Changes!

You might not see it, but I have spent 1000 SEK (135USD or 110 euro) on my hair today! I know it is a lot of money, at least for me to spend on something superficial like my hair. However, I was excused (by myself) since I have been cutting my own hair for at least a year, and felt that this amount was ok to spend on the hair if calculated over an entire year. So. You know, if you want something, you (or I can help you to) find a reason to go through with it, i.e. something to smother one's bad conscience with.

For that amount I still had to provide the hair; but I got about 20 light and 20 redbrown-ish highlights, a wonderful magnificent hair wash and scalp massage, hair cut, and straighening of my crazy curls. I wish I could afford always having my hair washed at the hair dresser, it is just such a wonderful thing! Having someone else splash hot water on your head, and massage it.

But I guess money can be better spent. And if you have some coins laying around at home, come see me downtown Lund collecting money for 'Save the Children'. I have really found a nice thing to do now, whenever I want to, however much I want. And it is so rewarding, standing in the city, smiling at people, getting lots of smiles back, meeting selfless people, all for a greater purpose.

Today a man selling 'Aluma', a swedish support organization for homeless people, came up to me. He smiled, donated 50 öre (around 10 US cents, or 5 eurocents), and said "a gift from a poor man to a poor child". My heart melted.