Last week I reflected on why I found the Swedish language so hard. As promise, this week I’m going to suggest solutions to all the problems. Problem: Most Swedes speak really good English Solution 1: Pretend you don’t speak English! This may work if you are meeting new people and don’t have anybody who knows … Read more
The last few days I’ve been in reflection. About life in general, life in Sweden, and finding my place here. When it comes to settling into Sweden, one thing that I’m constantly struggling with is the Swedish language. Usually when Swedes ask me if the Swedish language is hard, and generally I say “no”. Grammatically, … Read more
This post was written in November 2011. So far there has been no recorded snowfall in Sweden. For Norrland, that doesn’t mean that it isn’t white! Over the weekend the temperature dropped below 0C multiple times. And with the mist in the air, what did we get? Frost, everywhere! It was one of the most … Read more
So last year I was a wimp, and ran away for all of November and February, the “worse” months in Norrland, at least according to a few Swedes that live here. Last year we had lasting snow from October 15th. This year? No snowfall yet! Which I have to say, makes the fall a little … Read more
Halloween. The holiday I miss the most. The holiday that I refuse to forget. And the holiday that I force on my European friends whether they like it or not! Luckily, it is not as hard as it may seem. Halloween has been making its way to Europe for years, and each year it grows. … Read more
I again find myself in Prague, Czech Republic, my home away from home. I love going this time of year, and not only because it is warmer than Skellefteå! This time I wanted to bring my friends something really Swedish. Which got me thinking. What is “Swedish”. We have some candy that is only available … Read more
We have a very interesting project in my Swedish class. Basically we were given a Swedish artist to research, we must find a song, the lyrics, play it for the class and talk about the artist, all under 5 minutes. The artist I get to research is Veronica Maggio. She is pretty cool, from what … Read more
One of my favorite things about fall, after Halloween of course, is mushroom picking. If any of you grew up like I did, you might remember being told to never eat wild mushrooms! However, this of course is not true! You just can’t eat all wild mushrooms. I first came across mushroom picking in the … Read more
So in the beginning of September we went down to Stockholm, not only to enjoy awesome city food, but also to pick up my parents for this year’s moose hunt. Unfortunately due to the hurricane in the U.S., their flight was delayed by 5 days! So what were we to do? We decide to take … Read more