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Wildlife in Norrland: Reindeer
Really, how can I complain when on a Sunday morning this is what I get to wake up to? I was fascinated! What beautiful creatures! My Swede, on the other hand, couldn’t be bothered to even to get out of bed to look. He said “Now, if they were moose, that would be a different…
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Surviving Swedish Winter: Socks
With spring right around the corner, I start to realize that I may actually survive my first Swedish winter! I survived Swedish winter sports, got to see the northern lights, and played a bit in the snow. With up to -40C, how did I do it? There are many secrets to surviving a winter in…
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Fat Tuesday and Semlor
Fat Tuesday surprised me. I had no idea it was a holiday. I heard a friend was baking some semlor, but I thought he was just in the mood for baking. I had never tried one, it sounded like another typical Swedish godis. But no! It was because it was Fat Tuesday! At first I…
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Experiencing the Northern Lights
So last night I got a little more of a glimpse of the northern lights! This was my first time experiencing them ever! At about 7:30pm I came out of an appointment. My Swede texted me saying his father saw some Northern lights not to far away. Even though I was in the city, I…
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A Californian doing Swedish Winter Sports, take 1
Snowboarding Again I come from California. In the winter we have soccer. When it is cold out we put on a sweat shirt. Here Sweden is completely different. Lately it has been freezing (which is normal for February). And sometimes it is too cold to do any sports, even the winter ones. But once in…
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Impressive Swedish Libraries
Because I didn’t have time to study Swedish full time with my full time job, I decided to go down to the local library and check out some books, perhaps see if they have any programs in Swedish going on. Now, first off the selection of books in English is pretty impressive for a small…