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Drinking, carousing, and making merry: The Insider’s Guide to Midsummer in...

It’s the day before the day before the day before Midsummer and all through the house, not a creature is stirring, not even a little frog that wants to hop around a very large fertility symbol. This...

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An Atypical Midsummer at Skansen in Stockholm

In my last post, I wrote a brief outline of how Midsummer usually goes down. The traditional Midsummer party is often a thoroughly-planned and well-orchestrated event, with each activity and food...

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The Great Herring Disaster

*Darkness. A voice narrating. It sounds pompous, powerful, and slightly intoxicated.* LO, AND A GREAT CRY WAS HEARD THROUGHOUT THE LAND… The rumbling voices of a thousand somewhat curious onlookers,...

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Celebrating the 4th of July with the American Women’s Club

4th of July can be a strange holiday to celebrate abroad. Without the fireworks and the nationwide patriotic euphoria, there’s not much that distinguishes a 4th of July party from any other summer...

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The Magic of Personal Banking in Sweden: THE FUTURE IS NOW

It’s not often that I go to another country and feel like, WHOA, this is the future of _______. Coming from the United States – the home of Apple Computers, Silicon Valley, and TV channels that exist...

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Why Sweden? 10 Questions for Nomadic Matt

I poke. I push. I prod. I try to get people out of their cubicles and traveling the world… I show others that traveling doesn’t have to be expensive, that anyone can do it, and that your fears are...

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Reason number 537 to learn Swedish

Here is something that most people know about me: I am the least sneaky person on this planet. I have no poker face. I can’t hide my emotions. I can’t cross a room without bumping into a chair or...

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The long-awaited SWEDISH SUMMER

Before we left for vacation, I was feeling very skeptical about the fantastic Swedish summer that had been promised to me. All through the cold, hard winter, the words “Swedish summer” were whispered...

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Out Where the Cows (and Bird Watchers) Run Wild

I’m back after a much-needed hiatus for ten more posts here at the Expat Blog. After the next ten, you’ll get the great treat of experiencing Sweden through a different expat’s eyes. I am going to do...

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Goodbye for now

It’s been very difficult for me to write this last post on the Expat Blog. A lot has happened in the past six weeks, and I am happy to share that I have moved back to the United States with my husband...

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