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...
View ArticleAn 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...
View ArticleThe 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,...
View ArticleCelebrating 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleReason 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleOut 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...
View ArticleGoodbye 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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