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Stuck in Sweden – heaven or hell? Posted by jennie on Apr 19, 2010
The volcano on Iceland is still making life pretty hard for people all around the world. 6.8 million people are in fact affected by the flight stop and thousands are stuck all over the globe and can’t do anything but wait for the big cloud of ashes to dissolve and the airports to open again. But –…
Today’s talk of the town Posted by jennie on Apr 15, 2010
This is what we talk about in Sweden today: The volcano on Iceland that causes chaos – but not on Iceland A volcano in the Eyjafjallajoekull area on Iceland has erupted for the second time in a month and this time, almost all of Northern Europe is hit in a rather unexpected way, I’m sure…
A piece of Sweden everywhere? Posted by jennie on Apr 13, 2010
Warning: This post contains some obsessive Swedish behaviour (beteende). Nothing makes me more Swedish than living abroad. And this is the story of my life, whenever I have left Sweden for a longer period, I have cherished anything slightly blue and yellow (blått och gult) to the max. It’s almost a bit…silly, really. Nowadays, our house gets…
Traditional Easter Smorgasbord Posted by jennie on Apr 5, 2010
Swedes are not the most adventurous people. That might explain why we eat the same thing on Christmas, Easter and Midsummer – with some minor adjustments depending on the season. Or, do we simply just love our herring (sill), salmon and meatballs? It is probably just as simple as that, and to be perfectly honest…
Swedish Easter traditions Posted by jennie on Apr 1, 2010
Easter is upon us (wasn’t it Christmas yesterday?) and today I’ll give you a crash course to the Swedish Easter traditions. There are not many, but there are a few things that you need to embrace if you are going to celebrate a prober Swedish Easter. And I promise you, this post is completely April…
And the winner is… Posted by jennie on Mar 31, 2010
Finally time to pick a lucky winner of the book “Skynda att älska”! Just to show (atleast attempt to…) that this drawing is totally random: Step 1: 57 contestants on 57 pieces of paper… Step 2: 57 contestants on 57 pieces of paper folded up in a big bowl… Step 3: Stick my hand into…
Blogs in Swedish Posted by jennie on Mar 30, 2010
There has been a few requests about good Swedish blogs lately and jag är inte den som är den! But what is a good blog? To use another great Swedish expression, smaken är som baken – delad (Your taste is like your butt -divided) and there is a strong possibility that the blogs I like…