Month: January 2019
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#11 Why not spend the winter building synthesizers?
On this week’s podcast… Leo, from Los Angeles, makes his own synthesizers and shares his knowledge on his YouTube station LeoMakes. He also thinks Swedish coffee is the best and […]
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It takes a lot of chocolate to get through a dark winter
This week’s podcast has AnaMaria and Gustavo from Ecuador talking all about chocolate and how it’s made. We also discuss how it is to move from a year-round sunny and […]
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I’m about to become a surgeon!
Found this while looking for activities to do with my kids. My comments: Whoever did the write-up is brilliant! My grape wants to know why it has to wait almost […]
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#9 Semla, Skarsgård and Melodifestivalen
Shaena, from Canada, gives tips on finding a job in Sweden and minimizing the winter blues by watching Melodifestivalen. We also discuss the greatest pastry ever made – the semla! […]
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Fine then! Theseus doesn’t like you either!
Upon visiting the Hadrian Arch in Athens, we learned what the inscriptions on this almost 2000 year old gate said: One side reads “This is Athens, the ancient city of […]
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Have we forgotten what a Planetarium is?
During a rainy day on our trip to Athens, I took a suggestion from a guide book and took the family to see what was described as “one of, or […]
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Death by Chocolate
We keep our candy very high up in the cabinet so as not to be constantly tempted by chocolate. I thought I would sneak a small piece so I climbed […]
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New Year, New Arrival
New year, new arrival! You wanted to hear from someone who just got to Sweden and here it is! Episode 8 of the podcast features Lauren, who just moved to […]
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A week in Athens, Greece
My family and I spent the first week of the new year in Athens. Being around ruins that still exist after thousands and thousands of years makes one feel not […]