Report from Tyler in Sweden

 

I have been in Sweden for almost two months and everything is starting to seem familiar which is really nice!  I have joined a choir and will go to Italy with them in May to sing with a choir there.  There are ten of us in the choir and we sing mainly English songs, which is surprising!  I have also been looking for volunteer work in the community, though they say volunteering in Sweden is not common I have managed to find some work at a preschool.  I am also going to go into my school on a day I have off to help my English teacher with the younger years.  I look forward to both these opportunities.

 

Last weekend I went on a Rotary trip to a place called Varberg.  We stayed in a fort and within that fort were old prison cells in which we slept; it was a little creepy but a great experience.  The locals told us there is a French princess who haunts the fortress, so the boys went out late at night with candles to try and hunt the ghost down!  They were unsuccessful!

 

I have also been doing a Swedish For Immigrants course which is really helpful and I have met lovely people from all over the world such as Somali, Pakistan, Hungary, Germany, Brasil, Austria and more.

 

Overall I am having a great time and we are so thankful to Rotary North Ryde for sponsoring me and giving me this opportunity.

 

Thanks Tylah.