The Lindahl News: Abroad Edition

Our final "official" student trip took place in November with a combined group of the College Line and several students from the General Line.  We drove to Berlin via coach bus and five staff members. Sven Anna Peter Wes I guess you could say I was the one along for the ride. Somebody had to get "jump" pictures, right? Here the girls jump with the Brandenburg Gate in the background. Here the boys jump with the hostel garage and doors in the background.  We went to many destinations while in Berlin; our first night (Monday) we walked to: Alexanderplatz (A large public square in East Berlin.)     The steeple of St. Mary's Church on the left, the TV Tower on the right. Christkindlmarket  preparations were well underway here! Check out the Weihnachtspyramide!! On Tuesday we took the bus to The Bundestag/Reichstag Building (The Parliament Building)     Building exterior ...

Did you happen to see Wes recently back in the Chicago area?  He had to go back to attend to business at North Park University.  I did not go with him. First order of business for him? Bring treats to work for fika. It was a pretty intense time at work, but he knew the motivation was there to persevere: soon he'd be visiting the family.  Just take a look at the smile on his face!       And see how much the youngest has grown? He's Wiggle Pants now! Meanwhile, back in Sweden... I tried to not be a bit jealous. And thankful for Facetime. My plan was to keep busy.  Armed with a borrowed sewing machine and fabrics from IKEA, I'd like to think I got a bit of a jump on Christmas presents. Sorry, I can't show them here!  At short notice, Thursday became Game Night at our apartment! It was such fun to see Americans and Swedes playing card games, word games and learning good 'ol Rook!  App...