, (surprise, surprise) however the food just seems....fresher. The vegetables don't keep as long, but they taste like they were picked from the farm that morning. So I'd recommend going shopping every 4-5 days.

Eating out in Sweden is pretty rare as everything is....well you know by now. However the best time to do it is afterwork. Not after work, but afterwork proper noun. Friday afternoons most places run a special where for about $10-15 you can eat and generally get a drink as well. This is probably the best deal. The two other food  experiences that will occur in Sweden will be Fika which is coffee break, generally served with a pastry or other dessert (more on this later). The final thing that you must try in Sweden is Kebab pizza. The best place is across from Juneporten and is called Time Out. I wish I could describe what the Kebab pizza, but that would be doing the bread of life and injustice. 

On the topic of transportation in Sweden, look down. See those two things sticking out? Say hello to your your transportation. But seriously they have monthly bus passes if needed, but the only reason you would need on is if you work at a school outside the city proper.