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Finding Sweden in New York City
The Big Apple is known for being the most culturally diverse place in the world, so there is no wonder that you’d be able to find a taste (literately) of Sweden and it’s Nordic neighbors there. This...
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New Swedish Defense System
Have you heard about Sweden’s new military defense system? I promise that it’s unlike any other and worth reading about. A few months ago Russian submarines were believed to be lurking around in...
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International Midsummer Celebrations
It is almost the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, which means that it is almost time for the biggest holiday in Sweden: MIDSOMMAR (Midsummer) Here in Sweden we like to celebrate everything...
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Transcript Headache
It seems that every time I disappear for a while it’s due to being busy with school. This time the difference is that I’m finally done with studying Swedish, and am finally studying for a future career...
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Voting Abroad
I’ve been living in Sweden for just over 4 years now, meaning that I was new to this whole living abroad thing and had no idea how to vote last election. Like everything when it comes to moving to a …...
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Winter in Sweden is SVÅR!
“Difficult,” that is. Other words that can be used to describe winter in Sweden: Mörk. Lång. Kall. Deprimerande. Dark. Long. Cold. Depressing. It’s easy to focus on these things, but it’s important not...
View ArticlePerspective/Perspektiv
Its been exactly 8 years (to the day) since I’ve moved to Sweden. What better way to celebrate than to resurrect a blog about Sweden that I haven’t updated in nearly 4 years? Having felt like I had...
View ArticleSwedish Advent: A Christmas Countdown
Today is the fourth advent, the last Sunday before Christmas, the day for lighting the fourth and final candle of the adventsljusstake. Christmas is almost here. Four Sundays before Christmas...
View ArticleHow do you celebrate New Year’s Eve in Sweden?
I got a call a few minutes after midnight last night from my brother wishing me a Happy New Years. He left a voicemail and while doing so, perplexed himself – and me – with the following realization...
View ArticleThe Plundering of the Tree
Sounds dramatic, I know. Up until yesterday I thought it was an old tradition of the past; some obscure thing I had read about while doing research on Christmas when I first moved here. Then when...
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