2016-03-19 18:53
If a Scandinavian speaker says "it's not a dance on roses," he or she means "it's not a walk in the park."If he or she says "it's not a cow on ice," he or she means "the situation is not tot… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
The question: How do you know that the world is coming to an end?The answer: The Reunion Tour of New Kids on the Block, described on their website as "five now fully-grown men who forever de… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Sweden is known as a bastion of equality; it's a country with one of the lowest gender pay gaps and one of the highest numbers of female parliamentarians in the world. "Maternity leave" i… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
When I stepped off the plane at Arlanda on August 18, 2002, I had no idea that I would still be living in Sweden five years later. I had just graduated from college and was ready to spend a… Read More
2007-08-18 21:29
2007-08-06 09:03
Overheard in New York City:"Do you like stand-up comedy? No? Do you like me?" (Not surprisingly, the answer to the second question was the same as the first.)"So this season it's wide-legged… Read More
2007-08-05 07:52
It's been two years to the day since I smashed my heel in a pretty dramatic car accident on my way to the airport to go back to Sweden after a two-week trip back home. That two week trip tur… Read More
2007-08-05 05:27
Modern transportation means that you can have breakfast in Stockholm, lunch in New York City and dinner in Seattle. By the time you're done, neither your body nor your brain will have much o… Read More
2007-08-05 04:47
After months of inactivity, my blog still keeps popping up in the most unexpected of places.This would make great mad libs material.Whoever is looking for the Swedish Bikini Team will be dis… Read More
2007-05-24 21:04
Hemköp, a Swedish grocery chain, might just have an easier time herding cats or reversing the side of the road an entire country drives on than is currently the case with its implementa… Read More
2006-12-27 22:24
1) Kalle's Caviar still makes an excellent Christmas tree ornament2) Has anyone ever thought about nominating the Gävle goat as Lucia, thus requiring him to wear a halo of candles? Seem… Read More
2006-11-23 22:52
Happy Thanksgiving!(I'm thankful I'm not a turkey today.) Read More
2006-11-17 14:55
The best places to get a bird’s eye view of Stockholm. 1) City Hall Tower. Open daily from May-Sept, 10am – 4:15 pm. Also open Saturdays and Sundays in April. Adults 20 SEK, chil… Read More
2006-11-17 14:52
You’re never more than a few blocks away from the Internet in Stockholm.Be on the lookout for Sidewalk Express, which can be found at the many 7-Elevens that populate the city. Sidewal… Read More
2006-11-17 14:49
It's not the time of year that you really want to spend your lunch break catching a few rays in one of the many parks in central Stockholm. So it was time for a change. This afternoon, I wan… Read More
2006-11-16 12:16
I turned the corner, and a hoodie-clad young man on the other side of the street darted towards me....mumbling something incomprehensible in Swedish..."Sorry?" I asked, warily."Oh, English!"… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
The two most decisive issues in the Swedish elections tomorrow will be unemployment... and schlager.In most countries, I would be willing to bet an öre or two that schlager wouldn't win… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
The third youngestHigh School Graduation Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
The thing about being "creative" is that your brain works in mysterious ways; you make associations that other people don't. Sometimes this can be a good thing, and the result is an innovati… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
My childhood memories of Sunday School have become a blur of choruses of “Jesus Loves Me” (not the Whitney Houston rendition) and memorizing the Lord’s Prayer for prizes of… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
When I'm travelling, I generally pay extra attention to the meter when I hop into a taxi, especially late at night. I've been ripped off one two many times not to be a bit wary. Last night… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
Even before I ever studied abroad, I had a knack for befriending international students. In church youth group in junior high, it was Suzanna from Brazil. In high school, it was Andrea from… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
Two girls in their early twenties got on the bus tonight. Normally, this wouldn't be something worth blogging about, but the accouterments of these particular young ladies were astonishing.T… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
I think my debut and demise as a fashion blogger has occurred in the span of a single day. I'm not nearly up-to-date enough with the current fashion trends, although I know ugly when I see i… Read More
2006-11-15 20:37
Today can best be described as a plethora of pleather and avant garde ugly. It's going to take me years to get over the fashion horrors I saw today (and H&M is the perpetrator).It's been… Read More
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