9. Holidays
Elementary school in Japan
- Half of the Saturdays every month are holidays.
- Summer holiday, winter holiday, and spring holiday.
- New school year begins in April.
Elementary school in Uppsala
- Saturday and Sunday are holidays.
- Summer holiday, winter holiday, and spring holiday.
- February has a sports ' week and a 1-week holiday.
- New school year begins in August.
Impression:
Pupils in Sweden whose parents are working or studying can go school
during holidays. Lessons were not provided, and we went swimming or
to see animals.
In the closing ceremony each term, pupils listened to speeches by the
priest and the school principal at a near-by church. We sang a song to
welcome the summer. Teachers received many presents.
10. Conclusion
At first my classmates were mean and did not allow me to join them. As I could not understand Swedish because I am Japanese, I said "Yameteyo!" in Japanese. (Don't do that)
After a while my Swedish classmates came to understand when I said,"Yameteyo!". Then we began to get along with each other.
When I left Sweden, Birgitta and Annica ask me to "become our child and stay in Sweden."
October 8, 1996
Editor's postscript
This home page is an accurate reproduction based on the notebook provided by Kozawa Kei.
The entire structure, sentences, and characters were written by Kei.
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