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#126 Summer Stories Part Two
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  • #126 Summer Stories Part Two

    #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...

  • #125 Summer Stories Part One

    #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.

  • #124 Attack of the Giant Potato

    #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.

Spooky sunbathing

Took a walk today at lunch through a graveyard.  I’ve always thought it was creepy that they built a hospital...

Volcano!!!!!

I really never thought I’d be living somewhere where a volcano could disrupt my activities.  A volcano in Iceland has...

Madness

In case you don’t live in Stockholm and were wondering what it was like earlier this week to fight off...

ssons

I had to look up a person’s email address at a Swedish university.  I couldn’t remember the first name, only...

I’m so tired…..

I’ve been so tired this week.  I can’t seem to remember people’s names correctly.  But I’ve decided now that I’m...

Winter Olympics

I’m hearing a lot about the Winter Olympics going on, but it can’t possibly be as exciting as my own...

Tea

I came across a box of Russian tea the other day.  I thought, “Hmm…. what makes this tea Russian?”  So...

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...