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We represent Rotary District 5580 which includes North Dakota, Northern Minnesota, and Ontario, Canada. We're heading to Sweden on May 10, 2008!

We're the 2008 GSE team from Rotary District 5580 (USA & Canada) touring District 2400 in southern Sweden! We're having a fabulous time thus far and are amazed at the opportunities we're given! Thank you for checking in on us!

Our fearless leader:
Dennis - Lawyer, Perham, Minnesota from Perham Rotary Club

Team members:
Beth - Music Teacher, Bismarck, North Dakota on behalf of Bismarck Rotary Club

Carol - Professor, Fargo, North Dakota on behalf of Fargo-Moorhead AM Rotary Club

Jamie - Court Reporter, Two Harbors, Minnesota on behalf of North Shore Rotary Club

Peter - Psychologist, Thunder Bay, Canada on behalf of Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Fort William)

Shana - Physiotherapist, Thunder Bay, Canada on behalf of Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Lakehead)

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June 15th 2008

Made it! Europe » Sweden » Stockholm County » Stockholm

A final farewell at the station

Just thought we'd let you know we made it safely to Stockholm! We have an extensive list of places to visit, museums to see, and things to do, so we'll surely keep busy these next few days! [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 14th 2008

Chapter II begins Europe » Sweden » Blekinge County

The scene of the final farewell dinner

I write with just a few minutes left until we head to the train station. Today we are en route to Stockholm. The time has come to transition from the wonder of the program to being on our own while enjoying Sweden's capital city. It should be a nice opportunity for the team to segue into our return to "real" life...however abrupt it'll be. After having spent the day enjoying Karlskrona's shops and sunshine, we had a lovely final farewell party in the country. I can't really describe the myriad of emotions we're all feeling as this life changing experience concludes [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 12th 2008

A day by the sea in Karlskrona Europe » Sweden » Blekinge County

Stars of the screen
Memorializing our last presentation

Another monumental day for the Super Six. It commenced with a visit to the community building and a discussion of Telecom City and the city of Karlskrona in general. Truly a progressive and innovative town, Karlskrona's strategic location for cooperation with European nations makes it a strong force in the world of communication and technology. The team had its final formal presentation, number 15 I believe, at high noon. After a minor hiccup to its beginning, the presentation was superb. We are now taking offers now to start a world tour! After the presentation, we had a nice [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 10th 2008

The last page!? Europe » Sweden » Blekinge County

In Karlshamn
In front of the famous statue of Carl and Christina

Well, folks, we've officially made it to the last page of our itinerary! I remember when I first laid eyes on it and felt somehow separated from it, like it wasn't real, a myth, a fairy tale. (Actually, it quite resembled one!) Now, as we look through it, it's an instant diary of our tours, visits, meetings, lunches, and families! I cannot start expounding upon today though before writing about the wonderful get together party we had yesterday evening! Sabine and Christer Stromberg hosted a party for the team, host families, and close friends in Rotary with a lovely barbecue on [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 8th 2008

Time flies Europe » Sweden

Heliga Kors Kyrka
In Ronneby

It's amazing to think that we have less than a week left of our tour! We appreciate you, our groupies, reading about our madcap shenanigans! It's difficult to express how truly awesome this trip is with just words and pictures. Our group is bonded for life through all the shared minutae of experiences...through our attempts to retain composure while eating unpalatable dishes (some of us are better at this than others), as we share personal stories of sadness and joys, discuss our indiosyncracies, fears, passions, and weaknesses...as we bravely risk 60 meter heights, water logged boats, ferm [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 7th 2008

Adventure on the high sea and in the Ronneby countryside! Europe » Sweden

Swedish National Day
Enjoying the festivities in Brunnspark in Ronneby

Hej hej loyal blog followers, Thanks to Jamie for doing such a good job with the blog. Today proved to be another exciting day. We never know what the day will hold for us when we start out, despite having a schedule. Peter, Carol, Dennis and I (Shana) are staying in Kallinge across the street from one another. Jamie and Beth are staying outside of Kallinge. This morning we set out on a boat tour of the Blekinge (the name of the county) archipelago on the Baltic sea. The team was enjoying the beautiful weather and the lovely boat ride. Unfortunately [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 7th 2008

Gilligan's Island: Part 2 Europe » Sweden

The sun is bright!
Smiling into the sun....

What's a blog entry without a reference to Gilligan's Island!? Today we lived the dream, folks! The eight stranded castaways (well, we weren't really castaways...more like....floating on a boat-aways) were rescued by the Swedish version of the Coast Guard. These seafaring saviors hooked us up to their tug and towed us safely back to port. It was for sure a memorable experience! Many thanks to Skippers Hans X and Hans XI for a beautfiul venture into the Baltic and a scenic tour of the Bronze Age ruins. We also found a moment for team building in the dry, dry grass and [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 5th 2008

Hej, hej we're the monkeys! Europe » Sweden » Skåne

Dinner on the lake
Peter, where are the eels!?

A walk in the wetlands and a day in the city....a perfect example of what the Skane region has to offer, and what better way than this to fill our day?! Let me get you up to speed....a salmon dinner on the water, a nice chilly boat ride (but we're loving that the Swedes ALWAYS have blankets!), a presentation on Skane goverment and politics, an Absolut afternoon, an evening performance (to a very receptive audience), a morning walk and birding excursion in the wetlands, a lunch time performance in the city (only 2 more left!), an afternoon in the city (love [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 3rd 2008

Åhus and Kristianstad Europe » Sweden

More eel please!

Well, you have been hearing quite often from my trusty teamates, but today, I finally have internet access. So it is my turn. As I am sure all of you have seen, we are having a wonderful time. Rotary District 2400 has been treating us very well and showing us the best that Sweden has to offer. We have had so many once-in-a-lifetime experiences that I think we are beginning to believe that it can't all be real. Some of our favourite experiences have been with food. At least mine have - no suprise to those that know me. We have [View Full Entry]

By GSE
June 2nd 2008

Hejdo, Osby...hej, hej, Kristianstad! Europe » Sweden

The castle at Wanås

Hello my friends around the world! I'd first like to thank Shana for posting some fine text yesterday about our beautiful day in Osby! I recognize the fact that each of us in the team is having different experiences, so from time to time they check in with you as well! I missed you all though, so I thought I'd report back to you this evening! It's another fine evening in Sweden, and the team members are now situated in Kristianstad or the sea city of Åhus. We began our morning with a trip to Broby, near Osby, at Wanås, a [View Full Entry]

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