Differences in dining between Sweden and the U.S.
Tips for travelers going either way. Sweden: Going to dinner takes 3 hours. I didn’t believe it either, but it’s...
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#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...
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#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!
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#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?
Caviar?
It’s funny to me, as a Texan, that Swedish children eat caviar in squeeze tubes. Caviar was always an expensive...
Advantages to grocery shopping in Sweden
In the months of November through April, I don’t have to rush home with the ice cream.
You can’t win
The temperature is right at freezing and rainy. I put my youngest son in warm socks and a hat and...
Halloween
This is a message for the Swedes – HALLOWEEN IS OCTOBER 31 ! IT IS ONLY ONE DAY AND IT...
Cell phone conversations in public
I found myself embellishing my cell phone conversation yesterday for the entertainment of my fellow subway passengers. My husband and...
Bad omen or very tired bird?
A strange thing happened to us this weekend. We left our apartment building and came back an hour later to...
Halloween costumes
Next week is fall break here in Stockholm – much like spring break, but in the fall…. yeah, you get...
UN day
Yesterday was UN day in Sweden. This is a day when we are supposed to celebrate different cultures and countries....
Winter Vomit Disease!
I got this email today at work: “Winter vomiting disease will soon be here, most active between November and April.”...
German restaurant
Went to a German restaurant this past weekend with some friends. Is it possible to go to a German restaurant...
Party in Aisle 3
This past weekend I went to a book-release party in the book department of a department store. This has to...
A tip..
… Just a short entry for Friday. I had to put out coffee and sugar at work for for visiting...
Concussion junction… what’s your function?
Home (for the second time this year) with a child who has a concussion. Don’t worry, he’s fine – just...
Falukorv – or – How can you mess up sausage?
Sausage. How can anyone mess up a sausage? This was always my belief until I moved to Sweden. How do...
More posts about the darkness
Unfortunately, I don’t mean the music group… It’s become even darker this week. I woke my youngest son up today...
Twilight zone nightclub
I stumbled upon a hidden jazz club the other night. It was great! Just a little underground place that you...
Movies
I went to the movies this week which started me thinking of the differences between movie theaters in Stockholm and...
Why can’t we be more Czech
Last winter, our family went to Prague for the Christmas market. We discovered a wonderful thing about Christmastime there –...
Freebies
In Stockholm, there are always people in the morning handing out the Metro, which is a free newspaper. It’s nice...