Tagged: Sweden

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#94 The Best Thing About Sweden is Pastry Traditions

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#94 The Best Thing About Sweden is Pastry Traditions
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Our guests today are from France, with a side of American. We talk winter and Lucia gear for kids, how to beat seasonal depression and getting your medical needs online.

Skokloster castle otherwise known as Rock Lobster Castle

#93 Rock Lobster Castle and Oops-sala

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#93 Rock Lobster Castle and Oops-sala
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Thomas is from Buffalo and always wanted to move somewhere warm. Thomas now lives in Uppsala. He’s doing it wrong.

Finnish pronunciation

Putting the emphasis in the wrong place in another language can cause a lot of confusion.

#91 Ville Volvo Vovve

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
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We talk to Emma, one of the creators of the new book from The Local, “Villa Volvo Vovve” and learn the real meanings of phrases that even Swedes don’t know!

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#90 The Cutting Edge

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
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Emily, from Arizona, gives us the lowdown on how it works with hairdressers in Sweden, going to school for a Master’s degree and the sad lack of Crystal Light.

Episode 89 - The Great Exchange

#89 The Great Exchange

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#89 The Great Exchange
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How is it when the tables are turned? We talk to Anna, a Swede that lived a year in Texas as a high school exchange student. Culture shock reversed!

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#88 Take a Chance

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
#88 Take a Chance
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We speak to Ana from Mexico City, but this isn’t her first time living abroad. We also talk about learning Swedish through subway announcements & fun times on the icy driving course.

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#79 Knives and Costco Rumors

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
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Julian, from Winnipeg, talks to us about Småland, Costco rumors and what to bring when you move to another country.