Having finally been "discovered" by the Embassy, I have now delivered several tours for their official visitors and Swedish dignitaries; but also, I have ended up on their invite list for happenings at the Swedish House, the residence of the ambassador. Yay!
So the night before I left for Sweden I was lucky enough to get invited for the Lucia celebration at the residence.
So the night before I left for Sweden I was lucky enough to get invited for the Lucia celebration at the residence.
Years ago the Swedish community used to celebrate Lucia here, with the kids making up the Lucia procession. Linnea was even the Lucia in 2014!
Along the years and with the change of ambassadors, unfortunately that tradition ceased and now this is a bit more of an official happening. The invited guests are mostly business connections, and the majority is actually not Swedish, even though I obviously encountered many familiar faces.
As Nathan was off and keen to come I brought him along as my +1.
The Lucia procession was made up of many of the SwedishLadies, from both Dubai and Abu Dhabi. They did a really good job, very emotional, as always.
It was a beautiful performance, and a really nice way of celebrating Lucia!
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