first day of volunteer work. had to report by 9am. was assigned to cleaning crew - basically went around the private accomms (swedish homes) and cleaned floors and bathrooms. went out under cat and cleaned with H, T and M.
lunch was pitiful affair from kugen (neighbourhood supermart) - cling-wrapped bread with sorry-looking piece of lettuce and thinnest slice of ham (7 SEK).
dinner at volunteer's kitchen, only 40 SEK and better than yum yum - pork with cous cous and mashed potatoes and apple crumble for dessert. cook is E, from spain. had earlier met his sis I, from barcelona.
found to dismay that our 2-week housing was this place i'd delivered mattresses and pillows and comforters to. bare bones extension with unfinished chipboard floors and walls. kinda like a human trafficker's halfway house. with a large monitor lizard as a pet.
general accomms with its hostel style bunk beds looked more appealing.
reluctantly spent a night there on assurance they would look into it the next day.
did not sleep a wink. heard knocking at one point, thought it was from upstairs until J answered 'yes?' turned out another lodger had been locked out. then J's phone went off and i thought it was 7am but it was only 4.