It has been yet another very exciting month for me in Sweden! As the days go by, more and more wonderful experiences occur. Although it is very cold at  the moment, I can honestly say that ‘Glada Hudik’ has become a second home.  It’s amazing what all happens during an exchange year. In seven months, I  have learned so much about the Swedish language, Swedish culture and just  how frigid it could be when you live so far from the Equator! As I write the  weather is some –13 degrees Celsius! That’s pretty nice weather if you asked  me because –25 to –30 degrees is more like it! For those who didn’t know, I am now living with my 2nd host family, who  might I add, are very nice people. I feel like part of the family and we  really seem to get along with each other. My host father’s name is Jonas  Gustavsson and he is an Economy teacher at my High School. Regina Källman,  my host mom, also works there as a Secretary. I have two cute host sisters  namely Tova (4 years old) and Nora (2 years old). They were very shy at  first, but they turned out to be so sweet when they got to know me better!  The sad thing though is that I will move to another family on April 1st! I  know that it will be hard but I am sure that all will work out for the best.  Besides, I think that it will be a better cultural experience for me to see  how another family’s home operates. Earlier this month, I participated in another skiing trip with some exchange  students. It was my second skiing trip held in a town called Sälen! It was  awesome! My skiing improved a lot although I fell many times as I did in  Vemdallen. Instead of falling like a pregnant woman in labor, I flew forward  like Superman landing on my face. It was great because I tried more  challenging slopes. Wasn’t that a good improvement? The more you tumble the  better you get! This was also an ideal opportunity for the incoming  exchange students to better acquaint themselves with the exchange students  that are currently here. Their names were Megan Butterick, Katie  Hardy (Australia), and Michael Hallet (New Zealand). Michael is living in  Hudiksvall now. It’s great to have another Rotary Exchange Student here!  Before Michael came, I was the only representative of Rotary here and the  others represented AFS! The Sälen trip was very well organized. February was a great time for me to play in the snow. I tried lots of cool  things for the first time. I got to experience a ‘speed racer’ where I  nearly killed myself. No it’s not motorized. It is actually a type of toy  that the younger kids like. I felt like a small kid this month and I was  eager to try things that would be impossible to do in the Bahamas. I also  tried going downhill on a mattress which was great but it’s much slower than  a speed racer. My favorite was Polka! You sit on a round tube like the ones  at water parks and you hold tight as you speed downhill. That was  exhilarating! Imagine ME on a snowmobile! My friend took me on one and I had  a great time. I had never really been on one of those but it was so cool!  Lastly I learned how to make snow angels. You find an area where there is a  pile of snow and you simply fall as hard as you can on your back on the heap  of snow. It sounds painful but it really isn’t! It feels like a pillow. If  you fell on a rock then I could understand a need to be concerned. You  really look stupid after you make them but they are so fun to do! One good  thing about Sweden is that NOBODY CARES! You could simply be yourself and  don’t feel stupid! I love this place!  I don’t know about you other exchange students but I got some small doses of  homesickness this month! It’s crazy. All along I was fine besides on  Christmas day and now I shed tears like those guys on the soap operas! I  missed my parents the most and of course my family and friends. I missed the  BAHAMIAN WEATHER and the food! I missed peas and rice, chicken ‘n’ the bag,  everything to do with conch, fire engine, peas soup, guava duff, etc. Did  you know that the Swedes call grits ‘COUS-COUS’? I thought that was funny.  Nobody seemed to understand what I meant when I tried to explain what grits  was. Ironically, my host mum made it one night for dinner and she said that  she hoped I liked it! When I tasted it, I said, “Vi säga att det här är  ‘grits’ i Bahamas och vi äta det med atun fisk eller corned beef” (We call  this grits in the Bahamas and we eat it with tuna fish or corned beef)! She  laughed because I tried so hard for her to understand what grits was before.  That’s basically all the cool things that I did in February but next month  will probably be even better because I am going to Spain for ten days. I am  so excited about this trip. In fact, not so long ago I saw a Flamenco show  and it was fantastic! That definitely made me even more excited to visit  Spain! The good thing is that I can speak Spanish! This is another challenge  for me to speak a totally different language! I am sure that everything will  go well! I’ll be sure to take lots of pictures and send some to my personal  page! I’ll keep in touch! Look forward to ‘Rapport Nummer Sju’! Oh, before I go for those people that thought that this report was  pertaining to sex, I am really sorry! Number six happens to be ‘sex’ in  Swedish. If you speak ‘Swenglish’ like I do sometimes, you might embarrass  yourself like I did when I told a few friends that I had to be my another  friend for sex! Thank heavens it was a female!  This is my report for the month of February! Lot’s of love. Truly, Angelo Mortimer Sverige