There’s an unique sense of freedom to the Swedish summer. While we were there a few weeks ago, celebrating Sofia’s cousin’s wedding, I took the opportunity to revisit one of the places that grew to mean a lot to me last year during our wedding preparations.
The night before we got married, a few of my friends (Dave, Luke and Chris) took me for a late night swim in a lake close to where we were staying. It’s a tradition that began with Dave’s wedding the year before, and which I see as something of a rite of passage, a final blast of your old way of life as another is about to begin.
That particular evening Dave and Luke swam out far, and when I caught up they were contemplating the depths beneath: ‘what creatures could be living in those murky waters?’ We dipped our heads under the water and were immersed in a silent blackness.
This time it was daylight and I had the lake all to myself. As I paddled in, the stillness of the surface was broken by gentle rings.
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By Sofia
on 24 May 2010
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A few weeks ago we had a lovely weekend together with some friends in the little picturesque hamlet Skenfrith close to Monmouth. We were surrounded by hills with sheep, castles, apple cider farms, second hand stores & tea houses run by little grannies! Fairytale like! You simply must go there!
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För några veckor sedan hade vi en fantastisk helg med några nyvunna vänner i den lilla idylliska byn Skenfrith, nära det större samhället Monmouth. Under en hel helg var vi omgivna av kullar med får, sagolika slott, lantgårdar med äppelcider tillverkning, loppis och fik som drevs av byns små tanter. Helt himmelskt! Åk dit!
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By Sofia
on 19 May 2010
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Today I volunteered with the Cardiff Foodbank, packing food parcels in their warehouse. The organisation started as a response to the affects of the financial crisis in Cardiff. As the crisis left many people without jobs, this has also strained the welfare system and caused delays in the benefit system. Many households are therefore struggling to have food for the day and are unable to feed their families. The Cardiff Foodbank have got supermarkets and individuals involved to donate food, which anyone in need can then come and collect in their distribution centre. Good stuff!
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Idag hjälpte jag till att packa lite matpaket åt Cardiff Foodbank. Organisationen startade i samband med att finanskrisen slog till. Då många blev arbetslösa belastades också välfärdssystemet, vilket lett till försening av bidrag av olika slag. När bidraget inte kommer in i rätt tid lämnas många familjer i ekonomisk kris; ibland utan mat för dagen. Cardiff Foodbank har uppmuntrat mataffärer och privatpersoner till att donera mat, vilket de sedan packar och delar ut i sitt utdelningscenter, till den som behöver. Vilken bra grej!
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