One Big House

My first (almost two) weeks in Sweden I stayed with a lovely family of 7. It was sort of a job to watch the 5 children for a week or so. It ended up being quite the job since all of the kids were 10 & under and did not speak or really know any english. It was very trying but I was able to pick up much Swedish and really just begin to feel comfortable speaking it. The main things we did were hoppa på studsmattan (jump on the trampoline), go on walks or bike rides to the park, and just play outside. We all as a family also went out to some exciting places in the beautiful country of Sweden. I had a great time, but realized shortly after I had been them that the next time I attempt to watch 5 young children (who cannot speak english) will be when I am fluent in Swedish. Here are some of the photographs from my stay with the Gradin's.