Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

Winnie is originally from Mumbai, India, and moved to Sweden with her husband after spending a few years in Dubai.

Today we have a 2 for 1 because Alexandra grew up in Indonesia, but then spent her later years in Canada. We talk about getting a driver’s license in different countries, glas vs. glass, and how moving helps you to understand your original culture better.

We look back on our summer, how cheap it is to travel within Europe from Sweden, and taking city cats to the country. Then we project to the upcoming year with talks about how Swedish school works for ninth graders – parties, trips and parent meetings!

We talk about outdoor restaurants and bars in Sweden – because you can’t waste one moment of good summer weather sitting indoors!

In our second 3-part series on Swedish summer, we talk castles! Visit them, eat at them, stay overnight or just enjoy the grounds for free! Some of the places mentioned: DrottningholmGripsholmRosendals SlottTullgarnRoserbergSkoklosterKalmar castleOrebro slottTelleborgsslottHaringeslott

Swedish summer is finally here! We have a few tips for activities in Stockholm as well as around the rest of southern Sweden.

To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we talk to Nannette, a Dietician from Mexico!

Do you feel more at home in your new country, your old country, or neither one? We discuss growing and evolving in a different culture.

Jackie, from Barbados, works with training and coaching people living in a new culture.

Fanny talks about a special course she is running that deals with the challenges people face as immigrants living abroad.