Today I slept in late then lazily walked to
find that Dad had made me some breakfast. We then got dressed warmly and walked into town to go and see the "Jamtli" museum. The museum's main focus is the region known as Jämtland in Sweden and Norway and people and animals that lived and live there. 
There were many interesting exhibits about the Sámi people of Jämtland and their ways of life.
find that Dad had made me some breakfast. We then got dressed warmly and walked into town to go and see the "Jamtli" museum. The museum's main focus is the region known as Jämtland in Sweden and Norway and people and animals that lived and live there. 
There were many interesting exhibits about the Sámi people of Jämtland and their ways of life. After going through the exhibits, we headed upstairs to the gift 
shop and then on to the cafe, where we had a very relaxing lunch and coffee.
shop and then on to the cafe, where we had a very relaxing lunch and coffee. 
After that we headed back to our room and got ready for our afternoon ski. We skied for about an hour and 15 minutes, we did 2 of the lower loops and 3 of the upper ones.
After the ski, I was pretty tired, but I read for a while and then we watched some alpine racing on TV.
We hosted dinner tonight so we had everyone over for some very, very rich rice and beef stew (or as the caterer said "Swedish Buffalo!" A perfect meal for the night when Dad was giving the talk about nutrition and dietary practices. After his talk, I headed over to one of the other athlete's houses to get a better WiFi connection to blog. Later I went back, read, and fell asleep early.
After testing, we went back to the house and I did some homework. Yeah, I actually do homework! Later I went out skiing with the junior xc-ski team here in Östersund, where I give thanks I didn't die on the extremely icy hills. We had Thanksgiving dinner (chicken with lingonberry sauce), then we went and picked up my lost baggage at the hotel where it had been shipped. We headed home where I promptly fell fast asleep:
After that I did some homework and then went out shopping with Jeremy Teela (one of the Biathletes). This is what the sky looked like at about noon:
After that I went back to the room and did a little more homework. At 6 one of my friends came and picked me up for a race we were going to. I wasn't in the race, but we skied for about an hour and a half around the course. He introduced me to his friends and we had a great time! Finally, I came back for dinner, it was a great day.
After just about the longest 24-hours of travel ever, we arrived in Östersund, Sweden. We were promtly greeted by our friend Bernd, who drove us to where we were all staying. Unfortunately, my bag with all of my clothes was lost in transport so I won't get it until tomorrow. We arranged so that I will ski with the youth biathlon team during my time here. I am so excited to ski with people my own age from a different country, dad says that they'll be able to speak English and I'll be able to learn a lot of good training tips. Bernd gave me a lot of nice Adidas gear, and that really helps seeing as my bag is lost somewhere between Östersund and Boston. Check back soon when I post more about the skiing conditions.
