the adventure progresses to Hammarkullen

National Sweden Day

Today, June 6, was the National Day of Sweden and a public holiday so some of us took a trip down to the archipelago. Jackson and Robin brought us to one of the small islands where their friend Sarah (sp?) had a summer home. We enjoyed the beautiful weather on the beach and swimming in the ocean.

the adventure begins

 

Day 4: Swedish Independence Day

We had the day off from the Dare2Build workshop today because it was Swedish Independence Day. To celebrate, the Compostmate team, the Vaxthus team, and the Chalmers Entrepreneurship students all went to explore the islands in the archipelago. I had an amazing time walking around one of the island and experiencing Swedish culture. The day was a complete success thanks to the organization and generosity of the Chalmers students!

Day 2: Hammarkullen Dare2Build Workshop

Today was the first day of the Dare2Build workshop. The workshop focuses on building a repair workshop and recycling center for the primarily immigrant community in Hammarkullen. The name of the repair workshop is Fixoteket. I was able to meet many architecture students from all across Europe and work with them on possible designs and sketches.

Day 1: Arrived in Gothenburg, Sweden

Everyone on the Compostmate team arrived in Gothenburg today! It is my first time in Sweden and I am very eager to have the opportunity to work with students at Chalmers in the following days. I am blown away by how much public transportation there is!

6/3 swedish summer activities

    

[Left] Joined our friend Jackson and his friends for a rooftop barbecue and met up with Team Växthus. We got to try Anamma Formbar Färs burgers–the tastiest soy burger I’ve ever had! (PC Jackson/Harrison)

[Middle] Went indoor rock climbing at the Klätterlabbet with Caroline and new friends, Marina, Eva, and Pär. Klätterlabbet has the highest lead climbing wall I’ve ever seen! It’s like a vertical marathon climbing four stories in an old high voltage electrical lab turned climbing gym.

[Right] Worked on job applications on the dock (where our houseboat’s wifi extended) until 1 AM. There was still enough light to walk around, and the photo there was taken around 12:30 AM, showing the light of a Scandinavian sunset.

6/2 houseboat life

Day 1 in Gothenburg – checking in to our AirBnB houseboat! We’re filling the AirBnB to capacity (3 people, two beds and a couch), which means we’re sharing a set reservoir of water and energy.  Though it should be enough to last us the week and can be replenished, the idea of shared, somewhat-off-the-grid living makes for a pretty cool way to spend our time here, and hopefully will facilitate low energy use, low water waste lifestyles like the communities aim for here in Sweden!