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My parents made their first trip to Sweden last month. Over the course of three weeks, we spent time here in Gothenburg, down in Halmstad, and 10 days in Germany, the land of my dad’s ancestors. I had never been to Germany before this trip, but luckily for me, living in Sweden made the transition into figuring out the German lifestyle much easier. For example: Road signs are the same (perhaps …continue reading

Swedes love to import American things: movies, music, TV shows, culture (Halloween is a fairly recent one but maybe to a fifteenth of the degree as it is back home). But they also like to export themselves there to experience all of this first-hand (“OMG, they do have yellow school buses and red fire trucks just like in the movies!”). I’ve been following a couple of blogs by Swedes who …continue reading

Spotify has rocked my world ever since Fredrik introduced it to me over a year ago. Added to the ranks of Swedish technological wonders as Skype and The Pirate Bay, this music phenomenon finally reached the U.S. on July 14. How we Americans ever lived without it is beyond me, but I’m glad Americans can now enjoy too. Has it been well received across the waters? Do you guys like …continue reading

My parents are coming to visit in a few days (YAY!), so I’ve been thinking about tips on Sweden I can give them before their arrival. This is not the Midwest. Don’t smile or say hello to strangers. They will either be avoiding your gaze to begin with, or if they see you, they’ll think you’re a bit weird or automatically tag you as an American. Doors open the opposite …continue reading

I have been busy the past couple of weeks with boring stuff like job applications and fun stuff like playing travel agent for an upcoming trip to Germany with my parents and taking a weekend sailboat trip with some friends. More on those two later. But for now, let me warn you of something that you should NOT try in Sweden: cheese dip. As you may have learned in geography …continue reading