#16 – When Stairs Become Slides
On the podcast this week I talk to Ola, from Poland, about dubbing shows in other languages, the difference in...
NOT ACCEPTABLE!
Some friends and I went to a restaurant here in Stockholm the other night and ordered a margarita. These are...
#15 – Sweden’s Biggest Cultural Export is Pop
On my podcast this week: Akash, from India, moved to Sweden expecting a heavy metal mecca. This was not quite...
Fast Food Coma
I waved my kids off at the airport this morning and went immediately to both KFC and Pizza Hut, as...
From the Land of Sun and Dirt to the Land of Ice and Snow
On this week’s podcast episode: Fotis, from Greece, is getting really tired of eating so much salmon here. Can we...
Card packs
I had to explain to my Swedish family this morning how when I was in elementary school, we decorated boxes...
There IS enough room on this sidewalk for the both of us!
On this week’s episode of the Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow podcast, Steve, from England, and...
#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...
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...
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...
#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...
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:...
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...
Death by Chocolate
We keep our candy very high up in the cabinet so as not to be constantly tempted by chocolate. I...
New Year, New Arrival
New year, new arrival! You wanted to hear from someone who just got to Sweden and here it is! Episode...
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...
Gingerbread contest
Every year at the Architecture Museum in Stockhom, they hold a gingerbread house making contest during the month of December....
Are people really this stupid?
A bag of special snack Doritos from the U.S. Is it really necessary to remind people to chew? If you...