Today started out like any other Wednesday, I was in the music rooms with my music class preparing for a concert next week. It is Remembrance Day today so I ran around to the different groups playing music and handed out poppies and explaining what they meant. I also found time to join my group and practice with them but I wasn't much help because I had left my music at home. I didn't know it at the time, but our afternoon classes were cancelled to give us more time to practice. So after a quick lunch, we were back at it.
***********Now I had heard something about H1N1 vaccines and noon, so at 12 I asked about it. Turns out everyone in my class had already got it, so they pointed me in the right direction and I wondered out of the building. At this point Jarryd calls my cell and it's a good thing because I had wondered out the wrong door and he directed me to the building where the vaccinations were being given out. The reason why he called was to get me a train ticket to BodaBorg, where we're going this weekend, he's such a nice guy.
************In the vaccination building, I got got help filling out a form in Swedish but I confused the administrative nurse because I don't have a person number. She told me to come back tomorrow at 9 when there will be an English speaking nurse there and more time to figure things out. There was I long line up so I didn't want to wait around anyway.
************Back in the music rooms, my class is still practicing and I'm wondering when the grade 2 music class is going to practice. I've been trying to track them down all week because they are having a concert tomorrow and would like me to join them in one song. I find out that they are practicing in the Aula downstairs so I grab my trumpet and head down there.
************Every time I go out in to the hall way, I meet people I know and I hand out poppies. Soon all over the school people are wearing them and talking about them. I should have brought more because it's such a novel idea to the Swedes. This is the most unusual Remembrance Day I've ever had!
************In the Aula, I find the grade 2 music class having a rehearsal. While I wait for my song, Blame it on the Boogie, to come up, Jarryd calls again. He managed to got tickets for the way there but the machine wouldn't let him get me tickets for the way home. I'll figure out how to get home when I get there. It looks like we're going to have a very fun and interesting time in BodaBorg. Back in the Aula, we practice my song and it goes well. I find out the times for the concert tomorrow; 10,12 and 7pm. For the morning concert, the teacher wants us to practice before at 8am. So it looks like I'll be going to school early tomorrow.
*************Back up stairs, I'm putting my trumpet away and my class is still practicing. My group had been looking for me but I couldn't hang around to find out why because I had to rush off and give a presentation to a French class. In the French class I gave a power point presentation about Canada, me, the Canadian school system and stuff. The presentation went well but it made me realise how much learning Swedish is affecting my French; I found myself saying min instead of ma and vi instead of nous and I struggled with 14, after a pause all I could come up with was fjorton! But besides that, I had no trouble talking over my 45 minutes. We didn't have time for questions but the teacher invited me back any time to talk to her class again.
***************At 3pm, there was a meeting for grade 3 students to try on and apply for graduation hats. I also had a cooking class at 3 but several of my cooking class mates were there so I don't know who was left to cook today. You can see a picture of the studentmössa as it's called. I never knew there were so many choices to make while ordering it; what colour trim, what colour embroidery, what do you want embroidered, what type of flower in the front what colour gem in the flower, what type of liner, which style, which package (with a champagne glass or not) what should be engraved on the champagne glass and what size of hat? There were so many things to decide that I was the last one to hand in my form and the whole thing is going to cost me about $100!! I got a ride into town from one of my friends because it's as dark as night at 4 o'clock these days.
***************Now I'm at home and can relax after my rather hectic day.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
A rather hectic day
Today started out like any other Wednesday, I was in the music rooms with my music class preparing for a concert next week. It is Remembrance Day today so I ran around to the different groups playing music and handed out poppies and explaining what they meant. I also found time to join my group and practice with them but I wasn't much help because I had left my music at home. I didn't know it at the time, but our afternoon classes were cancelled to give us more time to practice. So after a quick lunch, we were back at it.
***********Now I had heard something about H1N1 vaccines and noon, so at 12 I asked about it. Turns out everyone in my class had already got it, so they pointed me in the right direction and I wondered out of the building. At this point Jarryd calls my cell and it's a good thing because I had wondered out the wrong door and he directed me to the building where the vaccinations were being given out. The reason why he called was to get me a train ticket to BodaBorg, where we're going this weekend, he's such a nice guy.
************In the vaccination building, I got got help filling out a form in Swedish but I confused the administrative nurse because I don't have a person number. She told me to come back tomorrow at 9 when there will be an English speaking nurse there and more time to figure things out. There was I long line up so I didn't want to wait around anyway.
************Back in the music rooms, my class is still practicing and I'm wondering when the grade 2 music class is going to practice. I've been trying to track them down all week because they are having a concert tomorrow and would like me to join them in one song. I find out that they are practicing in the Aula downstairs so I grab my trumpet and head down there.
************Every time I go out in to the hall way, I meet people I know and I hand out poppies. Soon all over the school people are wearing them and talking about them. I should have brought more because it's such a novel idea to the Swedes. This is the most unusual Remembrance Day I've ever had!
************In the Aula, I find the grade 2 music class having a rehearsal. While I wait for my song, Blame it on the Boogie, to come up, Jarryd calls again. He managed to got tickets for the way there but the machine wouldn't let him get me tickets for the way home. I'll figure out how to get home when I get there. It looks like we're going to have a very fun and interesting time in BodaBorg. Back in the Aula, we practice my song and it goes well. I find out the times for the concert tomorrow; 10,12 and 7pm. For the morning concert, the teacher wants us to practice before at 8am. So it looks like I'll be going to school early tomorrow.
*************Back up stairs, I'm putting my trumpet away and my class is still practicing. My group had been looking for me but I couldn't hang around to find out why because I had to rush off and give a presentation to a French class. In the French class I gave a power point presentation about Canada, me, the Canadian school system and stuff. The presentation went well but it made me realise how much learning Swedish is affecting my French; I found myself saying min instead of ma and vi instead of nous and I struggled with 14, after a pause all I could come up with was fjorton! But besides that, I had no trouble talking over my 45 minutes. We didn't have time for questions but the teacher invited me back any time to talk to her class again.
***************At 3pm, there was a meeting for grade 3 students to try on and apply for graduation hats. I also had a cooking class at 3 but several of my cooking class mates were there so I don't know who was left to cook today. You can see a picture of the studentmössa as it's called. I never knew there were so many choices to make while ordering it; what colour trim, what colour embroidery, what do you want embroidered, what type of flower in the front what colour gem in the flower, what type of liner, which style, which package (with a champagne glass or not) what should be engraved on the champagne glass and what size of hat? There were so many things to decide that I was the last one to hand in my form and the whole thing is going to cost me about $100!! I got a ride into town from one of my friends because it's as dark as night at 4 o'clock these days.
***************Now I'm at home and can relax after my rather hectic day.
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