While she had no idea at the time my mom’s stories about our family in Denmark, where she was born, planted the seeds that grew into my desire to see the world today. Because of this I have always looked outward to the unknown with a kind of catlike curiosity. These forces have recently reached a point of culmination in my life.
Gotland, Sweden Day 1 I heard about Gotland from mainland Sweden. Gotland is an island just off Stockholm and is a common vacation spot for Swedes in the winter to get away from the blistering snow up north. I decide to go off the map and take the suggestion. Visby is a classic European town in a smaller form. Visby has a fortified preserved wall around the town with defense systems still in place from back in the medieval ages….
I have listened to my parents yelling for the two hours. Round and round they go… Tone getting higher as I sit back here writing. Now yelling abuses at each other. “There’s no pleasing you.” “You go out there and get it done.” Like many arguments this one is simple and has come up countless times in the past.