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 are…
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
Day #4 – Island Day
Daily Reflections: – I am starting to think that it is a law to have a coat for your dogs – Swedish cats are the biggest lovers ever and make me miss my kiddos at home – When the waiter says that he has a surprise shot for you, odds are you should not take…
Day #3 – Bus Tour and Shopping
Daily Reflections: – Sweden is the second largest country for coffee consumption, with Finland coming in first – Sweden is the largest country for candy consumption – Swedes love to dress their dogs in rain coats and booties
Day #2 – Travels to Sweden
Today was travel day and we are all beyond exhausted, however, WE ARE FINALLY IN SWEDEN! We have waited and prepared so long for this day to come and it came much quicker than we had expected. I am so excited to be here and be able to experience everything Sweden has to give; hej…
Day #1 – Bruno
Thank you Bill and Bruno! Bruno was the best company to give us a feel for the experience we will be having in Sweden; it could not have gotten much better than this! Being able to witness these products being made that allow people with limited mobility to have independence again was incredible. On top…
What will we be up to?
Here is the itinerary for my trip! I will be in Sweden for two weeks visiting the incredible executives at these major companies listed while also taking in all of the adventure I possibly can; I hope you enjoy!
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Off to Sweden We Go 