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Day #13 – Curling and Fire Department
Daily Reflections: – The Gothenburg fire department that we visited has around 6 calls per day – Curling is much much harder than it looks – The curling stones from the Gothenburg Curling Club come from Scotland
Day #12 – BraunAbility and Remente
Daily Reflections: – The man that won the World Memory Champions, due to Remente’s help, knows 55,000 decimals of pie by remembering objects and using all of the senses – The #1 cause to sick-leave is mental health – Mental health costs more than cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes – 200 million work days areContinue reading “Day #12 – BraunAbility and Remente”
Day #11 – High Ho, High Ho, Off to Haga We Go!
Daily Reflections: – Gothenburg schools do not have apparel stores like they do in the U.S. – McDonald’s for some reason is better in Sweden than in the U.S. – Swedes love black licorice
Day #10 – Universeum
Daily Reflections: – The rainforest section was just like hot yoga – Fire stations in Gothenburg cannot give apparel during the week because of administration having the key – Even though I have danced for 18 years, I cannot walk on a tightrope
Day #9 – Valea and Xylem
Daily Reflections: – The New Orleans has the biggest water pump system Xylem has ever created – Xylem has pumps in the tallest building in the world – Law in Sweden is different than in the U.S. in that if you practice law in Sweden, then you can practice in any of the Scandinavian countries
Day #8 – Hasselblad, ABB, and Hockey
Daily Reflections: – Robots are going to take over our world – Swedish hockey is incredibly fun – For Hasselblad, the H Series takes 7 hours for them to make, and the X Series takes 3 hours
Day #7 – Volvo and Cooking
Daily Reflections: – I think I want to go to culinary school to be a vegan chef – Gourmet cooking takes much longer to make – Wear your seatbelt
Day #6 – Qualisys and SKF
Daily Reflections: – SKF produces 1 billion bearings per year – Sweden’s vegan game is insane – SKF has had the same logo since 1909
Day #5 – Skapa and Gothenburg University
Daily Reflections: – “Anything that does not support your goal/goals, has no place in your strategy.” -Erik Ekholm – Erik’s advice for the upcoming graduates was: find a company that you can develop and learn a lot at – Swedes love funnel cakes