Umea

The team was in Umeå from Saturday, April 12 through Tuesday, April 15. It was our stop before arriving in Ovik.

We had free time with our hosts on Saturday evening and Sunday. Some of our activities included walking, hiking, snow-mobiling, going to the spa, or just relaxing. On Monday, we visited the Umeå Library, one of the main attractions and economic anchors of the city. At the University, we met an American who had moved to Umea after starting a family with a Swedish woman. He works for the University's IT department developing/maintaining English language content.

After our presentation at the Norrlandsoperan (Opera House), we visited a power and heating plant that incinerates garbage for energy. We were all fascinated by the young woman using a joystick to mix the mountain of garbage.

On Tuesday, we visited the the operations of Umeå Cab at Volvo Trucks and the Turstburea Art Exhibition.