Show etta ella pace farm E tellson Tell sOt adventures A in norway etta pace OH aki international r farm arm youth exchanged visiting firm farm families in norway has hag written several interest ing letters from her aler foster homes abroad she is the daughter 0 of sid pace or of ash ley four of her letters de describe scrib ing her adventures A broad are arc reproduced here lot let letter dear friends it was a real experience to board the ship in new york As we left the star spangled banner was played and I 1 asked myself what I 1 we wa do ing and where I 1 thought I 1 was t going v r me just a little farm girl from vernal utah going to norway to represent million americans to the people of norway 1 I 1 felt very humble then and said a silent prayer jor or the constant help and gui guidance danci of our father in heaven we have bave a wonderful group gothia ato to the scandinavian countries we have proved a very congenial group so far no one has any strong dom qualities wp hav have had vesper Sir services vices on board each evening I 1 arn am thrilled at the deep j humility and faith they have hah we are all tired of the boat and inactivity and are anat anai ous to start our country ex peri per lence ence love etta 2nd and letter it has been a month today since our scandinavian group sailed from the new york harbor it if all the months go as rapidly as this one I 1 will be back in utah very soon we were very fortunate in arriving at oslo at the time of a huge agriculture exhibition we were told it would be gigantic but it exceeded our expectations much time effort and mony had gone into the exhibit the first one so large in over 40 years 1 spent two days at the fair and a couple more days could have been well spent there were about 80 young 4 11 II members who had set up tip a camp and were helping with the fair they had a nursery for children gave pony rides helped care for tile the animals etc many were selling tickets on 80 deep freezes front from which tile the mon vy ey is to go for more 4 11 II personnel I 1 was impressed with them very much they look ed so capable healthy and ambitious just t like 4 hers hera at home special holiday tile the second day at the fair was tile the longest day of the year and a special holiday in norway we stayed at the 4 11 camp until late it was a typical 4 11 II camp scene sing ing and telling storks even with the language in nor begian I 1 felt at home I 1 also learned a new game have to sho r you ken pierce my fello aiom kansas and I 1 joined some of the group in an ancient folk dance we visited the beautiful american embassy it is so new the embassy staff still gets lost we met tile the agrical ture Atta elie and tile the ameri alfieri can call ambassador site she Is ia a very charming lady it was at the time of the tragic hotel lire fire and they were all very busy my first host farm Is near the swedish border it is I 1 BO acre R which is considered farge tit in norway my host fattier also lias has some timber land a common practice in this section of tile the country I 1 felt at home tilt the first day by liel ping iq in the hay field tills this hay bay was not bated baled but loosely tied and we piled it ort on a truck to taid to the lie baan since then the they have put tile the hay on dry it takes A a week or longer to dry it I 1 a sudden codea it does not ruin it whim v ian it it on the poles I 1 have also helped sonic some with the of a large potato field they used a sprinkling system homo home my ally host another is ea as anxious to learn liow how americans american cook as I 1 am to learn liow the she cooks slie she makes delicious brown bread and other tast pastries rles I 1 have made my family a potato la to salad filled and american ap apple pp pol I 1 pie when I 1 cropped porn toi foi tile the children weir their eyes became as aa big bat as the kernels of corn ahey thought it was magic alie E steff 1 here in norway has hai don done e an excellent job of snaking making tny my assignments cover different parts of the country my next two fa families milles live in the mountain I 1 will live one week on an a mountain form farm 3rd ard letter c i greeting awn uie beautiful land of norway my aly tw see ond hr hart ifal in the mountain baca faca across the valte V r T h i i N 1 I 1 I ka T A PACE onnor dav farms are two waterfalls pine trees and small farms nestled among the timber the waterfalls and streams contribute much to Nor ways economy in the form of power there are several large power stations in this area my second host farm Is about average size for norway it is six acres my host father his h is about 20 head of sheep ills his principle crop is hay with a garden perhaps you are wondering as I 1 did how they can maintain such a comfortable standard of living my host mother teaches school in the fhe winter and my host father sells sell s in aurance to help supplement the income many of the farms in this valley are very old my 4 11 II and school training has proven valuable the last couple of days my host moth er cr tied had to go 0 to o southern nor way my host sister an I 1 have been beeding strawberries and making strawberry jam my host sister said oh I 1 m io 0 o glad youre here I 1 don t know what I 1 would have done with all these berries I 1 know how to make jam the strawberries a danish variety are large and beautiful with a ver very y good flavor I 1 went toi to a staged wedding the other day it was typical of the weddings years yeara ago the ceremony took place in an old church at least years old after the the crowd followed the bride and groom to an old id museum where national dances were held many of the men and women wore their beautiful national costumes in the old days tile the wedding edding party sometimes 1 isted three or four days in one of the national dances a girl stood on a chair holding a hat fiat on a stick at least six feet off the ground the men danced around showing allowing oft off their strength ilie iho final act was to kick the hat off a stick it was ery difficult but some managed to do it t in the evening a dance was held at tile the community center national dances as well as s litter biter bugging were dan ced here it was a good opportunity port unity for me to observe the i 3 auth in fit tile the community ille ilic plan of living and working with people Is beneficial I 1 feel I 1 also feet feel very much a member of tills family I 1 feel as much at home as I 1 do at my best friends the other night when I 1 went to the dance my host father told me lie fie would leave the door open tor for me lie would always have the door open for me willie while working in the hay washing dishes or list just talking many questions lues tiona are asked and ideas 8 are re exchanged many of tile the quest questions lons vit ur y ask nit me I 1 dont have ft a ready answer my host sisters ask what the most popular tune Is 19 in america and what do I 1 think of ellz eliz alleth taylor M my y host fattier father asked why the indians were suing tile the government and the price of 0 wool other questions muth as tile the segregation problem we were briefed on oil in 10 washington D C I 1 have love promised my lost fattier father I 1 VIII check tile the extension bulletins ait oit 01 i sheep cheep when I 1 return ito home and send him any lie in might I 1 I 1 use lime Is passing very rapidly I 1 an am afraid almost too soon boon my stay will be over and it will be time thike to return homo home sincerely etta le biter tier dear friends iti in utah it was a sad day when J I 1 left my second host family their home family and beau alful valley will twill always have a special plate place in my heart it wag wa my birthday the day before I 1 allett left and what tt 11 wonderful birthday Irth day my hua host made an exita special breakfast and din ner and baktidy me a birthday kringle next I 1 spend five days at a mountain some of the farmers in the valley have the right to own a in the Mount mountains allig it may be compared to our range permits in utah tills this Is a very old cus tom boin in norway and I 1 believe a very important one the women take tile the cows to the mountain while the men stay home in the valley vaclev to put in tile the hay flay etc this thia saves tho the grass in tile the valley for hay flay the farms are not large and every blade of grass counts for the long winter months tile the cows must be put in and fed hay flay for about eight mon th v of the year tit in previous years ears tile the women used all tile the milk for cheese and butter now a milk truck comes three times luring during the week to take the milk to tile he dairy so many do not make cheese I 1 was fortunate to have my host mother not only make chedie but other old recipes as 09 well some of the recipes start with 10 liters of milk all AH of the seters I 1 have seen had a large coppet kottle atle for cheese making my fourth host farm is above the artie circle it is near the town of doax population which was wag almost completely destroyed during tile llie war it lias 1189 been beef rebuilt into a beautiful mod ern town own the lite principle industry la Is fishing and farming my home Is about 12 miles from town the landscape Is rolling hills with mountains in the distance a fjord Is not for far away my home la it built next to 9 jake my host bister has fiat a very vary nice 4 it golden garden project at 6 carrots potatoes cabage cauliflower lettuce turnips onions colons slid and r spinach site she planted strawberries tills this spring which are looking good from about tile the middle of june to tile the middle of july tile sun shines 24 hours a day which gaves the crops A fiend start star M my host father relies raises hay lias has six cows cow and sells ells birely for fire wood I 1 think tills it is a year of lin bw usual weather in norway in southern norway they raid it wax was dry here it Is wet it his has rained every avery day or every night alme came and had in raining for two brecks prior to tny my coming coining time la Is going fast too soon it will be time to return home your etta |