What is Swedish anyway? Are you Swedish just because of where you were born in the world? Is it the language you are most comfortable speaking? Or is it something more? Is it a passion for a fika that makes you Swedish? Do you need to live in Sweden to have some Swedish in you? … Read more
This is a guest blog post by Rachna from CheapOair Travel Blog Sweden is ecstatically beautiful to spend a few days pampering yourself with the iconic islands, lush green forests, magnificent mountains and remarkable monuments. Sweden owes its charismatic charm to its geographical diversities, Scandinavian Mountain in the west and Baltic Sea and Gulf of … Read more
We were fortunate enough this year to be able to spend Christmas and New Year’s Eve with my family in Bozeman, Montana. We of course brought some Swedish Christmas traditions to the holiday festivities, but had a more American New Year’s Eve. So, what does this have to do about Swedish visas? Well, it seems … Read more
Wow, a year has come and gone so quickly! 2011 was my first full year in Sweden. And boy how much was learned and experienced! As you may remember, in March I experienced the Northern lights for the first time. I’ve seen them since, and hope to see them much more! In March I also … Read more
Last year I experienced my first full blown Swedish Christmas. This year we decided to take a trip across the pond to visit my family in Montana. I didn’t want my Swede to feel homesick, so we brought some things to make it a Swedish Christmas as well. First off, I wanted to bring something … Read more
Snow? Check. Panicked shoppers? Check. Christmas cheese? Check! With Christmas only 6 days away, there is a buzz in the air. Over the weekend a friend and I decided to check out some of this buzz by stopping by Skellefteå’s Christmas market. Now I’ve been to my share of Christmas markets. Prague loves to have … Read more
While my lussebullar the american way turned out yummy, I decided to do them from scratch on Lucia. The recipe itself wasn’t much harder, but for some reason the dough wanted to be kneaded for hours! I eventually gave up, and I did miss the lucia crowning ceremony at the church because of the long … Read more
Lucia is coming up this weekend, and what does that mean? Lussebullar! Since there is a big snow storm here, I decided to make some. The American way. First, buy a box of lussebullar mix. Put the yeast in warm water for 5 minutes. Put the mix in a bowl. Add the yeast and mix … Read more
So for the last few weeks I’ve been focusing on the Swedish language. First I complained about how hard Swedish is, then I mentioned some tips on overcoming the difficulties of Swedish. While overcoming the difficulties is key, there are other tips that can help you improve your Swedish learning. These can be applied to … Read more