I found my dream garden today. Flowers, herbs, veggies, fruit, forest fruit… all you can dream of in long, perfectly straight lines. Unfortunately I don’t think it would stay my dream gar...
I had the first swim in Swedish waters today! Yes, it was cold, but it had to be done. I mean it is almost August. However, Daniel stayed safe and dry on land. Daniel safe and dry in the sun. Swedish...
We have a new familly member – VICHO. He came as Leif… which didn’t feel quite right to call him in spanish, i think he is definitely a BICHO, but for some reason Daniel likes Vicen...
Today I finally got to go on rasberry hunt. All the week-end I’ve been dreaming of those huge, ripe rasberries I discovered already on sunday. Luckily noone had discovered my secret rasberry pa...
My sister and her tall boyfriend have been with us all week-end. And, yes, that automatically means noone goes safe! Especially not when you introduce competition hungry Daniel to a new sport… ...
It’s no summer if there’s no wedding. This year my second cousin got married and we all got to celebrate it togther! I did my best translating the wedding sermon and the speaches, but poo...
It might seem like all we do is to go to IKEA to shop cheap furniture and construct things in our little flat… and well, maybe there’s something to that. But believe it or not, but itR...
We have not just been eating sill and dancing traditional dances during mid-summer. We’ve been working hard too! Well, at least we have all participated according to our abilities. Me and my mo...
Midsummer is the celebration of the longest day during the year. After this day it all turns and each day gets darker and darker, until there the day is so short that you hardly notice it… but ...
I started my new job this week, yeay! I will be working as a researcher within the department of social services and elderly care within the municipality and I am so happy! When everyone else is gett...
Yes, it’s true! There are both beaches and summer in Falun! And since Sweden is going through some kind of tropical phase at the moment, shame on those who stay inside and don’t take adva...
Daniel arrived here on the 12th of May. On the 13th we went to the Tax Agency to get him registered. 5 days later he had his Swedish social security number and could start moving freely within the Sw...
This week we finally did the move to our appartment in Falun! The summary of this whole moving experience is that I hope I have filled my moving quota for quite some years and that I don’t have...
No matter how far away you are from home you never abandon your roots! You find traces of your roots in the way you live, think and maybe over all – in the way you eat! Hmmm…. I know this...
The purpose of going up north was to revive my old car – the red danger. Happily I went to see it in Boda. But guess what – despite of hard trying it remained stone dead. We had to call o...
We’re in NORRLAND! Finally I’ll be able to pick up my old car and to spend some time with my sister and Andreas! Norrland is the shit! Today we’re looking forward to some nice time ...
My new Sunday activity is flea-markets and antiquities fairs! Today me and my mom managed to convince my dad and Daniel to come with us to look around. We seemed to stop at the perfect first stop at ...
Swedes love their homes and they also love to decorate it. Well, I guess our scandinavian siblings are quite similar to us as they also have to spend 80% of their year inside a house due to harsh wea...
Yesterday Daniel finally arrived to Sweden. We can now FINALLY start our life here! I was there an hour in advance to make sure I didn’t miss his first steps on swedish soil! Here he finally is...
I didn’t show you my best bargain from yesterday! Well, actually it was my dad who got these chairs for me and voilà – I had a project! First they needed some new paint and definitely som...
Today has been a splendid day for dreaming about my new balcony and all the plants I can have there. Luckily I have a green-fingered mom who is not just enthusiastic dreaming about it, but also doing...
We have a new home! Yes, it’s true, I’ve found a flat just for me, Daniel and Tachini. Three rooms, kitchen, bathroom and a BALCONY! I’m so excited and I finally see an end to my bo...
Yes, I have waved good bye to my love, hopped on a train and arrived in Falun. I have to say, although I still live in boxes and suitcases, I feel at home in this lovely little city! I’m so gla...
30 of April is a special date in Sweden. It’s the day when we celebrate that winter is finally over and SPRING is here! This means bonfires, fireworks, at least from what I was used to, a lot o...
The best thing with being in your country again is that you are close to your family! Yesterday my grandmother and my uncle came to visit and I haven’t seen them since… last summer! Tachí...
We litterally live in boxes and have been doing so for the past couple of weeks. It is actually becoming a bit frustrating… I wear the same clothes every day, cos the only ones I can find are t...
Easter dinner is one of my favourites. Dishes of fish, fish and more fish! Here are some pics of what my family’s easter table looks like. For all of you who’ve been wondering what we eat...
Easter is here! And the whole family is gathered. Robert and Ida came on Thursday afternoon, and later on arrived Charlotte and Andreas – what a jolly crowd! We’ve made sure to do all fam...
Yesterday we were all seated in the sofa to watch EL CLASICO!! It all started out well but as you all know, the end was not synonymous with joy for us Barca fans. Luckily we had to get up early today...
Swedish leasure training no. 1 = take advantage of the sun, you never know when you will see it again! We are not spoilt with sun hours in Sweden. This is why a swede must never miss an oportunity to...
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