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An Expat Holiday to England – Guilt Free for 3 Weeks
English vs Svenska I just got back from a holiday to England−my birth country, a place where I lived for some of my formative years (18-23), and a place where all but 2 of my relatives live. It was a...
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Don’t let that farthinder stop you!
Confusing but Fun Swedish words in italics, English in bold Body parts Vrist in Swedish is one of the words for ankle. But it is pronounced very much like wrist. And wrist, BTW, [...]
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The Lat and Long of Light
It is forever amazing to me how external light reignites the internal one. In June of 2010, my first year living in Stockholm, I wrote a post called the Night Never Comes. [...]
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Hovgården, Sweden: UNESCO World Heritage Site
In yesterday’s post I introduced you to Drottningholm Slott, the palace in my backyard. Ekerö kommun is quite unique as we also have a second UNESCO World Heritage site, which is [...]
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Tio år med Tio (10 years with Tio): Stockholm Syndrome
If you read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story then you will already know that Tio is my adopted cat, and today is, well, our 10th anniversary. Other than [...]
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Funny Swedish things
It is time for a bit of fun with some more differences…and similarities… between the Swedish and English languages. This is a bit of an extension of a post I [...]
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Environmentally Confused – Burn or Recycle?
The recycling movement in 1990s-era Vancouver started as a lukewarm way to protect the environment. Then the issues started heating up until it was a sizzling hot topic. Everyone I [...]
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Take the pay cheque and shut up.
Fitting in has become the topic of the month for me. What I have found during this journey of mixed emotions is an unraveling of my expectations and self awareness […]
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4 Years in Sweden: Facebook Revisited
OK. So I have been super quiet for ages. I do still exist, even if only as electrical impulses. Yesterday marked the forth year since I left Vancouver for Stockholm. […]
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Purr and Her Therapy
I often think, as my little black cat Tio settles in on my neck, or sticks his butt in my face, that if I could bottle the healing power of cats I would be rich. I have two cats who purr in stereo, and...
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