Hey mother fuckers...what's happening?!

Hey mother fuckers...what's happening?!
So, recently, enrico has come to stay with me for 10 days in August...Jericho came to stay with me last Christmas...and now, guess what?! I am flying out to stay with her in October during my birthday!!!!!!!!!!! So excited! I like hearing about who is seeing who and where people have traved...so I thought I would share. keep your eyes peeled because Enrico has some pictures of his time here and hopefully he'll post them on this site!
Much love to all the Vaxjo people.
yours truly,

Steph of Minnesota

Together in Greece

Well...From this summer I have to say that Greece is a fantastic place, it completely changed my schemes... :D
And being there among friends is an unforgettable experience, for sure.
Thanks Apos for melting with us in your place, thanks Thassos, Dimitris, for making it possible to share a dinner and malakies, even if it was for only one day in Athens.
There's a video...



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyP6XT6q7eU

We'll meet again soon. Sure! :D

A big hug to all of you, greeks, and non greeks.

Toni

Fantastic 4

Hello guys,

there was a great happening in Rome.

No, it was not my graduation. It was the big party I organized!

For the complete success of it I needed help... I needed the Fantastic 4!

You know them. They are 4 superheroes with special alcoholic power...

They knew about the party almost by chance, but immediatly they felt responsible for its success: great alcoholic power imply big responibilities!

Marc, Toni, Uri and a friend of them came from Barcellona the very day of the party.

They visited Rome; they came to the party; they got drunk; they did not sleep; and the day after they came back to Spain. Like zoombies i guess.

The party was really incredible. They accomplished their mission.

Thanks guys!

- I hope to see all my other friends as soon as possible -

Enrico

Weekend in Athína

Hej Hej

Athens is an amazing city!
Congratulations to the Greeks.

I had a great and busy time in Greece. It were 3 days of business, food, drinking and partying.
There was still time to visit some monuments like Acropolis and the Sounio.
I advice everyone to visit this country, it has an amazing culture, food, and nightlife.
I visited one area with a lot of coffees and bar in Glyfada, I think, and I was surprised with the people and the places! Very nice!
I just visited one Disco in 2 different nights and it’s impressive. It was one of the biggest clubs that I ever been! One cool thing! – the Greeks only party hard with Greek music. But I believe you can still have fun.

To bad I didn’t had the opportunity to meet all the Greek community from Växjö! Thank you so much for the interest in meeting me. I will not forget

it!

I believe I will be there soon and for a week at least, in that moment we will be together for sure.

Thank you Tassos, Dimitri, Apostolis and Andreas!

Keep spreading the work,
Jorge

Destination Athens

Hej hej my Greek Friends!

I'll be in Athens this next weekend!
Send me your phone numbers so we can meet!

Looking for to meet you all,
Jorge

Hello from Marta in Barcelona

Hej Hej

I have to say that the blog you created is fantastic! That's a really god way to know how's life about each other. Since I came back, I met several times with the catalan people: Marc 1, Marc 2, Berna, Jordi,...and also the other Spanish people: Patricia, Gonzalo, Diego,...but not with you! so that would be great to find a convenient date for all of us to do a new Växjö meeting.

Anyway, I just wanted to post a comment on the blog but I could no do it...Should I have a password and username to do it? Please! give me the right instructions in order to do it correctly!.

thanks in advance!

*hugs*

Marta.

Steph invites you...

Hello to all in the world!

Finally, another Vaxjo reunion is in the making...Jericho is coming from California to Minnesota in July...we are finding cheap tickets too! Massi (Whom everyone knows! <--He actually asked me if I remembered him! No one could forget!)...anyways, Massi will be living in the U.S. for a couple months working and he too has shown interest in meeting up!

An exciting thing is that I now own a motorhome, which would be kick ass to do a little camping trip...all of the Vaxjo erasmus parting and making new memories around a camp fire on a beautiful lake? Sound ok? Also, my home is open to everyone and it is in the heart of the city...so, please contact me if you'd like to make more plans!

As the years go by, it becomes more and more important to keep Vaxjo alive!

Thanks, Steph

I'm back!

Dear friends

I'm back from this busy period! I have been very occupied but now I believe I will keep this blog updated!
It's been really cool to receive the comments and e-mails from new participants! Let's keep the blog alive!

Are there any suggestions about the place and time for a Växjö get together?
Let us know your suggestions!

keep spreading the word
Jorge

Hello from Amanda!

Hej hej Jorge,

it's Amanda Hewitt from Minnesota.
I was told about your awesome blog and I would love to post on it.
I'm going over to Europe in May and it would be great to see some familiar faces!

Just tell me your e-mail and I will send you an invitation so you can post on our blog!
Thanks for coming to our blog!
Jorge

Wazap växjö guys ?

Hey dudes !
how is everybody going ? it has taken so long without a word of anybody, that's not good ! for this reason i'm writting ! jejejejeje first of all said that Arjan (the crazy dutch guy) came to Barcelona with a friend, and we met, partied and ate calçots (typical from Catalonia). Sorry Jorge that we couldn't... next time ! I promise you ! I know that Justin is learning chinese in Beijing with Paolo (the italian guy that was at Växjö too) sharing a flat in the University of Beijing. Chris (the crazy canadian guy) is in Sydney working. Yuki is travelling around south-america (now is in Peru i guess... well i received a postcard yesterday ! jejejejeje) And ... well... the rest of the people is doing the same I guess.... I'm going to Ireland on easters, and i'm planning my summer holidays now (now it's cheaper than the week before ! jejejejeje) On July Justin is coming to Europe, and we talked that we should meet anywhere in Europe and do another vaxjomeeting (my fourth... jejejejeje the first in London were 4, the second in Berlin 5, and in Barcelona the third 10 ?) ! Let's go to think in place to meet everybody, sunny and with nice parties ! :D this message is a complete messy... but i love messi ! he plays good ! jajajajajaja ok ! sorry for the mess !
see u soon people or something Marc

translation of the article...

Dear Friends

Thanks to Doro, we have a translation of the article!

"Jorge cannot forget the good times in Växjö and that he wants to keep the memory alive. Although it's been a real shock at that time in January to leave the train and notice the temperatures. Also, in Swedish student's life, everything seems to be about studying and working, only at the weekends it is about relaxing. It is different in Portugal. That is why Jorge was partying a lot in Sweden, as well. Quotation: "You have to party to cope with studies." The pubs are nice in Växjö, but they are closing very early.

About Sweden, Jorge liked especially the friendly way of the Swedes and, of course, the snow. When he came back, Jorge was missing his fellows from Växjö a lot. The company among the exchange students has been a strong one. "At the end I was forced to do something against the silence", that's why he started a Växjö-Blog to wake up the community that began to get a bit sleepy and to create a forum to keep in contact. Since he started the blog, some articles were posted but that is not enough for Jorge. Still in this year, he wants to return to Smaland, after he could convince a friend to study there as well. "So easy you won't get rid of me!"

Thank you soo much Doro...

keep spreading the word
Jorge

2 years and something...

Hej people!


Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet Jordi in his last trip to Barcelona! Mainly because I was not informed... please contact me through marc.morales@hotmail.com , Jordi : I really hope to see you the next time!!

Do you remember how cold it was 2 years ago? So that’s nothing compared with my last trip to Finland, to visit Sonja, -19º C, shit , Apo do u imagine yourself erasmus there? Sonja is doing really great and I hope this crazy relationship keep on so good as until now.

The 5 months I spent in Sweden with each one of you, were unforgettable, and have had big consequences in my life: a better CV, one year in Copenhagen, a bunch of friends, Sonja, a loan that I’m still paying, less health due to alcohol and tobacco, hundreds of pictures, and thousand of moments that I’m never gonna forget.

About 3 weeks ago we had a typical Catalan dinner, and it was nice to see again Nice, mad Cristina, Phillippe, Jordi & Claire, Bernabe, Huge Marc and Toni Morrisey...but it wasn’t enough, and I’m looking forward to meet again each of you!

Well, about me, I will start this Wednesday to work in Hewlett Packard, Barcelona, doing something called Retail Operations Specialist, it sounds quite fancy, but will see how it is! I’m really happy about the job! – Despite I will rather prefer to live without doing it –

Regards and the best luck to all of you, even the greek megamalakas...

P.D. 1 Enricco, cazzo, a big hug! Please send me those pictures of the last night in Copenhagen! When are we gonna see each other? This summer I will go Rome, I will tell you when! Andrea (quelle grande zompapereta e la tua mamma) , Massimiliano , write something to us!

P.D. 2 Steph, nice to hear from you!

blog record...

hej hej

My dear friends, keepingväxjöalive has new records!
Last week our blog was visited by a lot of people from different parts of the world!

As a Marketing executive I have to say that a good newsletter really works!
As a friend of all of you, I have to say I’m very happy with your participation in the blog!

I will continue to post all the news that I get… and Tony a Jorgesvägen doesn’t seem a bad idea!

Let’s meet soon in Barcelona or in Kuwait for alcohol contraband….

Keep spreading the word
Jorge

keeping växjö alive made the paper

hej hej

My dear friends our Blog made the paper!
I was interviewed by the Smalandsposten from Växjö!
You can recognize the paper in http://www.smp.se/index.html
Check the interview! I don’t have any idea of what is said…

Keeping spreading the word
Jorge

Jorge in Barcelona

hej hej

My dear friends Barcelona is Amazing!
For those who never went there I advice you to visit as soon as possible!
If there is a meeting for all of us, let it may be in Barcelona!

The 4 days spent in town were not enough and I will visit again as soon as possible! I meet Toni for Monday dinner and it was a great!
Toni knows its restaurants and the Tapas dinner was delicious! I wish there was time to meet two Marcs, but I’m sure we’ll meet soon!

And Toni I will keep the Blog alive! I like to write and this is a good way to keep the Växjö experience alive…

Thank you Barcelona for a few great days….
Keep spreading the word
Jorge

destination Barcelona

My dear Friends

Next weekend I will visit Barcelona and I will try to meet the Spanish Armada (Marc, Marc and Tony!)

It will be a great weekend and a nice place to celebrate Carnaval!

I will keep you posted about it....

All the best

Jorge

Steph saying hello!

A really amazing band called LOW from my town is going on tour all over Europe and I want people to be able to check them out...that way we can be together in spirit!
EVERYONE CHECK THEM OUT WHEN/IF THEY COME TO YOUR CITY!!!!

XOXOXO
love Steph

Upcoming Shows ( view all )

Feb 15 2007 8:00PThe Spitz London, London
Feb 16 2007 8:00PConcertgebouw (Music in Mind Festival) Brugge
Feb 17 2007 6:00PLa Route du Rock Festival Saint Malo, Bretagne
Apr 6 2007 8:00PWebster Hall New York, New York
Apr 7 2007 8:00PSomerville Theater Somerville, Massachusetts
Apr 9 2007 8:00PFirst Unitarian Church Sanctuary Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 10 2007 8:00P9:30 Club Washington, DC, Washington DC
Apr 11 2007 8:00PGrog Shop Cleveland Heights, Ohio
Apr 12 2007 8:00PMagic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Apr 13 2007 8:00PMetro Chicago, Illinois
Apr 14 2007 8:00PFirst Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 25 2007 8:00PRescue Rooms Nottingham
Apr 26 2007 8:00POran Mor Glasgow, Scotland
Apr 27 2007 8:00PAcademy 3 Manchester
Apr 28 2007 8:00PButlin's Holiday Resort, Minehead Somerset, Southwest
May 1 2007 8:00PGebaude 9 Koln
May 2 2007 8:00PMolotov Hamburg
May 3 2007 8:00PKnaack Berlin
May 4 2007 8:00PGleis 22 Munster
May 5 2007 8:00PCafe de la Danse Paris
May 7 2007 8:00PParadiso Amsterdam
May 8 2007 8:00PShepherds Bush Empire London
May 9 2007 8:00PThe Village Dublin
May 10 2007 8:00PCathedral Quarter Arts Festival Belfast
May 22 2007 8:00PSalzhaus Winterthur
May 23 2007 8:00PAmpere Munich
May 24 2007 8:00PKünstlerhaus Wien (Under Construction Festival) Vienna
May 25 2007 8:00PVelvet Rock Club Pordenone
May 26 2007 8:00PEstragon Bologna
May 28 2007 8:00PAlpheus Rome
May 29 2007 8:00PRainbow Club Milan
May 30 2007 8:00PLe Romandie Lausanne
Jun 1 2007 8:00PPrimavera Sound Festival Barcelona
Jun 13 2007 8:00PTriple Door Seattle, Washington
Jun 14 2007 8:00PTriple Door Seattle, Washington
Jun 15 2007 8:00PDoug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Jun 16 2007 8:00PDoug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Jun 19 2007 8:00PGreat American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Jun 20 2007 8:00PGreat American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Jun 22 2007 8:00PTroubadour Los Angeles, California
Jun 23 2007 8:00PTroubadour Los Angeles, California

Big Hej Hej from Kelly

Hej Everyone,Hows it going?

Did you all get my christmas email? It went likethis.........MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL MY VAXJO FRIENDS. Tis the season to be jolly, tra lala la, la la la la.I wish you all a very fun filled and jolly festive season.

I hope your allgetting on really well in all your various endeavours. For those that ihaven't contacted in ages, im sorry, im very lame!!! This year i have beenworking very hard to finish my degree, which i ended up getting a good gradefor and i looked well sophisticated in my cap and gown at my graduation. Imworking full-time now with disabled children, they have learningdisabilities, physical disabilities or autism. They're all lovely and ilove working with them. I still haven't made my mind up whether i wanted towork with children in a therapeutic or educational way, either way i'll bedoing a masters degree in a couple of years time. I dunno, what'd you guysthink, did i make a better teacher or therapist, or was i just plaincrazy!!!???

Im still with Will and things are going fantastically. Being in Sweden was areal challenge to our relationship but now we're back together the wholeexperience has made us stronger. He's the man im going to marry, havechildren with, grow old with. So expect to recieve photos of babies in afew years time!

How are you all getting on? Hows the teaching Bene, Gilles and Jana? Howsthe marketing stuff Jorge? Hows studying Doro? And of course, hows Nils? Itwas so lovely to see you both in September, thank you so much for your hospitability and for showing us how lovely Potsdam is! And of course it waslovely to see you too Stephan, i enjoyed many a debate with you and me and Will loved hearing about East Germany. Thank you very much for the postcard, the riots continued in Budapest so we didn't go unfortunately, but the restof the trip was amazing, especially Gimmelwald in Switzerland and Prague inCzech Republic. Keep me posted about your possible visit to my university, I'd love to show round Bath.

Merry christmas to you all again and hopefully our paths will cross again inthe near future.

Take care all of youLove

Kellyxxxxxxxxx

would be great to hear from you all.

Love Kellyxxxx

Frankfurt

Hej hej

My dear friends it's been a while since the last post.
I'm back to normality, which means the Blog will be always updated!
Although the responsibility to keep it updated belongs to all of us!

I was in Frankfurt last week and it was an opportunity to see Dani and Jana!
It was a busy week and unfortunately we were all together just for a few hours – well it was better than nothing!
The food was amazing, the beer was really good - Binding - and the shoots combined with the people that joined us as they were very cool and easy going!
Dani please make them read this post!I want to send a kiss to the Italian girl!
Dani and Jana the most amazing special thanks for meeting me I hope we’ll meet soon, maybe in Porto…

There is a movement for a reunion of the Class Erasmus Växjö 2005! I totally agree with this possibility and I will do my best to be present!
The question in debate is the location in which should be held such a important event!
I think the debate on the location should continue in this Blog, it’s a good way to promote the Blog and a easy way to everyone participate!

To facilitate the access to the Blog, you can type http://www.keepingvaxjoalive.tk/, and you’ll find the Blog!

In the next days I will post something that will surprise you all!

Keep spreading the word

Jorge

Happy New Year

Hey people !

happy new Year 2007 !

i have prepared a "gift" for all my friends, a video !i hope that everybody will enjoy the 2007 with the people that love trying to be happy and make the other people happy !

good 2007 !
Marc