This is why we can’t stay more than a month
One month in Texas = 10 lbs (that’s 5 kilos for the rest of the world!) I give you evidence:
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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
Jul 10, 2023 • 21:11
We’re talking to some of our guests from this past spring. We hear a bit about exploring the viking island...
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#125 Summer Stories Part One
Jun 26, 2023 • 14:14
In this special summer edition, we find out how former guests Adam from Australia, Matteo from Argentina and Diana from Latvia spend their summers, both in Sweden and around the world.
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#124 Attack of the Giant Potato
Jun 12, 2023 • 20:05
Today we chat with Ben, who works in comedy, about living in part-time in Linköping, voiceover work, and making a film about all the big things in the small towns across Sweden.
Baytown Outlaws
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4th of July in Texas
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How to better your life by laziness
People often ask me: “Do you want fries with that?” They also ask me how I keep in such good...
Boston
We’re currently in Boston for the first time. As I’m scheduling this before we leave, I have nothing real to...
Back to Switcher-land
Once again, we are changing planes today in Switzerland….. wait, I’m sorry Switcher-land, as my 8-yr old insists it’s called....
More language mistakes
Why do Swedes have to make the word “to hear” (höra) and “whore” (hora) so similar? This is really bad...
Oh thank goodness…. summer is saved!
I like the use of the word “fruit-related heist.” I’m going to work that into my conversations more often.
More DISASTER Strawberry news….
It seems I missed this story in The Local over the weekend. When I say Swedes take their strawberries seriously,...
Midsommar and EVIL Midsommar
This past weekend, we celebrated Midsommar here in Sweden. It’s a celebration of the longest day (though that’s actually yesterday,...
Maybe not the best gift for dad?
Apparently, today is Father’s Day in the U.S. This ad showed up while I was browsing things to do in...
Summer Camp
In Sweden, most kids through Grade 3 have the opportunity for a free-time club through the schools during the summer. ...
Riddle: What do all Swedes do when it rains?
Answer: They go to Ikea of course! (ok, not really a riddle… more of a question…. and pretty lame, I...
A distaster of Swedish proportions
This headline is in The Local Sweden online news today. Once again, if this is the biggest disaster Sweden faces,...
Call me Donald
I asked my son what I thought would be a fun question the other day: “If I were a cartoon...
My life as a lab rat
I’m starting to easily understand the old story of Alexander Fleming leaving an experiment over a long weekend and discovering...
30 Days of Cauliflower Recipes
Amazon just recommended a book for me called “30 Days of Cauliflower Recipes.” Not sure if this is a cookbook...
Indoor Play Centers – A 2-hour Lord of the Flies Experience
This past weekend, my child was invited to a birthday party at an indoor play center. These centers are great,...
BlueBell off the shelves. Texas mourns.
As anyone living in Texas or the southern U.S. knows, BlueBell ice cream is one of the best things to...