7 – 11
June 2013
Present: Carol Wilson, William Atkinson, and
Jean Pooley
The focus
for the visit to Sweden was:
- To watch the remaining presentations
from the countries who had not shown their information in Slovenia,
regarding final products for their project
- Discussion about the Final Report
- To take part in a dance festival
Day 1
Early in
the morning we all set off to the town where the dance festival was going to
take place. All the participants from
our project had been asked to dress up in their national costume. The UK team took part by wearing tee shirts
with a Union Jack on them. We took
blowers, flags to wave and our big English flag.
When we
arrived at the town, we were met by Helena, who was organising the
festival. Everyone was taking pictures
of each other and the atmosphere was really good. People were very happy to be taking
part. For us, the uk team were delighted
to have been asked to take part in the festival.
When it
was time to go to the school, we all marched along the road, all very happy,
waving flags and cheering the people who were standing along the road waiting
to see us.
We arrived
at the school and were shown to our seats.
There were a lot of local people already there. We were given a
programme of events. When I looked at it
I didn’t realise how big and event this was.
There were lots of different acts taking place from several different
countries.
After a
few hours it was our turn to take the stage.
We all went on the stage and sang to the audience. It was a song that the Italian team had
written about our project. I don’t think
we were the best of singers, but at least we all made an effort.
When the
dance festival was over we were taken back to the “forest” where we had our
evening meal and then had free time.
Day 2
At the
beginning of the second day the countries who had not presented their
presentations had their chance to show them.
Following our evening meal, Mariana invited everyone to
the hostel where she was staying. She
had decided that because of some communication problems within the group, we
all needed to get together and have a good night singing and dancing. This was a very good night, everyone enjoyed
themselves. Traditional songs and dances
were carried out by each country.
Day 3
Evaluation Day. This was held in the morning with a group
discussion. We also held a discussion
about the final report and what we should all be writing in it.
In the afternoon, we had some free time, so we went for a
walk in the forest with Helena. This was
very enjoyable and informative.
As we had to leave early the next morning most of the
group had an early dinner and nigh
- Our hosts were always on hand to help us
- We gained an increased understanding of
the different problems in the different countries to the interaction
between the generations - whilst also gaining an understanding of the
areas we all had in common.
- The good work each country had carried
out to reach a final product
- Meeting up with our colleagues
- Dancing Festival in Viksjfors
- Getting to know new people
- Dancing and Singing night
- Accommodation and location was good
- Outside Jacuzzi
The peace, the quiet and the beauty of
the Swedish country and the friendliness of the people.
UK Team
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