it could’ve been a bad day. it could’ve been insanely emotional, filled with tears and sobs, and the longing of…
Tag: expat
i’m busy. hoping to get rich.
my entire bedroom has an orange-pink glow to it as the sun sets. it’s warm & calming. i’m under the…
this is only the beginning…
a few days ago i received a comment from someone who works at InterNations, a website dedicated to connecting &…
when your heart aches, it’s time to refocus.
i want to be here more than anything right now. and i want to be doing this with these people…
homesick.
it’s nothing really. just a little case of homesickness… wanting to take my love & head down south to the…
baby steps.
guess where i am?! if you guessed on a train to stockholm, you would be right! today i have grown…
first class all the way.
hanging out here in first class on the train to gothenburg for the weekend. surfing the net for free, sipping…
the many joys of having a visitor.
many of you know that i’ve (we’ve) got one of my (our) friends from the states with us this week!…
my beloved nc mountains. lake junaluska.
lake junaluska has been a part of my life my whole life. i spent summer after summer there with my…
my beloved nc mountains: canton
there is this little town on the east side of the great smoky mountains/pisgah national forest. it’s a mill town….
mixed emotions.
hey, my dear readers!! just a short little post to announce that i’m headed back to sweden. i must admit,…
what to do when you’re wide awake & excited.
Blog, of course!! Yep. Helloooo, jet lag! It’s 5am and I’m wide awake, bursting with excitement!! I know I should…
here i go. again!
it’s sunday! all the craziness with work is over! the intensity went right up to the last minute, but now…
saturday night… the best i can do.
it’s saturday night. the apartment is now cleaned and i am sitting under my blanket, candles are lit, the cat…
today i wanna be 12.
dad & me (from circa 2007/2008). always kids. it’s halloween!!! i loooove this day! but, what i love most is…
a package!!!
here i am on a chilly thursday night. sitting in silence, but feeling rather productive. i finally succeeded in focusing…
oh how i love birthdays. and my love. and asheville. and norrköping.
especially when it’s mine! that’s right saturday was my birthday & it was a great day spent with my love!…
födelsedagsfika. (birthday fika).
it’s a chilly, gray sunday afternoon. i’m home, under a blanket, and just about to begin cleaning the apartment. my…
one year and a signed contract.
one year ago today i moved to this lovely country known as sweden. i can hardly believe it’s been a…
last day… sort of.
it’s the last day of beach week 2011 with the whole family together… and wouldn’t you know it? it’s a…
the last day.
today i finished my swedish course!!! and it feels amazing and sad all at the same time. every time something…
one week left.
one week from today i’ll be on my way here!!! usa. nc. the beach. to my family. i can’t freaking…
sweden, i ♥ you.
seeing as i live in sweden now, speak swedish, and have a general all-around love for swedish things & people,…
good news.
after 5 and a half months, i have completed my swedish for immigrants classes! yeah! it has been an amazing…
home.
nya rådstugugatan. my street. my home. yep. it’s late and i’m now home. it’s been a long, but really, really…
hide or dive?
there comes a point in an immigrant’s life when you no longer are visiting the new country in which you…
full speed ahead.
it’s really busy this week. guess i’m gonna go full speed ahead from now until my summer vacation begins (in…
happy mother’s day (usa).
it’s been almost a year since i’ve been in the same room as my mom, and i miss her so…
perhaps the stars lined up just right.
i am so tired of waking up and dreading my walk to school, knowing that every day is the same,…
laundry duties & my little helper.
yep. laundry day on a monday. not the best combination. but, the sun is shining and it’s fairly warm out,…
me.
sleepy saturday.
i’m testing out my ability to write a post from my iPhone. I think it’s a little crazy that I…
welcome.
yes. i’m at it again. moving to a new blog. i’m still getting settled in, so please be patient as…