A observation on the Swedish workplace
Why Swedish office meetings remind me of the t.v. show Mad Men
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Texas journal
This summer I spent 3 weeks with my family in Texas. While there, I kept a journal about some of the interesting things I encountered.
How to get commuters to follow the rules
The Stockholm transportation system has come up with a unique way to guide commuters away from an exit door.
Pro Winter Tip
Great tip for making your apartment more cozy during the winter when you don’t own a fireplace.
Finnish pronunciation
Putting the emphasis in the wrong place in another language can cause a lot of confusion.
The Swedish Halloween report
From having no pumpkins or celebrations for kids when I moved to Sweden over 20 years ago, Halloween has improved.As reported in previous years, trick-or-treating has resulted in: money, candy dug out of pockets, loose chips, aspirin. So the candy situation is getting better, but this year the kids also received:
Titles are good enough for me
Sometimes it’s better to imagine your own stories that go with news headlines.
Why is there a fish in the water?
Find out why there is a giant fish in the middle of Stockholm in 2021.
My stock photo workmates
Stock photo people are just so talented. The same people are doctors, lawyers and construction workers.
And now a Happy Swedish Mother’s Day
Yes, other countries celebrate Mother’s day at different times. Father’s day as well (it’s in November in Sweden, but June in the U.S.). This makes it extremely hard to remember when these types of days are coming up for family overseas, espeically if you need 1-2 weeks to mail a card so it will get … Read more
The continuing adventures of Italian Duolingo
Kind of makes you nervous about keeping up with the daily news in Italy.