First day at school

The teachers sat on a pode in front of all the pupils. One after one they welcomed the children and enquired them to work harder this year. They also thanked their god for bringing them safely into 2007. I introduced myself and told the story about my walk through a village nearby when a boy came up to me and asked “Hva heter du?”, (what’s your name) in Norwegian. The friendship Sigowet has with Norway is very present and perhaps I shouldn’t have been so surprised when I entered my first class and the children started off with singing “Kjerringa med staven”, almost perfectly pronounced!