My daughter has now been to the Swedish Language c...

My daughter has now been to the Swedish Language camp for three summers. It has been a life-changing experience. Her Swedish is superb. She can understand movies and newscasts in Swedish, she often speaks to me in Swedish which I sort of get because I speak German, she even sang the St. Lucia songs with electric candles on her head before Christmas. More importantly, however, she has friends all over the country with whom she is in regular contact. Last year when she left we had a bit of a falling out over responsibility and expectations. When she returned that was all gone. She went from being a not-so-delightful 13 year old to the charming kid she is now. The cost is steep if you live outside Minnesota. We got some help and frankly, I save the rest of the year to afford it but it is worth ever single dime. Next fall she will apply to spend her junior year in high school in Sweden and I know that will just be the next step in a wonderful international life.