Okey, so after this semester I will not continue studying here in New Zealand. I will travel around New Zealand and Australia (hopefully Hawaii as well) and then go back to Sweden to figure my life out. My life is an open book right now, will be interesting to see where it takes me :)
I find it hard to find flights online.. I'll contact some travel agencies to see if they can create a cheap flight-package for me.
mmmm, summer will be amazing! and I will have my digital camera + videocamera with me the whole way!
Postad den 2011-08-29 @ 08:35:48 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
My life has taken a total turn-around. A couple of days ago I was in West-Auckland to make an interview with a person who suffered a stroke. It all went well, however I had to stress to get to my clinical placement in time. I made it in time and it was very interesting to see how the year 4 physios assessed different patients. Overall it was a great day.
Yesterday I took the ferry to Auckland city, where I haven't been since my 21st in June, and spended the evening checking out the new "pubarea" in the harbor for the world cup in rugby. I also bought a rugby ticket for the first match of RWC (rugby world cup) - Tonga vs New Zealand in Eden Park Stadium. It will be awesome to finally see a real rugby match, and especially a world cup game!
Like I said before, my life has totally flipped. I can't really tell you guys why yet, but sooner or later I will;)
'till then!
Alberto Seveso (c)
Postad den 2011-08-28 @ 05:21:01 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
Sun is shining & blues is pumpin' out of my laptop speakers. I went jogging in the morning down to Devonport - a seatown that reminds me of Sweden - and I am right now waiting for the buyers of my 'recently bought bike' to pick it up! Yeah thats right, I sold it! I bought it for 150 NZD and now I sold it for 155 NZD. 5 dollar profit hehe, I'm happy. You might wonder why I sold my bike? I made a bold move to buy it without trying it out first, so the bike turned out to be too small for me.
I've been filming a bit with my new videocamera and it's awesome! I'll make a video as soon as possible and post it on youtube (link it here) to show you how it looks like where I live etc.
Going to get something to eat now while waiting for the buyers to come.
Adios amigos!
Postad den 2011-08-21 @ 03:34:03 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
So yesterday I went to the studentvillage to have some drinks with my friends. Richard had made jell-o shots so we all ended up taking several. I haven't partied in quite a while so I guess it was about time. I ended up whoppin Richard in FIFA. Well, even though it hurts to say this, what really happened was that I lost with 0-2 (Barcelona vs Manchester). Not one of my proudest moments hehe. Although I never play that game - so I guess I wasn't that shit. The dude who played him after lost with 0-7 so yeah, I guess I put up a fight :)
Postad den 2011-08-20 @ 07:37:11 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (1)
I bought this amazing book about strength training and anatomy today. It describes alot of exercises used in gym environments (weightlifting) combined with describing injuries (how to prevent an injury, etc), various stretch-exercises and, most importantly - it has awesome picture settings of the human body's anatomy!
I am really thrilled right now, I've been reading it for an hour now and I can't stop. It's as if I got a massive interest-boost to start studying some hardcore anatomy. I feel, at this very moment, extremely motivated to study and perform well on our upcoming exams. Why can't you always feel like this?
I guess that's a good sign; I've chosen the right profession :) I've injured my shoulder due to a stupid missjudgement at the gym. And now I know exactly what's wrong with me, honestly. I've had this once before after I landed upside down after a double backflip with a full twist in the first rotation (I blacked out and went out of my "position", which caused me to loose rotation and BAM! I was upside down with a fractured shoulder joint). What's "positive" is that it is a pretty common injury as a result of weightlifting. I guess alot of people, including me, is just not well enough educated before performing different gym-exercises. I have honestly learnt so much during this hour of reading, I'm so thrilled! What's "negative" about it is that it can have a longer healing process.. Which means I might just have to be a little skinny Alex for summerbreak. However, a longer healing process concerns (as of my understanding) people with inflammation in the area of injury, which I hopefully doesn't have!
On another note, I might buy tickets to Rhytm & Vines for summerbreak! Here's a trailer for this year :) Just soak in the environment. Really, awesome NZ!
Time for some sleep, good night world.
Postad den 2011-08-18 @ 13:14:37 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
Yesterday it snowed in Auckland. It was all very brief, just little snow flakes coming down from the sky. It was the first time it snowed in Auckland since 1970 something.. In 1930 they had actuall snow that covered the ground. So yeah, it's a pretty rare phenomenon to get snow so far up North in New Zealand. It's strong winds from Antarctica that has reached New Zealand and it's coold. Not colder than Swedish winters ofcourse, but around 10*C if not under.
Anyway, I feel as if I'm becoming more and more fit for everyday that passes. Right now I've injured my shoulder but I think I know exactly what's going on in there ;p Anyway, I'm going to the physio next week (cause I was stupid enough to cancel it for this week) to see what's up with my shoulder. I only need to pay 5 NZD as well, which is crazy cheap:) (5 x 5.7 for SEK). But yeah, I am able to run long distances with higher and higher pace. Oh yeah, I had injured my legs before when cross skiing in Sweden (didn't warm up or stretch & ended up going out for a 24 km or so long distance). I did some physio exercises and now I can run again :))
On another note.. I've bought a video camera. In fear of my parents whopping my ass reading this, I'm happy I'm on the other side of the world :) but nah, it was a cheap one, you can film HD and underwater. I figured I really needed to record my memories. I will make videos and such of my adventours. The camera cost 199 NZD ( 1134 SEK ) which is really cheap honestly.
Oh yeah, I'm gonna try to vaccum clean my computer.. But it does sound veeery risky. Last time I did that on my stationary computer back home, it died. Time to ask my brother what to do before acting on it!
Piha, what an awesome place!
Postad den 2011-08-15 @ 22:41:03 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
I am in a very weird state of mind right now. It is now exactly 6 months ago since I left Sweden. I miss my parents, my grandma & my doggie. yeah, even my cats :)
I really don't have anything special to write right now, my days are filled with university & training. just bare with me, I'll have lots of adventurous stuff to talk about - starting in November :). well, I'm going to look for another laptop (an apple).. hopefully I'll find a cheap one soonish. My current laptop is overheating and it's burning my fingers. It's been going on forever, but now I can really feel my fingers getting focked over..
Two good songs:
Postad den 2011-08-14 @ 07:15:44 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (2)
I need a new sport to keep myself busy with. I was just reading an article about how gym training is nothing compared to high-intensive training where you use several muscles during one excersize, instead of sitting still and pumping your biceps brachi. And it makes a lot of sence to be honest, when I did gymnastics I was training all my muscles. Even the smallest ones. So yeah, I need a sport where I can target more muscle groups at once and then combine it with regular gym training.
Till I find my new sport, I'll do hardcore training with high pulse on the gym. No resting, it's for puss*es :)
Moi in Cook Islands
Some good songs
This swedish artist is amazing, just a bit depressing
Postad den 2011-08-07 @ 10:47:13 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
When I was young I had a bunk bed, I cant really remember if my brother was sleeping under me or if it was my own. Anyway, I started to get ongoing nightmares about monsters chasing me. One day, as I was telling my brother about my nightmares, he said: - That's because you're sleeping on the left side. - What do you mean? I said. - If you sleep on your left bodyside (on your heart) you will get nightmares, sleep on your right!
I thought about it and I had actually been sleeping on my left side, faced towards the wall, during the nights I had bad dreams. So I changed side and swooosh, My daily nightmares had stopped. Ever since then I've had a problem sleeping on my left side, it feels wrong!
Last semester I was writing an essay about a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. It is basically vertigo, a specific type of dizziness, that affects a person in a specific area of the inner-ear. It is a condition that should be fairly easy to treat; however some people may be affected worse than others - resulting in strong sensations of vertigo (dizziness), affecting their balance. Anyway, as I was reading about the condition I found a very interesting line: - Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) often affects people's right ear, due to the majority of people tend to sleep on their right side.
After reading that line, I started to try switching sleeping positions: such as lying on my back (which is a position I find particularly hard to fall asleep in) or even rolling over to my left side. With no success I returned to my normal position: sleeping on my right side. I just couldn't stand the feeling of my beating heart when lying on my left side. It feels as if I am about to crush it, or reducing its ability to pump blood to my body. The thought of getting vertigo at a later stage in life was less important than trying to avoid sleeping on my left side.
However, a few days ago I found myself waking up sleeping on my left side. Apparently, I had found an angle as I was sleeping that took away the nasty feeling of my beating heart. So I started to experiment once again. The next night I tried to fall asleep on my left side, and as far as I can remember - it worked!
But then, as I was sleeping on my left side, a nightmare appeared. It was a real nightmare, but it felt as if I wasn't as scared as I was supposed to be. Maybe I am more mature now and scary monsters doesn't frighten me that much anymore. Or maybe it was a warning from the "sleeping Gods", letting me know that I shall not sleep on my left side. Whatever its purpose for haunting me in my sleep, it sure had an impact on my sleeping behaviours. I haven't had a nightmare since.. well, I can't even recall for how long.. But years, years my friends! It haunted me then & it haunts me today, making sure I do not sleep on my left side.
So today I am sleeping on my right side again. Trying to do everything in my awakenen (is that even a word?) power not to fall asleep on my left side.
The purpose of this post is to touch the thought that everything, whatever its size, that has happend to us in our lifetime - forms the way we are today. Our minds and bodies are brilliant masterpieces, formed through years of evolution (or religious beliefs), which functions may not always be clear to us, but oh so fascinating.
Are you a person who's sleeping on your left side? Think about it...
Postad den 2011-08-06 @ 05:40:17 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
I can't wait to travel to the South Island and hike around Milford Sound. It is one of the reason I came here, to explore New Zealand's amazing nature. I don't regret coming here and it was just what I needed, to get away from the rut I was stuck in back home.
Never stop dreaming. If you can dream it, you can achieve it.
Postad den 2011-08-04 @ 12:48:14 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
I am sitting here reading about the anatomy of the thorax (rib cage etc). As I was reading I stumbled across something called the Heimlich maneuver. Many of you might know what this is already, you might have seen it in a movie or even performed it yourself. Well, I have seen it in movies but I've never, thankfully, ever felt the need to use it. This is the description taken straight from a book named Human Anatomy & Physiology (Marieb & Hoehn):
"Tracheal obstruction is life threatening. Many people have suffocated after choking on a piece of food that suddenly closed off their trachea. The Heimlich maneuver, a procedure in which air in the victim's lungs is used to "pop out," or expel, an obstructing piece of food, has saved many people from becoming victims of "café coronaries." The maneuver is simple to learn and easy to do. However, it is best learned by demonstration because cracked ribs are a distinct possibility when it is done incorrectly". (C) Marieb & Hoehn.
It is basically when you are choking on a piece of food and not being able to breath due to the blocking of your trachea (where it divides into two separate Bronchi - right & left), that the Heimlich maneuver should be used. Below you'll see a picture of the trachea, the main passage of air to lungs:
This frightened me to some extent, considering I have seen my mum choking on food so many times. Never did I think it could have a such a tragic end, suffocation. Nevertheless, do NOT perform this on a person who can clearly cough out the food piece themself. There is a possibility, when using this technique inaccurately, to break the ribs of the person recieving the maneuver. However, if the person choking on a piece of food is performing a weak or ineffective cough, this maneuver might just be a lifesaver.
So how do you actually perform The Heimlich maneuver on another person? Well, I found a really good link that describe the process step by step. It's easy and everyone can learn how to do it. However, I can not certify that this is the correct way of performing the maneuver. But it seems accurate. It would be good if you had the time to check it with other sources, to avoid any missunderstanding taking place when such event occurs. Here is the link:
"Teach your family the universal choking sign--clutching the throat. Encourage everyone you know to become familiar with this sign and use it when choking".
I felt responsible to educate people straight after I read this. Especially people in my surrounding, like my friends and family. Hopefully they'll see this post and, if they didn't know already, learned something new. Who knows, maybe you will be a lifesaver one day.
It's 10:41 am here and the sun is going strong. New Zealand weather, especially in Auckland, is very unpredictable. during mid-winter a regular day often contain all the seasons of a year (autumn, winter, spring, summer). It literally can go from sunshine & no clouds to crazy rain within 10 minutes. And the winds are really strong as well. But today the weather looks promising. So on with my shorts & sunglasses!
You might think that I am the biggest bore writing about the weather. It is a topic that is often used to kill an embarasing silence during, for example, a first date. But why would that be such a bad thing? Many of us are dependent on the weather. Last winter in Sweden (South) was really depressing, honestly. We had one of the longest winters ever, from October till April.. But yeah, the weather really do affect our personality & behaviour towards others in our surrounding. I dont understand what makes people think it's okay to take public transport while coughing and snoring, forcing your bacteria on to everyone in your surrounding. I think I was born in the wrong country, when it comes to weather. I always gets cold really easy and dream about getting away, lying on the beach just chillin'.
Going to Sweden in the middle of winter can, as mentioned, be pretty depressing to be honest. It's only nice in December, when Christmas is on. It is often minus degrees during New Years which makes it unbearable to be outside for longer than 20 minutes. And the line to get in to the clubs, meh.. You stand there freezing your toes off just to get ripped off 20 NZD (120 SEK) + drinks. Nah, I don't miss those parts. However, I do miss travelling up north for a couple of days cross skiing. Or making chocolate topped marsipan (?) for Christmas. Yumyum.
So yeah, the sun is shining even though this is supposed to be winter in New Zealand and I'm off to the veggie store to get groceries for tonight's tacco meal.
Anyway, whats on the agenda for today:
x Get veggies x Go to uni & study x Make tacco x Study
Not very interesting, ey? But atleast I got the weather with me :)
Postad den 2011-08-02 @ 01:01:19 Postad i Auckland, NZ | Kommentarer (0)
