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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
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#118 Sister Act
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  • #118 Sister Act

    #118 Sister Act

    Mar 20, 2023 • 22:47

    This week we talk with two sisters who moved to Stockholm, both with very different journeys. And they both happen...

  • #117 My First Latvian

    #117 My First Latvian

    Mar 6, 2023 • 26:57

    Diana is most people’s first Latvian. And the podcast's first Latvian as well! She talks to us about dating in Sweden, Latvians around the world and more!

  • #116 Swedish Malicious Compliance

    #116 Swedish Malicious Compliance

    Feb 20, 2023 • 20:41

    Adam from Australia shares his suspicion of ice cream trucks that operate in the winter. What is really going on there?

Face/Off

I did one of those Face Swap photos on the phone the other day with my 9-yr old son. They...

Suspicious article

I have a feeling my kids snuck this article into “The Local.”

My blessed child

Our family was playing a board game together on New Year’s Eve. My youngest son needed to draw a certain...

Merry Victorian Christmas pt. 4

Who do you think Sophisticated Beet Man is bringing this Christmas greeting to? If it’s Demure Carrot Woman, then he’s...

Christmas in Sweden – Santa

In Sweden, Santa delivers gifts personally. Santa visits Swedish homes (after Donald Duck) to hand out gifts personally to the...

Christmas in Sweden – Rhyming

The Christmas gift poem is not as widely done these days, but some people still practice the tradition. The gift-giver...

Christmas goat

Christmas goat A straw Christmas goat guards the presents under the tree. The tradition is very old and is thought...

Merry Victorian Christmas pt. 3

I’m not really sure if this is an actual Christmas card, or just a general “My headless goat wants some...

Wish list

Why does my husband ask me for a Christmas wish list if he isn’t going to buy anything I put...

Christmas in Sweden – Food

We celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve and celebrations start with lunch at noon. Christmas food in Sweden is ham, pickled...

Merry Victorian Christmas pt. 2

This week’s Victorian Christmas card depicts a party of birds apparently on their way to torch another bird’s nest. At...

Wrong season, I know…

… but my son just told me this weekend about what happened when he went trick-or-treating this year in Stockholm...