A chance meeting yesterday got us acquainted with Katrín Reynisdóttir, a teacher from the local school Velbastaðarskúli. Katrín was very excited about our Run and we were very excited about visiting the school, so we decided to add Velbastaðarskúli to the start of our program for the day.

I går mødte vi tilfældigt Katrín Reynisdóttir, en lærer i den lokale skole, Velbastaðaskúli. Katrín var meget interesseret i vores løb og vi var meget interesserede i at besøge skolen. Vi besluttede os derfor for at tilføje Velbastaðaskúli til vores program og det var den første skole vi besøgte på Færøerne.

Katrín is pictured on the left.
Katrín står her til venstre.

We were invited to breakfast before the start of the ceremony.
Vi blev inviteret til morgenmad inden arrangementet med børnene startede.

Actually, the school has a very interesting program in which the kids have an active role in shaping guidelines for a more harmonious school environment.

Skolen har faktiskt gang i et spændende projekt hvor børnene aktivt er med til at skabe linjer for et bedre og mere harmoniskt skolesamfund.

It is a small school with a big heart!

Det er en lille skole med et stort hjerte!

At our next school visit in Eysturskúlin, we were joined by Faroese MP Bjørt Samuelsen.

Bjørt Samuelsen, som er medlem af det Færøske parlament, mødte os i Eysturskúlin og var med til skolebesøget.

Bjørt joined our team for this visit.

Bjørt indgik som en del af vores løbehold på dette besøg.

It was really nice to have a local member joining the Team!

Det var rigtigt dejligt at have en lokal med i teamet!

At Eysturskúlin many of the kids had prepared for meeting us by making drawings on the subject of peace and harmony.

Mange af børnene i Eysturskúlin havde forberedt sig for vores besøg ved at lave tegninger til os hvor de udtrykte fred og harmoni.

During our meeting at Eysturskúlin the local radio, Kringvarp Føroya, came and wanted to interview us and the kids.

Den lokale radio, Kringvarp Føroya, kom forbi og interviewede os og børnene.

We were happy to lengthen our stay at the scool while the interview was going on and played many more games with the kids.

Vi var glade for at besøget trak ud mens radio folket interviewede børnene fordi så vi fik lov til at lave flere lege med børnene.

The final school visit of the day took place in Strandaskúli in the village Strendur

Det sidste skolebesøg var på Strandaskúli i byen Strendur.

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Here we met children of all ages.

Her mødte vi børn i alle aldersgrupper.

It is interesting how many languages are spoken during our meetings in the Faroe Islands. We have spoken English, Danish, Icelandic and then the teachers help us to translate into Faroese.

Det er meget interessant hvor mange sprog vi bruger når vi er på skolebesøg på Færøerne. Vi har talt engelsk, dansk, islandsk og lærerne hjælper os så med at oversætte til færøsk når der er brug for det.

In Strandaskúli, Danish seemed to work quite well, so Laufey did most of the talking since Danish is one of the four (!) languages that she speaks fluently.

På Strandaskúli virkede dansk ret godt, så Laufey tog over og talte med børnene, siden dansk er et af fire sprog hun taler flydende.

The meeting in Strandaskúli was truly heartfelt. The kids were great listeners and were very interested in learning about the Run.

Arrangementet på Strandaskúli var meget hjerteligt. Børnene lyttede virkelig godt og var meget interesserede i at lære meget om The World Harmony Run.

Holding the Torch and running with the Torch was the high point here like everywhere we go.

Højdepunktet var, ligesom de fleste andre steder, at løbe med fakkelen.

After the program had formally concluded with a group photo and handing out certificates of appreciation and the World Harmony Run book to the school, nobody seemed in a hurry to go home!

Vi afsluttede arrangementet med et gruppebillede og gav skolen en bog om World Harmony Run og et certifikat som tak for at deltage i arrangementet, men ingen havde travlt med at tage hjem bagefter!

The kids stayed to collect autographs from us and even to take pictures of us. They made us feel like real celebrities.

Børnene blev for at få vores autografer og tage billeder af os, de fik os virkelig til at føle os som celebrities!

This young lady took a picture of us...
Denne pige tog et billede af os ...

...and this is the result. Pretty good photo!
... og det her er resultatet. Ret godt billede!

It literally melted our hearts when the kids spontaneously started to sing the Faroese anthem.

Vore hjerter smeltede fuldstændig da børnene spontant sang Færøernes nationalsang.

After a nice chat with the teachers over tea and coffee, it was off to the road again for us!

Efter en god snak med lærerne over en kop kaffe og te var vi på løbebanen igen!

Still we had some precious kilometres to cover before tomorrow.

Vi havde nogle gode kilometer til gode at løbe inden i morgen.

Everyone was eager to run because the weather was absolutely gorgeous.

Alle ville virkelig gerne løbe da vejret var helt fantastiskt!

Even the clouds in the sky enchanted us with their beauty

Selv skyerne berigede os med skønhed!

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Many thanks to Hotel Hafnia in Tórshavn for providing us with a most delicious dinner. Henry Samuelsen poses with us on behalf of the Hotel.

Mange tak til Hotel Hafnia i Tórshavn fordi de gav os et fantastiskt aftensmåltid!

Henry Samuelsen står her sammen med os, bærer fredsfakkelen og tager imod vores takke-certifikat på vegne af hotellet.

– Suren

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Distance: 39 km

Team Members:
Apaguha Vesely (Czech Republic), Suren Torfi Leósson (Iceland), Pranava Rúnar Gígja (Iceland), Laufey Haraldsdóttir (Iceland), Shyamala Stott (Scotland), Mahasatya Janczak (Poland)

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