Hello,
Yesterday we went to a rainy summer concert with three different Swedish popular bands. The bands which preformed were Lars Winnerbäck, Lale and Anne Brun. We spent 5hours listenig to these bands in the rain and the strong wind.
We were freezing cold when we jumped in the car 11.30pm.
We used towels to get us dry.
Have you ever heard of any of the bands?
You probably haven’t because they are from Sweden and Norway and mostly sing in Swedish.
Today it is the last day at my grandparent’s house and we won't have internet until we get to my other grandparent's in Västerås (my dad's parents).
See you Johanna

Sorry, I forgot the photos of the steem engine, from the last blog.

Skånes Djurpark

Hello,
Today we went to Skånes Djurpark. It is a zoo, there they care for animals from Sweden and the northen part of the world. For exampel. Bears, mooses, lynx, badger, beavers, deers, seals and so on. Old farmer animals like horses, pigs, cows, vincents, rabbets, sheep and chickens. They also run different rescue projects for example storks (a bird).
Three times this week we have picked blueberries in the forest. I love blue berry pie.
My grandpa had promised my little brother David that when we came home to them from New Zealand he was going to take us to an old steam engine train and have a ride.
Yesterday was the big day for David and us. It was a lovely summer day on the train we had to open the windows and hang out to get the fresh air and see the steam raising in the sky.
see you Johanna

Fun Fun Fun

Hello,
Sorry I haven’t blogged during the last week. We have done so much and I have had to spend time with my grandparents since I haven’t seen them for 2 years. I love them so much. Well, now I have spare time.....
Day one we built a hut. It is small and has a blanket as a door. It has rectangular holes for windows and crayon drawings for house paint.
We also went for swims almost every day. The first swim was in Åhus , a little town with a beach on the east coast of south of Sweden. There is an enormous pier and there are tons of names of people who has donated money for the pier. In the end of the pier there is a 2 ½ m jump and after the jump you can swim to a floating platform. The sea water in Åhus is always very cold. When we were there the temperature was 16 celcisus, and it is cold if you compare it with Halmstad on the west coast there it was 23 celcisus. The reason is that Åhus on the east coast has the Baltic Sea and it is much deeper than the Nordic sea which is on the west coast by Halmstad.
Swimming in Bosarps lake was beautiful. It was like swimming in non beating cream. The surroundings was also magnific. The cristal blue lake with the lush forest around the lake.
The pools were different a lot of antibacterial cleaning and this stuff made my nose feel that I was bleeding. But it was so fun jumping from the 3 meters diving tower and swimming and playing in the water.
In August, the Suedes have big crabs partys. They eat seafood, sing songs, wear hats and the adults drink snaps. In the Svenssons family we have it every year so they had the party a bit earlier so we could join this year.
I love strawberries and now it is right season in Sweden to pick them for 2 dollars for a liter, about 500 g. It is great to be and live on the countryside.
see you Johanna

Skåne

Hello,
Yesterday we arrived at my grandmas and grandpas house in Skåne.
It was the world cup final in soccer!!
The cup ended with a very close 1-0 to Spain.
Today my siblings, grandpa and I built a tree hut and named it Svenssons hut, because my grandparents last name is Svensson.
My grandpa was a builder and he knows everything about building houses so he helped us a lot.
Soon my auntie Maria and her family is coming so I have to pack up but see you soon Johanna

Jempa (Jennifer)

Jempa is my best Swedish friend and here are some Facts about her:
Full name: Jennifer Borefalk
Age: 12
Birthday: 29 May 1998
Siblings: Arvid 5 ½ and Svante 8mon.
Parents: Liselotte Borefalk and Stefan Gustavsson.
Favourite Singers: she really like a lot of music but the one I heard her listen to the most was Justin Bieber.
Hobbies: Soccer, dancing, being with friends and checking out boys.


Jempa and I had a lot of wonderful time and we have a lot in common.
I will miss her a lot.
She might be visiting me when I am at grandma’s and grandpa’s.
See you Johanna

Halmstad

Hello class!
These two weeks we have had so much fun and we have met a lot of wonderful people.
I am so sorry that I haven’t written but I haven’t had the possibility to use the internet during the two weeks we’ve been in our hometown, Halmstad. Because the people we rent the house from use mobile internet.
These are the high lights of all the days.
Day 1. Meeting my friend Hanna, her family and her new Puppy,
Day 2. Visiting my best Swedish friend Jempa (Jennifer),
Day 3. Biking around with Hanna to most of my old class mates to say hi,
Day 4. Having a family day with Lovisa’s friends and family,
Day 5. Celebrating my mum’s birthday with her friend Irene where we got loads of lollies!
Visiting the beach with 30 degrees Celsius in the air and 21 degrees in the sea. Wonderful to swim,
Day 6. Going to Brottet (the outdoor pools) with Jempa and her friend Emma,
Day 7. Going to the beach with my friend Ebba and later we moved on to a small festival,
Day 8. Having an Italian ice cream at Ricardo’s,
Day 9. Having breakfast with our friends Victor, Adam and Hugo
Day 10. Sleeping over at Charlotte’s house,
Day 11. Partying with all our old friends,
Day 12. Going to Charlotte’s sisters Birthday Party and sleeping over,
Day13. Making a song with Charlotte and then singing it for our parents,
Day14. Eating pizza with Jempa and playing mini golf... Jempa won,
Day 15. Eating an ice cream at our friends Cafe.

Did you know on day seven Elvis Presley had his birthday. He would have turned 75 if he had been alive.
We had a lot of nice food in Halmstad. These were my favourites:
Pizza Capricciosa, Swedish sausages, BBQ meat, Pasta salad, cebab Pizza, potatos and meat balls, Swedish straberries,chicken and samon.

Did you know I didn’t like the NZ sausages when I first came to NZ?
These are all my friends my age I’ve met in Halmstad...
Jempa, Hanna, Lina, Petronella, Hilma, Fredrik, Zacarias, Klara, Elen, Mathea, Greta, Ebba, Disa, Victor, Emil, Ebba, Leanea, Victor, Lovisa, Charlotte, Beatris, Adrian, Emilia, Vidar, Harald.
See you Johanna