1. Introduction
I stayed at "Uppsala"city in Sweden from Oct.1994 to Aug.1995. During this period, I went to " Kvangärdes" elementary school for six months. I enjoyed myself so much that I almost felt like not going back to Japan.
This summer I went to the school to meet my teacher and friends.
I compared Japanese elementary school with Swedish elementary school.

October 8, 1996

2. Number of teachers and students per class

My school in Japan	Elementary school in Uppsala
40 students	26 students
1 teacher	2 teachers

Impression:
A Swedish class was very enjoyable with two teachers always attending.

3. Teachers

Japan
- Called "Kanzaki sensei" ( Sensei means a teacher )

Uppsala
- Called "Birgitta" or "Annica"

Impression:
In Sweden students addressed their teachers by their first name, as if addressing a friend. It sounded like "Bigitta" when Swedish people said "Birgitta."

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