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Stockholmies | Our Adventures in Sweden

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Url:http://www.stockholmies.com
Author(s):Facebook User, Facebook User
Language:English
Tags:expat, stockholm
Description:Our lives as American expats in Stockholm.
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Popularity:82 Followers

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Compounding the problem
Swedish is not an easy language to learn.  And no, it's not because I am American and speak nothing but English all day long...I actually do know other languages.  Living in Sweden and not spe...more
2009-12-09
Bara svenksa på jobbet (only Swedish at work)
Well, here's the funny thing.  So I declared to myself, and my coworkers, that starting this Monday all casual conversation will be in Swedish.  I mean it, I want to learn Swedish better.  It ...more
2009-11-30
Ljusrum (Light room)
Last year I made the terrible mistake of not taking advantage of the light room we have in the health promotion center here at the Karolinska.  I heard about it one year ago, thought that it was a ...more
2009-11-23
Kevin Spacey on the brain...apparently
Am I seeing things, or does this graffiti remind you of Kevin Spacey?This first one might be a stretch, but for some reason it makes me think of Mr. Spacey.  Readers of Stockholmies know that Swede...more
2009-11-22
Hold your thumbs!
What is this crazy lady talking about?  Hold my thumbs?  Why?  To make the dogs jealous of our thumbs' opposableness?  Well, that was precisely my reaction when a Swedish coworker suggested th...more
2009-11-06
TV License
Sometime in early 2009 I received a phone call at work, on my mobile.  I remember it quite clearly because few people called me and no one had yet called my phone to reach Dave.  And in my terrible...more
2009-11-06
Label-lations (like sign-lations, but with labels)
Perhaps not the best name for a product, or at least not for hand disinfectant.  I have been seeing this all over the hospital because we are on orange alert regarding swine flu.  OK, I made up th...more
2009-10-02
Swedish Classic, part one
Lidingö Loppet, 30 km run DONE! Congrats Dave!
2009-09-27
Our prisoner's dilemma
Towards the end of the summer, which on cool fall days like today feels quite a long time ago, we had a bit of a dilemma.  We were invited to someone's house for a small, casual dinner party. ...more
2009-09-27

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Facebook UserSep 21

Thanks Stuart! I finally found a way to put all my photos to good use.
 

Facebook UserAug 10

Love the new header!
 

Facebook UserOct 16, 2008

i actually don't even know you, but i just moved to stockholm myself and can totally relate to the idiosyncrasies you've been posting. nice blog.
 

Facebook UserOct 13, 2008

Just read and laughed! Do you know where I can find "poetry gangbang" in the SF area?
 

Mike MarianoOct 9, 2008

awesome! i didn't know you were blogging. good luck out there!
 

Kimberly BertrandOct 9, 2008

heh heh, I like the name of your blog! hope you guys are doing well and settling in!
 
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