I’d love to visit that part of the world some day, especially after reading you write about it. My family on my dad’s side has Swedish roots, so maybe it’ll happen! I’ll have to add The Mercies to my reading list. Thanks for the recommendation.
My dad's family is from Trondheim, Norway. While I was there I popped into a records office and someone helped me find the record of my great-great-grandfather's name - he was on a passenger ship, emigrating to Canada. It's wild to find stuff like that.
I don't know if An Inspector Calls is in the canon where you are, but it's a socialist play from the early 20th Century that's a huge part of the UK English Lit curriculum (probably about 75% of my friends studied it at school as teenagers). When we were taught it, my teacher took us into the school hall to play the 'left right game' - she'd call out a statement and if it was left wing we'd run to the left hand side of the hall, and if it was right wing we'd go to the right hand side of the hall. Completely genius! (I borrowed it years later when I had to do a presentation and run an activity in my German language class that was based on my degree subject)
I love this!! I just ordered a copy of the play. I'd never heard of it before. Hopefully I'll be doing the left-right game next year :) Thanks so much for sharing
I have had The Mercies on my list for a while now. I'm going to bump it up to the top after your recommendation. Thanks! And Norway sounds amazing. I've always wanted to go. Headed over to the library website now to place a hold on The Mercies... and maybe on a Norway travel guide, too...
I’d love to visit that part of the world some day, especially after reading you write about it. My family on my dad’s side has Swedish roots, so maybe it’ll happen! I’ll have to add The Mercies to my reading list. Thanks for the recommendation.
Sweden is gorgeous! I hope you'll get to go soon.
My dad's family is from Trondheim, Norway. While I was there I popped into a records office and someone helped me find the record of my great-great-grandfather's name - he was on a passenger ship, emigrating to Canada. It's wild to find stuff like that.
I don't know if An Inspector Calls is in the canon where you are, but it's a socialist play from the early 20th Century that's a huge part of the UK English Lit curriculum (probably about 75% of my friends studied it at school as teenagers). When we were taught it, my teacher took us into the school hall to play the 'left right game' - she'd call out a statement and if it was left wing we'd run to the left hand side of the hall, and if it was right wing we'd go to the right hand side of the hall. Completely genius! (I borrowed it years later when I had to do a presentation and run an activity in my German language class that was based on my degree subject)
I love this!! I just ordered a copy of the play. I'd never heard of it before. Hopefully I'll be doing the left-right game next year :) Thanks so much for sharing
I enjoy how you connect personal stories to your class lessons. And ice skating in the night in Norway--sounds lovely!
I have had The Mercies on my list for a while now. I'm going to bump it up to the top after your recommendation. Thanks! And Norway sounds amazing. I've always wanted to go. Headed over to the library website now to place a hold on The Mercies... and maybe on a Norway travel guide, too...
Yay! I hope you love The Mercies. It's a good one to read in the winter
I loved the story about you skating at night. It sounds magical
Thanks Jeffrey. Writing this makes me want to head out to my local ice rink.