So we did it! We got here, after a long, hard and very tiresome trip, we arrived. The kids did surprisingly well, and since I prepared for a lot worse, we did very well. But it took a while for us all to get into the time change, and we had a hard few days and nights for almost a week!
Now my husband has been here before, 3 times, so some things were not so strange to him. And the kids were mostly excited, curious about everything. Kids have a strange ability to adapt to a lot of different situations, at least when they are younger. That makes it crusial in terms of the decision of timing. The younger they are, the easier they have to learn and adapt.
If you live in the city, you can get by without a car pretty easily, since the public transportation system is pretty easy to use, and fairly reliable to get you places in a timely matter. The kids love to ride the bus and the tram, which it an interesting and fun experience. And swedes in general are practically minded people, with lots of smaller playgrounds everywhere and lots of green areas for kids and dogs to run around and get exercise. And the city also have lots of museums and fun activities for children of different ages, some which doesn't cost a thing! Like a thing called open preschool (or oppna forskolan), that have places all over, for free, with activities like song, dance and open play for younger kids and parents. They all have different open hours, with a combined style of story time and play group, where people who are home with their children can come to play and do activities, and adults can talk and meet other people.
Can't wait to learn more about what it's like to be living in Sweden again... but I promise to keep you all posted!
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