We had a great time with our Swedish visitors.. They got here on Friday, joined classes throughout the school, and gave excellent presentations about Sweden, a country we didn't know half enough about. The three lovely Swedish staff members took us out for our tea on Friday night, and we heard all sorts of rumours about what the Swedish students got up to! All concerned, however, retrieved their reputation by being at the first bridge on time for a 9.00am start to our walk to the saddle. Donard wasn't a possibility because our visitors had to catch their bus to Dublin. We were joined by Shimna students Mark, Eamon, Conor and David, and everyone made it to the wall despite the bitter wind. We have the photos to proved it. Thanks a million to Martin and Elaine for leading the way, and to Greenhill for hosting our group. Real friendships were made, and real work experience placements floated for next February. We were very pleased to receive a Swedish cookery book and Swedish sweeties as our thank you present, and look forward to a very fruitful partnership with Sweden.
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