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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?

More language mistakes

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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,...

Summer Camp

In Sweden, most kids through Grade 3 have the opportunity for a free-time club through the schools during the summer. ...

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...

Donuts and Tacos

Was looking around for places to eat when we go to Texas this summer. I found this image – http://imgur.com/SkUFVSM ....

Lazy dad

Upon learning that Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Egypt before the age of 25, my youngest son said, “Ugh....

Gopher Museum

I keep telling my husband we should stop in Canada one year on our summer trip to Texas. He’s reluctant,...

Allright, allright…..

Regarding Eurovision last night, I suppose I have to eat my words from yesterday (which is much healthier than what...

Eurovision

Well it’s that time of year again. Tonight is Eurovision – the song contest between 40 European countries (where Abba...

The latest in boot theft news

“Burglar breaks into Cavender’s Boot City, steals boots” This headline is in the Houston, Texas news today. I don’t know...