Having lived here in Alaska for most of my life, I will say that the long hours of daylight are pretty nice, especially if it's sunny. Right now it's 1042 PM and it's still light outside, despite the clouds and rain. We went to the Arctic Circle for the solstice, actually 4 days early but it didn't matter cause it was bright braod daylight when we went to bed at 1 in the morning. You won'r believe how much work and play you can fit into 18 hours of daylight.
The long dark of winter gives you a chance to catch up on the reading, writing, interior projects, etc. However, on a moonlit winter night with a decent snow cover, it will be bright enough to go skiing or just take a walk in the crisp air. Watching the northern lights is another uniquely northern experience.
We just sent our exchange student back to Germany-she spent almost a year here and she loved it here-but she was ready to get back to her family. Europe sounds like a great place to visit, but my Alaskan outlook on life probably asigns me to strictly tourist roles in Europe-at this point I'm quite the crusty individualist and fear that European rules and regulations would unduly inhibit me. But hey your young and you should see how the other half lives if you can swing it. And the best Heavy Metal being made these days is coming from Sweden-Narnia, Hammerfall, etc. As long as you don't crawl into the bottle during the winter....

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• OT: Thinking about moving to Europe (Sweden), KeithB, Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:00:55
  • Europe and it's member states..., Coolknight, Sun, 28 Jul 2002 12:25:57
  • Don't worry about the daylight or darkness, Chris in AK, Thu, 25 Jul 2002 02:57:13 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Re: OT: Thinking about moving to Europe (Sweden), Paul , Thu, 25 Jul 2002 01:25:19
    • Re: OT: Thinking about moving to Europe (Sweden), Clawfinger, Fri, 26 Jul 2002 03:38:53
  • As a mech eng grad, paulmanchester(uk), Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:52:50
    • Re: As a mech eng grad, EGD , Wed, 24 Jul 2002 23:25:52
      • What area of the country do you live?, Jeff S., Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:09:09
        • Re: What area of the country do you live?, EGD , Thu, 25 Jul 2002 20:05:18
          • That's kind of what I thought..., Jeff S., Fri, 26 Jul 2002 08:25:08
            • Re: That's kind of what I thought..., MJM , Fri, 26 Jul 2002 09:43:19
        • Welcome to the problem of engineers, Randy Thatcher , Thu, 25 Jul 2002 17:25:08
      • Re: As a mech eng grad, paulmanchester, Thu, 25 Jul 2002 09:23:02
  • I lived in the UK for two years >, ChipJ, Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:38:27
  • Re: OT: Thinking about moving to Europe (Sweden), EGD , Wed, 24 Jul 2002 16:20:33
  • Re: OT: Thinking about moving to Europe (Sweden), Ari , Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:45:03
    • A few more points, culture, socialism, & random thought, Randy Thatcher , Wed, 24 Jul 2002 15:53:43
  • Re: OT: Do it do it do it, Ed NC, Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:34:53
  • Lived in Germany for 6+ years and wouldn't, Texron, Wed, 24 Jul 2002 14:22:41
  • As a USA based Systems/Electrical Engineer..., Randy Thatcher , Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:32:35
  • Hope you like darkness..., bRAD, Wed, 24 Jul 2002 13:29:23

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