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?

Cinammon

Why isn’t there a cinnamon shower gel?  I’ve seen chocolate.  I’ve even seen amber.  Amber?  That’s not even a real...

More lovely pictures

Speaking of pictures from books, this one is my husband’s favorite:

Bad Monkey

I read a lot of children’s books to my kids and it’s always fun when you find interesting pictures in...

Thank’s God

While I was looking up restaurants today on the main restaurant site for Stockholm, I found some information on Thank’s...

Tornado School!

It’s time to look at schools for our oldest son.  After careful searching through the neighborhood, I finally found the...

My hovercraft is full of eels

I saw a paper yesterday for new students coming to Sweden. It gives helpful phrases they may need to know...

Waiting room

Don’t you hate it when you’re in the waiting room for the doctor and the only thing to look at...

Fake Pockets

So I go to put a Kleenex in the pocket of my new pants today only to realize that my...

Snow Chaos!!!!

The news reported yesterday that we were going to get a little snowstorm today with another foot of snow.  It’s...

Artic Drift

I’m reading a book right now called Artic Drift.  It’s a great book but I’m starting to question whether this...

Icicle of Doom

My son thought he heard Santa Claus this morning up on our roof.   I didn’t think about it very much...

Butternut squash

I was at the grocery store this morning when I noticed a new display with butternut squash.  After years of...

Let’s Go Crazy!

So there I am, sitting in a crowded subway surrounded by surly teenagers, when suddenly out of my pocket a...

Howler monkeys

I once had a great idea for a talk show hosted by howler monkeys.  Each week, there would be a...

Bootsy!

I don’t think anyone could listen to Bootsy Collins and be depressed.  If only we could all be as cool...

Worst dinosaur movie ever

I accidently started a horrible dinosaur movie for the kids. It’s poorness complete with a poorness soundtrack.  Every dinosaur in...

News of the Weird

I picked up the Swedish paper this morning and had to ask myself, why is there a train full of...

Watch your language

I am usually very careful about the expressions I use around people who don’t have English as a first language,...

You can fly!

In the Peter Pan movie, do you think they had to add in the part about the pixie dust after...