Tag: Sweden

  • #79 Knives and Costco Rumors

    Julian, from Winnipeg, talks to us about Småland, Costco rumors and what to bring when you move to another country.

  • Hello. My name is Hedvig. You typed my name wrong. Prepare to bowl.

    This is what happens when the Swedish bowling alley attendant insists on typing in the players names themselves before you get your lane. For those who don’t know, my name […]

  • Waking up from hibernation

    Took a bit of a break from the blog because in these times…. THERE’S NOTHING HAPPENING! By the way, I am so sick of the phrase “in these times.” It’s […]

  • #77 Cash, Card or Gold?

    We talk to Tamara, who just arrived 4 months ago. She’s lived in Bosnia, Libya, UK and Dubai! How does Sweden measure up?

  • #76 Short Sportlov Special

    A quick check-in over the Swedish spring break/sport break holiday. What to do with kids when everything is closed? Eat ice cream, of course.

  • #74 What Does the Reindeer Say?

    Today we talk with Hwa, from Taiwan, about Swedish eating culture, Bubble tea and reindeer. Also, spotlight on Luleå!

  • #71 Mexican Night of the Radishes

    Shaena from Canada returns! We discuss goat betting, the meaning of 4H and shine a spotlight on Högbo.

  • #71 Scheduling Dinner in Advance

    We talk to Andrés, from Argentina, who has spent half of his time in normal Sweden and half of his time in pandemic Sweden. We also talk work/life balance, basketball […]

  • #70 You Must Have Vitamin D

    We discuss the dark month of November, the sjuarmade ljusstaken and Black Friday. Also, Diego discovers that grits are not a Thanksgiving food.

  • Ingen reklam, tack

    Today on our podcast on Sweden, we talk about postal delays, movie theaters re-opening and aqueducts. We also shine a spotlight on Håverud and learn that the Norwegians have been […]

  • Coat Strategy

    This week on the podcast, Mark, from Minneapolis, puts a spotlight on Vreta kloster, denying his involvement with thousand year old skeletons found there. We also ask, “Really, what’s up […]

  • Being short in Sweden

    This is me trying to use the peephole on the door in my Swedish hotel room.

  • Let’s go to the movies!

    Apparently, some theaters are open again in Stockholm! Not very many, but a few. There are maybe about 10 movies playing in the whole city, but one of them is […]

  • Season 3 of the podcast

    We are back! We catch up on our summer experiences, like broken toilets, meze for Midsommar and traveling in the outside world! Also, a spotlight on Fårö. Available wherever you […]

  • #66 Just Use the Bucket

    We are back! We catch up on our summer experiences, like broken toilets, meze for Midsommar and traveling in the outside world! Also, a spotlight on Fårö.

  • Crowds of parents at theatre

    Trials of being a parent

    Being a parent is like fighting for a seat on a RyanAir flight. Everyone is out for themselves and the weak are trampled.

  • #65 Season Finale – From Russia With Ice Cream

    Anna, from Russia, talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg and about the only thing to look forward to this summer – ice cream.

  • Podcast season finale episode

    Before we take our summer break on our podcast about expats in Sweden, we talk to Anna, from Russia. She talks with us about Sweden’s taco problem, Stockholm vs. Gothenburg […]

  • Hiding out in a Summer House

    Today on my expats in Sweden podcast…. Mike, who was born in Indonesia, not Holland, talks with us about escaping to summer houses during a pandemic, losing money on cancelled […]

  • #63 There is no Place Like Rome

    Today we check in with Licia, a former expat to Sweden that returned to her home country of Italy. We talk about the lockdown in Italy and how things are […]