04/02/2009 - Ski, football and sausages!

On Wednesday 4th of February we followed our Swedish students to their ordinary classes. Some had Religion and Maths, others History and Science…After two hours of hearing Swedish only and understanding nothing, we went to our special Swedish lessons. We learned how to introduce ourselves, the days of the week, the name of the months, the colours and how to tell the time. Even if it was too soon for us to have lunch (11:30), we went to the school cafeteria and we had pasta and a sausage (Swedish bread, butter and salad too). Afterwards, we walked to Polarica, where Disa’s mother works, she explained to us how this company works and what they do. They sell reindeer, kangaroo and elk meat among others. We were given lingonberry and blueberry juice, both of them very tasty. She also gave us a small orange bitter fruit that contained the same amount of vitamin C as 8 oranges!!.
Each one of us left to have dinner with their families and we met again at eight o’clock at the skiing facilities. There we borrowed skis and boots from our host families and had a go on long distance cross country skiing. Despite being harsh for the beginners, Spanish students caught up very quickly and finished the track with no problems. Meanwhile, some teachers prepared a barbecue, where we roasted sausages and drank pear juice. A football match on the snow and a snowball fight followed the supper. We had lots of fun!!.