DAY 2: FUN!Expedition GlossaryFleece tröja (fleece jacket),Frusen (frozen),Handvärmare (handwarmers), Hjälm (helmet),Hundspann (dog sled),Järngruva (ironmine)Norrsken (Northern Lights, Aurora Boreali...
DAY 1: ADJUSTMENTExpedition GlossaryFleece tröja (fleece jacket), Frusen (frozen),Handvärmare (handwarmers), Hjälm (helmet),Hundspann (dog sled),Järngruva (ironmine)Norrsken (Northern Lights, Aurora ...
In any culture, polite words or phrases of good cheer or good luck abound during holiday times. Here is my “phrasebook countdown” to guide you into properly welcoming in the New Year.…10!• Maybe I ca...
The legendary svenska vintermörkret (Swedish Winter darkness) is not as bad as what is shown in the picture, at least not in Stockholm. But let me tell you, it is pretty darn difficult to get up...
Recently, we hosted a dinner party where the theme was Indian. For dessert, we served homemade kulfi ice cream. One bite of the kulfi, which was flavored with kardemumma (cardamom), nejlika (clo...
The American Cold (förskyld) Remedy: take some NyQuil(R) or other assorted over-the-counter (a.k.a. prescription-free) drugs, eat chicken soup, watch television, and sleep. One to two days later and ...
Remember how you learned never to eat anything from a bulging can? Well, noone seemed to inform the Swedes. Surströmming (rotten fermented herring)... just typing the words is making me gag. It...
As strange as it may sound, news headlines like "Berusad älg räddad från träd" (Intoxicated elk rescued from tree) or "Full älg avsvimmad i trädgården" (Drunk elk passed out...
Yes, you read that correctly. Dammsugarpåsar (vacuum cleaner bags, in English) are the subject of my post.I actually wrote about something else originally. But I decided youd probably be bored with a...
Translation: Summer closed July 1 - 31. Open again as usual on Monday August 1. You are welcome to come back then. Have a Nice summer! Translation: Closed for Vacation. Come back August 15...
June 20th marks my 1 year anniversary of moving to Sweden. Since my blog address questions when I will become Swedish ("blonde"), I thought it only fitting that I give myself a report card to...
I think I must have stepped into the Twilight Zone. Spring has offcially arrived and Midsommar (the eve of the summer solstice, the longest day of sunlight in the year) is coming up fast. YET, I keep...
... Glassbilen! (the ice cream truck). Since the U.S. just recently enjoyed the long Memorial Day weekend (a.k.a, "the unoffcial start of summer") I thought it apropos to write about summerti...
Not many large cities in the world would invite the public to don hjälm (hard hats) and säkerhetsvästar (safety vests) and allow them to view the construction of a commuter train tunnel... ...
From earlier posts, weve learned the signs of Spring in Sweden to be: (1) an average daily temperature above freezing for seven days, (2) the celebration of Waffle Day, and (3) the coming of the East...
“...In your Easter bonnet, with all the frills upon it…”When they sang about Easter bonnets in that iconic American tune, I don’t think they ever had this in mind (although the little girl is very cu...
Ive just completed my first couple of weeks working in Sweden! Now, this blog is about cultural exchange and my acclimatization to Swedish culture so I wont go into the company too much on ...
Botticelli, PrimaveraThe average daily temperature has been over freezing for seven days, so that means that våren (Spring) has arrived! Seriously. I am not kidding. Such is the official ...
Given that Fat Tuesday was just recently celebrated, I would be remiss if I did not mention the tasty Swedish pre-Lenten treat, semla. This decadent treat is a cardamom-spiced wheat bun whose i...
The Vasaloppet is an annual long distance cross-country ski marathon held on the first Sunday of March in northwestern Sweden. Inspired by a historical event, racers ski between the towns of Säl...
My father likes to wax nostalgic about the hospital bill from when I was born-- something like $300 if I remember correctly. Well, its "rollback" time in Sweden.So, full disclosure-- I h...
So Anders and I are in the middle of a conversation that sounds something like this:Him: gnuMe: gnuHim: no, we say gnu.Me: thats what I said, gnu!Him: no, youre saying Guh-new. We say G-new.Me: whate...
No, my hair has not turned blonde.Everyone in the U.S. knows the childrens story of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears." For those of you unfamiliar, let me give you the extremely quick version:...
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