First month in Sweden

Hello everyone! Ok so, I'm not the most frequent blogger you know, but I really am trying :) I'd like to tell you guys a bit about my first month here in Linköping.
The first month has actually been pretty amazing. The sun has been shining most of the days and when it rains a bit, the temperature stays high and we can still go out and have fun. The people have been amazing and not at all "cold" as Swedes are usually stereotyped. :)
I haven't gotten my social security number yet, so I'm still not actively looking for jobs. The number should come in this week and that's when I'm going to start applying. I'm also gonna check out what it takes to be a teacher here and will take some additional classes if needed to become one. I haven't gotten my diploma yet, so I'm taking it pretty easy. I'm learning Swedish on my own by watching tv, listening to radio and with Rosetta Stone. I can have simple conversations with people, it's pretty fun :). That brings me to the one and only negative experience I've had here: On my first day here, we went to the "tax office" to apply for my SSN. Vanja and I both went up to the counter, but I started talking to the lady in Swedish. She understood me fine and I was pretty proud of myself. But then she said something which I didn't understand, so Vanja helped me out a bit. Well, from then on, the lady completely ignored me and continued the conversation with Vanja instead of speaking slowly to me...or even switching to English. For about five minutes she was wiggling her fingers at me, talking about me (I understood most of it), telling Vanja that: "she needs to signs here, there...". I was furious. I wasn't used to someone completely ignoring me like that. On top of that, this was my FIRST DAY in Sweden! And THAT was my first experience as a resident! Thanks a lot, stupid bitch at the tax office!!! BAh, I was really pissed that day, but like I said, that was the only bad experience. Since then, everyone has been nice, talking to me slowly in Swedish and trying to make me understand what they are saying.
On a brighter note, we have an awesome apartment that is about five minutes walking distance to city center. :)
Let me know how things are in California!