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There is a lot going on in the USA now. Various candidates are preparing for the election this autumn. The winner of the 2020 presidential election is scheduled to be inaugurated on January 20, 2021. The race between the Democrats and the Republicans has started. For detailed information please see: Guide to US elections 2020 I The Guardian. Four years disappear so rapidly. Why do I care about politics? Frankly, because it affects our daily life such as work, economy, environmental questions etc.

Here in the Scandinavia the storm “Ciara” has just been very turbulent, but has now calmed down. It is said that these kind of storms will be more common in the future due to climate change. I don’t know if it is true, but you always want an explanation to something that happens so sudden.

I made a cake yesterday. Cosy to do something when it is stormy weather and rather cold. I could not go for exercise today since I believe that I need some time to recover. Tomorrow I will go for training again. Strength and spinning. Miss my sweetie and cutie. Sharing the photo of “Lea” that I met in Rome this summer. Her fur was so shiny perfect. She was on a walk with her family, and they were so kind to let me talk to her and also have her photo.

I did a lot of exercise when I was in Norway. And luckily, I have continued with sports. It is fun and good to try new kind of sports. Right now I do a lot of spinning since I cannot run so much. Just to increase the pulse rate for a while. My watch keeps me company and is also very supportive. It reminds me of when I have been lazy. I should try to do more interval training.

Of course I miss sweetie and cutie. It is nice to go for a walk after exercise. To slow down. Since they are not with me today, I thought of all the dogs I met in Rome last summer. One of them was “Sporty” with so much energy, don’t you agree?

I watched a lot of movies when I was in Norway. I learnt that Norway has a different history compared to Sweden. When I now tried to remember a film, Max Manus is one of them. A few scenes took place in Stockholm, and I remembered that it felt strange. At that time I had lived for a few years in Norway so when I spoke Swedish I sometimes used Norwegian words without thinking. I was more Norwegian than Swedish literally speaking, and I remember that I had a culture chock when I returned to Sweden. Something that I could never imagine since Norway is one of the Nordic countries. I feel happy about the years in Norway, and please listen to the beauty of this language.