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Rae Ray: That's a LOT of snow. Touching down in Ostersund.
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Rae Ray: First steps on the Persson-Huck farm in Ostersund, Sweden.
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Rae Ray: Dressed in 5 layers of clothing we start to explore.
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Rae Ray: We make friends with the locals.
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Rae Ray: We go horseback riding in the snowy sunset.
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Rae Ray: Snow ponies!
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Rae Ray: So cozy inside. So winter outside.
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Rae Ray: First day of work, we head off to our dance studio to discover it is behind a glacier
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Rae Ray: Our commute to work.
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Rae Ray: IMG_2660
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Rae Ray: winter wonders.
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Rae Ray: Gustavo teaching
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Rae Ray: With one of our classes of kids from the local public school.
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Rae Ray: Livia keeps time.
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Rae Ray: Copeira with our Swedish students.
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Rae Ray: Mike and Evita teaching Lindy at Dance Day.
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Rae Ray: We are invited into another beautiful home and served MORE cheese and bread.
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Rae Ray: Putting the final powdery touches on the semlar (marzipan stuffed pastry)
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Rae Ray: Semlor, made em myself (with all the instruction from Eva;)
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Rae Ray: Gorgeous outdated Scandinavian package design. Loving these colorways.
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Rae Ray: choices.
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Rae Ray: Mixing up mojitos, Swedish style, with fresh snow!
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Rae Ray: and to ice down our mojitos? freshly fallen snow of course.
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Rae Ray: taking "fresh salad" to the next level aka breakfast
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Rae Ray: light installation at the Ostersund Vinterfestivalen
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Rae Ray: IMG_2709
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Rae Ray: Our Swedish host family Per, Barbaro, and Matilda.
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Rae Ray: Like mother like son
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Rae Ray: Jola's home made ice lantern
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Rae Ray: Press coverage for the West Papua benefit concert...that's me on the bottom! And just like that, my 15 minutes has come and gone.