Tag: Swedish

  • Burn the winter away!

    Valborg burns everything away. Winter, cold and viruses.

  • Latest episodes

    I sometimes forget to post about my podcast here as I post about it in other places, so a little spring promotion: So far in 2021, we’ve had guests from […]

  • #80 Latest News, Breaking Stories and Ice Cream Tips

    Journalist, broadcaster and brunch enthusiast Maddy, from the UK, talks to us about media culture, documentaries, and trying to shock Swedes with insane purchases. Spoiler alert: Can’t be done.

  • #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 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.

  • 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.

  • #67 Coat Strategy

    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 with Swedish pizza?”

  • 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.

  • This is not a “cake”!

    Don’t be fooled, expats in Sweden. If you are offered a smörgåstårta at an event, this is NOT a cake! Yes, “tårta” is the Swedish word for cake, but “smörgås” […]

  • 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 […]