I would like to sincerely thank Charles Peterson for hosting the wonderful Sweden Shop event on November 4th. While we did not have as many participants as we would have liked, I feel that the event was very successful. It was great to meet some of our new Finnish students at North Park University, and listen to beautiful music by one of them, Suvi, who performed with Charles' wife. While I cannot tell the difference between a trumpet and a saxophone, the music was absolutely mesmerizing. It was also great to visit the chapel at the university and learn about the school's significant Scandinavian history. I hope that we can have more events like this in the future.
Tomi Wahlstrom