Wednesday, December 26, 2012

9 Steps to Doing the Laundry in a Swedish Apartment Building

Come along as I do the laundry...Seriously, who shares like I do?

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/27/9-steps-to-doing-the-laundry-in-a-swedish-apartment-building/

Would you go down these stairs to do your laundry?


Friday, December 21, 2012

December is TV Time in Sweden

It's TV time in Sweden...Find out what's on the tube...

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/22/december-tv-in-sweden-a-sacred-tradition/

Family watching TV in 1958. This image is in the Public Domain.



Wednesday, December 19, 2012

A Chat with "Re-pat" Kate

My latest post...Interesting to hear from all other expats...even those who are now, er, "re-pats."
http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/19/a-christmas-treat-interview-with-repat-kate/

Kate works in Washington D.C. at the Swedish Embassy… a chance to continue her relationship with Sweden. Photo: Kate Reuterswärd



Sunday, December 16, 2012

Falling Ice and Other Sidewalk Adventures

Sidewalk Adventures...

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/16/beware-the-falling-ice/

Don't be fooled by this picture...this is a super slippery sidewalk!

Call 112! Call 112!

Latest post...Those crazy emergency shows on Swedish TV and why cursing in a foreign language doesn't go over over well...

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/14/swedish-emergency-shows-and-a-segue-into-cussing-in-a-foreign-language/

Swedish Ambulance. Photo by: Henrik Sendelbach (CC BY 3.0)

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Outdoor Scouting Fair in Uppsala


The Scouting Fair in Uppsala...Frigid temperatures and warm neighborly faces...

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/09/scouting-fair-in-uppsala/

Spinning the wheel to see whose number will win...



Saturday, December 8, 2012

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Swedish Holiday TV Tradition Returns

Time for the latest "Christmas Calendar"- a holiday tradition on Swedish TV

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/02/time-for-the-christmas-calendar-on-tv/

Last year's "Julkalendern" on DVD

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Dogs in Sweden! The Facts! The Figures!

Read my latest post over at the Swedish Institute's site..Interesting facts about dogs in Sweden...

http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2660

The EU pet passport...