tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26217147559762539402024-03-13T14:03:05.700-07:003 Men and a Swede...Follow along with me as I navigate my new life in Sweden...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-20251789550122504942013-01-15T12:40:00.002-08:002013-01-15T12:40:54.419-08:00It's Just a (Swedish) Rabbit...I finished my blog over at the Swedish Institute's website. Here's my final post about...a bunny...<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2013/01/15/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rabbits/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2013/01/15/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rabbits/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It’s just a rabbit! (This isn’t Champis.) Photo by: Larry D. Moore (CC BY-SA 3.0)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-57722878484923565392013-01-12T12:07:00.001-08:002013-01-12T12:07:54.055-08:00Driving and Cars in SwedenA Few Things About Driving in Sweden…<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2013/01/12/cars-and-driving-in-sweden/" target="_blank">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2013/01/12/cars-and-driving-in-sweden/ </a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I happened across this car in greater Stockholm...Someone designed it to look like a TV version of a New York police car...</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-24283423794945501552013-01-09T13:04:00.003-08:002013-01-09T13:04:49.798-08:00Playing with Fire "The Swedish Tax Board"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">One of my final blog posts for the Swedish Institute...Back to this blog soon...</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyZqi0QBtE0/UO3bPbM1H1I/AAAAAAAAAmU/rCuXyf59-W4/s1600/coins.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uyZqi0QBtE0/UO3bPbM1H1I/AAAAAAAAAmU/rCuXyf59-W4/s400/coins.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-47211643443985763552013-01-05T12:52:00.001-08:002013-01-05T12:52:32.227-08:00My Take on Living in Sweden After 13 Months' ExperienceLatest post...Random thoughts and impressions after "doing time" in Sweden...<br />
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http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2013/01/05/25-impressions-and-thoughts-after-13-months-in-sweden/<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I love things written in English in non-English speaking countries...</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-82376884016603387012012-12-26T23:17:00.001-08:002012-12-26T23:17:41.132-08:00 9 Steps to Doing the Laundry in a Swedish Apartment Building Come along as I do the laundry...Seriously, who shares like I do?<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/27/9-steps-to-doing-the-laundry-in-a-swedish-apartment-building/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/27/9-steps-to-doing-the-laundry-in-a-swedish-apartment-building/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Would you go down these stairs to do your laundry?</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-38599048149839831312012-12-21T20:02:00.001-08:002012-12-21T20:02:28.250-08:00December is TV Time in SwedenIt's TV time in Sweden...Find out what's on the tube...<br /><br /><a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/22/december-tv-in-sweden-a-sacred-tradition/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/22/december-tv-in-sweden-a-sacred-tradition/</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-74830606581400658762012-12-19T12:01:00.000-08:002012-12-19T12:01:12.367-08:00A Chat with "Re-pat" KateMy latest post...Interesting to hear from all other expats...even those who are now, er, "re-pats."<br />
<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/19/a-christmas-treat-interview-with-repat-kate/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/19/a-christmas-treat-interview-with-repat-kate/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kate works in Washington D.C. at the Swedish Embassy… a chance to continue her relationship with Sweden. Photo: Kate Reuterswärd</td></tr>
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/16/beware-the-falling-ice/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/16/beware-the-falling-ice/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't be fooled by this picture...this is a super slippery sidewalk!</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-31288318744562826762012-12-16T13:23:00.001-08:002012-12-16T13:23:48.985-08:00Call 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...<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/14/swedish-emergency-shows-and-a-segue-into-cussing-in-a-foreign-language/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/14/swedish-emergency-shows-and-a-segue-into-cussing-in-a-foreign-language/</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-19981013478631543802012-12-09T14:03:00.002-08:002012-12-09T14:03:57.323-08:00Outdoor Scouting Fair in Uppsala<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/09/scouting-fair-in-uppsala/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/09/scouting-fair-in-uppsala/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spinning the wheel to see whose number will win...</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-25718356390078361882012-12-06T13:57:00.000-08:002012-12-06T13:57:32.674-08:00Getting Ready for Christmas in SwedenLatest post...Christmas decorations in Sweden...<br />
<br /><a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/05/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/12/05/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-84607315890006100532012-12-02T11:38:00.000-08:002012-12-02T11:38:36.913-08:00Swedish Holiday TV Tradition Returns<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">Time for the latest "Christmas Calendar"- a holiday tradition on Swedish TV</span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-87822895300046825952012-12-01T14:04:00.001-08:002012-12-01T14:04:23.216-08:00Dogs in Sweden! The Facts! The Figures!Read my latest post over at the Swedish Institute's site..Interesting facts about dogs in Sweden...<br />
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http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2660<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-18096450426788945252012-11-27T13:32:00.000-08:002012-11-27T13:32:28.328-08:00Stockholm Supper ClubCool Thanksgiving dinner with the Secret Supper Club in Stockholm...<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2642">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2642</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-83048372689303190392012-11-25T10:10:00.000-08:002012-11-25T10:10:07.853-08:00Come Along On My Walk to Work in Stockholm Walk to Work With Me in Stockholm...lots of pics!<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2611">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2611</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One is for cyclists and one is for pedestrians...but which is which?</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-44067646979654238702012-11-22T13:42:00.001-08:002012-11-22T13:42:16.049-08:00Santas Compete in Northern SwedenGetting ready for Jul...Santas fly to Lapland to win the title "Santa of the Year..."<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/11/22/santa-of-the-year/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/11/22/santa-of-the-year/</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-56305051954760337852012-11-20T02:53:00.000-08:002012-11-20T02:53:00.664-08:00The Swedish Word "Jantelagen"Find out what "Jantelagen" means...<br />
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http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/11/18/jantelagen-means-humility-and-restraint/<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jantelagen discourages standing out from the crowd. Photo by: Carolina Romare/imagebank.sweden.se</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-66541745667031761992012-11-15T08:09:00.003-08:002012-11-15T08:09:56.002-08:00Lagom--a Distinctly Swedish WordLatest post...the meaning of "Lagom"...<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This moose probably knows what “lagom” means. Photo by: Maria Emitslöf/imagebank.sweden.se</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-32175706249628185862012-11-12T09:57:00.001-08:002012-11-12T09:57:24.168-08:00Shopping for Food in Sweden and The Great Wall of CandyMy latest post concerns food shopping.<br />
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...Doesn't sound that sexy but "The Wall of Candy" is not to be missed...<br />
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...I mean, unless you typically avoid carbs/want to live a long time/want to skip the onset of diabetes...<br />
<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2549">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2549</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Wall of Candy can be found all over Sweden.</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-26528554452842802682012-11-07T08:21:00.003-08:002012-11-07T08:22:17.966-08:00Tires! Tires! Tires!The Stockholm streets are alive with the sound of....snow tires...<br />
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/11/06/the-sound-of-winter-tires-that-is/">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/2012/11/06/the-sound-of-winter-tires-that-is/</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photo by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Spikereifen.JPG" target="_blank">Kantor.JH at de.wikipedia</a> (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/" target="_blank">CC BY 3.0</a>)</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621714755976253940.post-14275962597220116612012-11-04T13:30:00.001-08:002012-11-04T13:30:06.993-08:00Don't Curse the Darkness...<div class="uiStreamMessage userContentWrapper" data-ft="{"type":1,"tn":"K"}">
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Check out my latest post over at Sweden.se...</div>
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<i>15 Impressions After Living
Nearly One Year in Sweden </i></div>
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<a href="http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2395">http://blogs.sweden.se/expat/?p=2395</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Rabbit" enjoys a Fall Day in a Stockholm park.</td></tr>
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