It was my first day in the 2nd level (B class) today and it was a surprisingly fun day. I didn't even really realise the time pass until Klas, my new teacher, looked at the clock and exclaimed, 'Oh dear, only 2 more minutes!'

I was quite lucky today as I met one of my new classmates on my way up to the class. Turns out she lives in Askersund as well and she's a really nice Thai lady. She told me to sit at the desk behind her as she already had a desk partner. Som is her name and soon I learnt the name of our desk partners who are her close friends at school. Sitting next to Som is Vlasta, a Slovenian lady who likes to smile and laugh, especially with Som. And sitting next to is a German man called Knut. He is a nice guy and friendly although his German accent is so strong when he speaks Swedish that I have trouble understanding him. But since all 3 of them speak nothing but Swedish (albeit broken sentences), I'm forced to listen and speak Swedish as well which is great for me. At least there are people I can speak Swedish with unlike in my other class where you either speak Arabic or English to get any sort of conversation going.

There is a much better mix of cultures and people in the B class. There are Burmese, an American (who is always the first one out the door for every break and at the end of the day), a lady from Cameroon, Iraqis, Thais, German guy, Slevenian lady and me, Klas' first Singaporean student.

Let me tell you about my new teacher, Klas. He is a very interesting man to me and a big contrast from Leif. Klas is much older with sprigs of white hair sprouting every which way around his head from ear to ear as he is bald at the top. He wears a loud, multi patterned, multi coloured thick cardigan everyday buttoned up to the top. He is a rather small man, shorter than me. As a matter of fact, when he saw me one of the first things he exclaimed as he looked up at my face was 'Oj, oj, oj, you're much taller than I thought you would be.'. Klas is also a really friendly man and very animated in his explanations and even the way he speaks. One of the most significant differences between Klas and Leif is that the latter speaks oh so slowly while Klas speaks like a bullet train. But for some reason, I can understand Klas as well as Leif. I find that very interesting...So anyway, I do like my teacher and he seems really nice so I think I probably will continue to enjoy school.

But one of the most attractive and significantly different thing about my new class as compared to my old one is the view from the classroom window. Class B is located on a totally different building from Class A and it's located on the 3rd floor. While I was in Class A, the windows we had were pretty high up so when we sat down, I could only see the sky. And from that window we could see the main road and the parking lot in front of the school. It was nice but nothing compared to the view I now have.

Knut and I sit by the window and what a glorious window it is. One entire wall of the classroom is covered with windows and it is much lower so the bottom of the window is at my desk level. That means all I need to do to look out the window during class is turn my head left. What I can see from that window is so much more beautiful and everyone agrees. I can see the many train tracks and passing trains through the day. I also see part of the neighbourhood and the roofs of the houses. And beyond that, I even manage to catch a glimpse of the forest. So on an exceptionally sunny day like today, I had a wonderful view of gorgeous scenery.

Did I mention that Spring has officially arrived. I managed to survive winter (albeit it is one of the mildest winters in years), and now a new season has arrived. Can't wait to see flowers spring up and bloom and the trees turn green.