These are pictures taken from the year I was an exchange student from Uppsala University, Sweden, to Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. The upper section of the photos are from a U.S. trip that I took with Håkan a friend of mine, and my brother Stefan. Håkan is a good photographer and he took several of these photos. We drove around the entire U.S in a old rusty clunker, an Oldsmobile cutless supreme, called the Swede Mobil. I also met my wife Claudia towards the end of the year. The photos further down are from the previous part of the year, and includes adventures and travels while still being an exchange student at Case Western Reserve University. We were six Swedes, me, Göran Ericsson, Jonas Olsson, Anders Grönqvist, Per Jonasson, and Linda Södergren. We spent one year at Case Western Reserve University, and we made several new friends. See below. Before we went to Cleveland, Göran and I visted a Swedish friend of mine in Los Angeles, her name was Rakel Gunnarson. During this year I visted/lived in Ohio, Toronto, Texas, Louisiana, Colorado (skiing), Florida, Washington DC, New York, Niagara Falls, California, Nevada, Grand Canyon, and much more.

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Travel Photos
Claudia
Claudia
Claudia
Claudia
Jim Hagarty, Claudia, Jim Kirkpatrick and girlfriend
Claudia and a few of my friends
Claudia with family and Klea
Claudia with family and Klea
Claudia her mom and dad and friend Klea
Claudia with family and Klea
Claudia and I took a trip to Kings Island out
Kings Island Roller Coaster (Race)
Swede Mobil made all the way back
Swede Mobil

Swede Mobil back in Cleveland
Swede Mobil
Passing through Las Vegas on my way back to see Claudia. Here I lost my credit card.
Las Vegas
Passing through a place without a name on
No name
Grand Canyon, a mile deep, ten across, enormous, the photo can't show it well enough
Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon, a mile deep, ten across, enormous, the photo can't show it well enough
Grand Canyon
The swede mobile broke down in the desert
Car trouble in the California Desert
Sea World in San Diego, Orca Jump
San Diego, Sea World
Criminals at Alcatraz outside San Fransisco
Alcatraz, San Fransisco
Swedemobil on Route-1 California
Swedemobil on Route-1 California
San Fransisco 1988
San Fransisco 1988
Golden Gate Bridge San Fransisco
Golden Gate Bridge
The steep roads of San Fransisco
The roads of San Fransisco
Remarkable rock formations in Utah
Rock formations in Utah
A thunderstorm over Nebraska
A thunderstorm over Nebraska

Colorado River
Colorado River
Fireworks and the Great Arch of St. Louis
Fireworks and the Great Arch
Vice President George Bush (the elder) is speaking on Fourth of July in St. Louis
Vice President George Bush 1988
George Bush Fourth of July. St. Louis 1988
George Bush Fourth of July
The Arch of St. Louis
The Arch of St. Louis
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls
Vietnam War Memorial. The black wall has more than 50,000 names on it
Vietnam War Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Capitoleum Washington DC
Capitoleum Washington DC
The White House
The White House
Action Park, New York
Action Park, New York
Central Park, New York City
Central Park, New York City
Moment of triumph. I had just scored at Madison Square Garden, indoor football. It was the first time I ever held a football.
Moment of triumph
The throw. We were watching an indoor football game at Madison Square Garden, when I was called down to perform in half time entertainment. I brought my group to victory in a football throwing contest. It was the first time I ever held a football, and thousands were watching me.
The throw
Concentration. We were watching an indoor football game at Madison Square Garden, when I was called down to perform in half time entertainment. I brought my group to victory in a football throwing contest. It was the first time I ever held a football, and thousands were watching me.
Concentration. Madison Square Garden
The Statue of Liberty
The Statue of Liberty
View from Empire State Building
Manhattan
Me and Manhattan from Liberty Island
Manhattan from Liberty Island
Statue of Liberty and Manhattan
Statue of Liberty and Manhattan
Time to go cross country with the Swede Mobil
Cross country with the Swede Mobil
Viviann (later Olsson), Linda Söderqvist, and Arlene (later Hendrix)
Viviann, Linda, and Arlene
Claudia and Me. We had recently met.
Claudia and Me
Claudia, my sweetheart walks into my life. The photo is not that good though.
Claudia
Alyce Leftwich, Lilip, Anders (sitting), I (half sitting), Per in the background, Abbay in Jeans, Audrey and Audrey's sister, Jonas behind Audrey's sister
The whole gang
Anders Grönqvist, Arlene Susnjara (later Hendrix), Göran Ericsson, Alyce Leftwich (later Hartvigsen)
Anders, Arlene, Göran, Alyce
Anders Grönqvist
Anders Grönqvist
Around the table. Viviann (red), Arlene, Anders, Jonas (front), Lilip not visible, Per (blue)
Around the table
Anders, Abbay, Göran
Anders, Abbay, Göran
Lindas birthday again
Lindas Birthday again


Jonas Birthday and a very special turtle
Jonas Birthday
Lindas Birthday, all papered in
Lindas Birthday
This is my first birthday outside Sweden
Birthday
Anders and very nice guy
Anders and another nice guy
Clockwise: Anuradha, Linda, Richard, Lilip, Denise
Friends around the table
Left to Right: Lilip, Anders, Jonas, Denise, Göran, Viviann, Arlene
Bunch of friends
Left to Right: Forgot name, Richard, Linda, Anuradha, Jill
Friends
Linda and Richard Tomazin on a Carousel
Linda + Richard
We Swedes visted DisneyWorld, Orlando, Florida. This is cinderellas Castle.
Cinderellas Castle
Mexico in Epcot Center
Mexico in Epcot Center
The lake at Epcot Center 1988. You can see America, China, Japan and Marocco
The lake at Epcot Center 198
Jonas Olsson at Epcot Center
Jonas Olsson at Epcot Center
The great ball Epcot Center
The great ball Epcot Center
NASA, Cape Caneveral, Florida, the rocket factory
NASA, Cape Caneveral
Ready for the Beach in Florida
Ready for the Beach in Florida
Swedes in Florida. Jonas Olsson, Per Jonasson, Anders Grönqvist, Viviann Jonas' girlfriend.
Swedes in Florida
Jonas Olsson, Göran Ericsson, Anders Grönqvist, Viviann, Per Jonasson inside the van
Swedes in Florida, Springbreak
Arriving New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Arrival New Smyrna Beach
Time to leave for Florida
Time to leave for Florida
Sitting, Greg and Rob alias Knull and Tutt. Andrea and Brain Clamp on floor.
Friends
Swedes in Breckenridge Christmas Spreak, a view
Swedes in Breckenridge a view
Me in skiing in Breckenridge 1987/1988
Skiing in Breckenridge
Carl and spitfire
Carl and spitfire
Sven, Annika, I and Göran
Hot Tub in Breckenridge
Göran alias Carl, Me, Sven, and Göran
Göran (Carl), Me, Sven, and Göran
Sven and Göran in New Orleans
Sven and Göran in New Orleans
Göran on Bourbon Street New Orleans, standing in front of the famous Pat O'Briens
Pat O'Briens
Swedes in San Antonio Texas. Picture from the River Walk.
Swedes in San Antonio Texas.
Nasa space center at Houston
Nasa space center at Houston
Houston Cougars Mascot
Houston Cougars Mascot
Friends at Murray Hill. Jill, Denise (in front), unknown, Kirsteen
Friends at Murray Hill
Me, Linda, Stefan
Me, Linda, Stefan
Unknowns, Alyce Leftwich right
Unknowns, Alyce Leftwich right
Stefans sister, Per, and Anders.
Stefans sister, Per, and Anders.
The Hagarty family
The Hagarty family
I visited Niagara Falls with my parents in October 1987
Niagara Falls
Me and my dad in Toronto
Me and my dad in Toronto
CN Tower in Toronto
CN Tower in Toronto
Surströmming in Cleveland
Surströmming in Cleveland
This is where I lived while in Cleveland
Student Dorms
Knox Berry Farm, Los Angeles
Knox Berry Farm
King Kong at Universal Studios
King Kong
Feinsteins, Rakel, and I
Feinsteins, Rakel, and I
Feinsteins. Friends of Rakel. They let Göran and I stay in their house. Extremely hospitable, really fantastic people.
Feinsteins
Universal Studios. Jaws!
Jaws
Universal Studios. The car from back to the future.
Universal Studios
At Disney Land, Orange County, Los Angeles
Disneyland
At Disney Land, Orange County, Los Angeles
Disneyland
Göran another Exchange student and I visted California together. We visited a friend of mine Rakel Gunnarson. Göran with our rental car.
Göran
Time to leave Sweden. My dad Stig, Brother Stefan, Mother Gun
Time to leave Sweden