Today I did the second day in my little school journey here in Nynäshamn and today I met 5 classes of ninth graders;=)
They were all so very nice and listened really carefully and asked a lot of really good questions. I really appreciate when I get a communication with the ones I talk too and today everyone has been really good at doing that!
So thanks to all students and teachers who met me today;=)
Here´s some of the super nice girls I met today:
After we finished in the afternoon we drove down to the beautiful harbour in Nynäshamn and sat in the sun, ate smoked shrimps and do I need to say that it was incredibly good? Yummie!
Tomorrow I end my round of meeting students here and I must say I have learned so much from this experience and who knows - I might do something like this again;=)
Enjoy your evening!
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Hello Anette !
ReplyDeleteI'm happy that the two days were nice for you !
I have a question, can you explain us more about this "tour" you give to schools ?
Have a really good evening !
See you,
Quentin.
Hi Anette !
ReplyDeleteYou see, everything went great as i told you before :D
And yes, you should continue to do that, but in different countries like Turkey.
By the way, do you have any pain with your ribs anymore ? i'd like to get more information about it (:
Take care of yourself.
Kisses
Hi, Anette,
ReplyDeleteWe have an embedded fear of the unknown. In addition to that, we are beeing tought that we should only trust people if they earn it somehow. This is good if you don't want to let your child talk to strangers while going to school, but in a longer run, it creates what you (and I, and many others) feel when we need to interact with strangers.
Moreover, it is known in psychology that one of our biggest fears (sometimes bigger that the fear of death) concerns our image. We have a natural inclination to think that we are under attack, and that our image will suffer, therefore we tend to defend it.
The right thing to do in these circumstances is to remember that we deserve to be loved - now! - as we are, and that we do not need to prove or demonstrate anything, or do something specific in order to acquire such worthiness. We need to remember that our intrinsic value creates our image, and NOT the other way around.
I appreciate your actions and thoughts concerning the teen agers in schools! I am sure these teenagers will remember you in a more than favourable light!
I wish you all the best!
Alex!
Wow Anette, I'm so happy for you that everything went good. If you're ever back in Switzerland you must visit my students. They are pretty much younger (now I teach 3&4 graders and after the summer break 1-3 graders), but they would be really excited to meet you ;-)
ReplyDeleteGreetings
Sarah
Well done!
ReplyDeleteIs your hair more brown than black now?
Have a relaxed evening
Hi Anette!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you had fun in the schools :) I'm sure that even the guys and of course the girls had fun with you. You did a nice work with them. I'm proud that you're my favorite singer. Carry on like this. You are a super girl ;)
Lots of kisses
Enjoy your evening too
Hi Anette,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for keeping us up the date about what you do and what is going on <3
You do really a good job and I wish I was one of those students over there.
I have been bullied a lot, first when I was around 8 years old and when I changed the school it was over. When I went to secondary school I have been bullied for 3 years because they do not like the way I was wearing those days *skater pants/gothic dresses* luckily I visit a tourism school now, and they except me the way I am *but I do not wear them anymore, I know combine things that I like^^*
You are a big role model Anette
<3
Love and hugs from the Netherlands
Anette come to visit us, at the Swedish course at the Milan University in Italy!! <3
ReplyDeleteHello!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice that it gives you so much fun! I hope your day tomorrow is as good as today. Have fun tomorrow!
Wish you a nice evening.
Greetings
Sarah
What were you talking about with those teenagers? Where these like presentations or some kind of meetings?
ReplyDeleteYou look really nice in that photo :)
ReplyDeleteI think sharing your experiences should be really mind-opening to the people. And for you too...
What have you mostly been talking about?
Best wishes, Ryan..
Hello Anette !!
ReplyDeleteYou sucess again :D Im so happy or you,you must learn a lot with this experience and they learn a lot with you !
You talked with 9th grade? WOW that's soooo cool,im almost in 9th grade,i just have to finish 8th grade :P
Beautiful pics,you all look great !
Smoked shrimps is GREAT,i love it it's yummie :D
Kisses and Hugs from Portugal
Liliana
I have been reading your blog daily for several months now, Anette. I'm Swedish as well, but I write some parts in English so that everyone will understand.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading the full interview with you in Sweden Rock earlier this year I felt that I understood you better as a person, I could also relate to many parts of it.
Now on the topic of bullying...
(Switching to Swedish) Jag vill inte beskriva min situation under de första skolåren som mobbning, jag föredrar att kalla det att jag var utsatt. Jag har haft flera väldigt goda vänner, och trots att jag inte är en social person som umgås mycket med andra i dag har jag fortfarande vänner som jag litar på. Men jag var "annorlunda" när jag var ung, det är jag fortfarande, detta accepterades inte av alla, särskilt inte de äldre. Dessutom var jag sårbar, vilket ledde till att jag var en lätt måltavla och behandlades sämre av vissa, och de visste att jag aldrig skulle "ge tillbaka." Fegt?
Den här bakgrunden gjorde mig till den jag är i dag, en tyst, självständig, (vilket har både för- och nackdelar) snart 16-årig kille som sedan åttonde klass känner att jag äntligen är accepterad av alla. Nu önskar jag bara att det fanns ett sätt att släppa ut den roliga, sociala personen inom mig, som nästan aldrig lämnat mitt eget hem, så att alla andra fick lära känna mig på riktigt.
(Back to English) While it's a bit embarrassing, I'll get straight to the second point of this comment. If you decide to visit more schools to tell your story before the 16th of June this year, I'd be the happiest teenager in Sweden if you would visit us in Västerås. Bullying haven't been a huge problem in recent years, but I believe it would make people start thinking, you are also one of the persons who inspire me in life, but that might sound like a selfish reason...
But of course, time might be a problem, I'm in 9th grade now, we quit school on the 16th of June, in only two months, and move on to a gymnasium. You also have the recording of Imaginarium with Nightwish, and two children to take care of!
Still, thank you, Anette, I'm hoping that you can take your time to reply somehow, I am waiting until then!
You seem to be having a really great time Anette!
ReplyDeleteI have a real fear of talking in front of people too, I just think that I will mess up what I am saying and people will be rude and laugh at me. If I have to read anything out my voice shakes and I get really sweaty palms. However, by doing this you really seem to be conquering your fear of talking in front of people, which is really great to see, =).
Enjoy the rest of your time there, the food looks yummy! Take care,
Jasmine
Hi Anette. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that everything went well at the schools. I think it's really awesome that you're doing this-speaking about your experiences and such to the students. As I've said before, you're truly a wonderful person. :)
I hope tomorrow goes just as well as today went!
Best wishes
Lauren
And a sidenote: I LOVE your outfit. ;)
Hi Anette!
ReplyDeleteI knew you would do great!! Definitely agree about talking in front of people, especially younger ones. But you have such a great personality and sharing your life is priceless. I bet these kids will never forget this experience. Hopefully it will help any of them going through a rough time.
You Rock!!!
The shrimp looks delicious...
Take care!!
Christine
Hi Anette.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations. Really glad it went well. It's very inspiring how strongly you feel about stopping bullying. It's something many people can connect with.
Have a wonderful Friday! Here in England we're celebrating the Royal Wedding :-D
Dear Anette,
ReplyDeleteI think that what you do is wonderful. I am a teenager as well and I know how much confidence it gives me to hear that succesful people have passed through the same things that I did. I wish I was one of those teenagers that you visited. I bet they were really happy to see you there.
Thank you for posting these things. They are really helpful.
Antonia
Hi!
ReplyDeleteYour photo is great, and this visit looks was interesting and funny.
Kisses and Hugs.
Letícia Monique
Well,on my earlier schooltimes is not praise,except the last years on middle school for one in a way.At classes conserning to my job has been use and specially my last driving licence on which I succeeded good.
ReplyDeleteIs interesting thing how the world has changed,on times you had possibility to get job when you went at door to in and wanted to do but not anymore,maybe.I don´t know more closely how proceed nowadays but I think some education is needed.
So,today is working day so I come back later.
Good night
Hello Anette)nice fotos)and you are looking like a schoolgirl)i'm a school teacher and know how pupils are looking now.this generation are looking older than we were in their age)
ReplyDeleteps tell me please about breathing techniques in singing)thank you)