We have arrived in Mora and are now staying at the Mora Folkhögskola where we study Swedish and politics in Scandinavia, with occasional lessons in slöjd (handicrafts) and outdoor field trips (hiking and skiing!)
Our rooms here are very cosy. It is nice to have a real bed after the trip on the overnight train. We were made very welcome here and have already been involved in many fikas. I almost forgot Ash Wednesday is to-morrow until we ate semlor (delicious, decadent, cream-filled rolls) at fika this afternoon.
It is very satisfying to have finished one mitten; I am working on the second now. The ladies teaching slöjd will show me twined knitting (tvåändstickning), which I am excited to learn.
We did felting (torrtovning) with wool in slöjd to-day. I made this sheep. Later, we went medieval dancing and learned quite a number of classic dances. I felt like a character in a Jane Austen novel as we tripped across the room, but we were all too engrossed in the steps to make conversation.
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