Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#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?

A morning without my phone

On Tuesday, I went into town without my iPhone.  Was this some sort of experiment, you ask?  No, I’m an...

Welcome to my nightmare

I had a dream last night that I was suddenly 33 years old.  “Wow,” I thought, “Time really flies.  I...

Ugly cake

My oldest son turns 9 today.  Birthdays are fun, but I always have an ambition to make a special cake...

Can I be in your dragon band?

Ok, this is my new top job on the Swedish unemployment site this week: “Militärmusiker Hornist Vikariat Livgardets dragonmusikkår”  which...

Vintage Zombies

There were 2 events this weekend in Stockholm – and I’m sad I missed out on both – The Vintage...

Chupacabra

I often send our local news stories to my friends in Texas about the Swedish wildlife; drunken moose and vanilla...

The Booty Bus

Once again, I have Spotify recommendations.  I thought this was an interesting paring of tastes.  Thanks Spotify!

The days without Internet

Our Internet was out for 3 days.  3 Days!!!  In that time, I’ve read two books, finished a video game,...

Mirror included!

My husband and I will be staying in a hotel this weekend.  I was just looking over what the room...

MOOSE on the Loose!

My husband and kids just called to say that when they crossed the road in front of our apartment building,...

Swedish superstitions

Found a list of Swedish superstitions on The Local. I don’t care for this one.  (It might help to add...

I just don’t know what to say

        The Swedish National Food Agency has confirmed that anal secretions from the beaver can be used...

Feet, conditioner and wolves

The reason I’ve never gotten a pedicure is because the one time I tried to book one here, I accidently...

Boys

I realized today while asking my sons and their friends to help me with the groceries, is that the older...

Tooth meat

In Swedish, the word for gums is tandkött, which translates to “tooth meat.”  For some reason, this really bothers me. ...

Coffee, tea or vodka?

There was a story in the paper today about someone who had modified a coffee machine in the Ukraine to...