Scotland vs. Italy

match day

Scotland vs Italy

Rory took us home with him to watch an important football game. The preparation for the game was the main thing - getting the food ready for the guests and getting out the football strips and kilts. We even got dressed up in kilts, as you can see in our photograph. When the game began, our hearts were thumping like a drum beat. In the starting minutes we were already sad as Italy scored. There was still hope as the rest of the game was still to come. In the second half there was some hope as Scotland scored and everyone was jumping up and down. But in the dying seconds, Italy scored and Scotland were out. Sad as we were, we kept our heads up high.

Astrid Lindgren 100 years.

This wednesday on the 14th of November it was 100 years since Astrid Lindgren was born. We celebrated this with singing her songs in the assembly hall, we dressed up as characters in her books and ate a very looooong cake. I happened to run into Pippi herself in the library. The students wonder if we read her books in Scotland.



All the students in Dalaskolan painted pictures of Pippi Longstocking. The pictures were put up everywhere in school.



Look at this amazing cake! What a birthday party!

Buttons´ weekend with Joakim, 9th-11th of Nov

Hi Dundee!
I had very fun at the disco. Joakim has pictures but Joakim hasn’t got them yet so I think that you’ll se them sooner or later.
Now to the disco: First there came pupils class 1-3 between 6 and 8 PM.After that where the students from grade 4-6. We had a school disco to get money to a class trip and if we take away all we bought to arrange the disco we have got 6000 Swedish crowns(kr) and that is about 600€.
I got a little hungry and they had no chocolate buttons=( so I drank some coka cola and ate some candy.
Edvin wasn’t there so Joakim needed to take care of me alone.
Last weekend I was in Joakims house and it was fun to look at all the fishes in his aquarium.

Haunted Halloween Party!

We're both so glad that Buttons has arrived safely. (Hope he hasn't been too naughty.) Can't wait to hear what you have all been doing. We've been having loads of fun in Scotland. We arrived at Dundee (a small city) and are staying at the High School of Dundee. We recently celebrated a fun but scary event called Halloween with Jenna and Olivia. This event takes place on the 31st of October every year. Halloween first came in the early 1800's and is still celebrated today. Everyone dresses up in scary outfits and visits houses to tell jokes and in return gets lots of treats and goodies. People dress up in scary outfits to remember how the Celts would light a fire to burn away their bad sins. We went to a spooky Halloween party and went trick or treating around the streets. (Between us both we had one treat too many and are feeling a little sick but are recovering fast.) Can't wait to talk to you soon,

love Mana and Sven-Goran.

P.S ( Here are some pictures of us dressed up!)