midas and i met when we started studying swedish together about 4ish months after we both moved here. well, his wife moved too. they moved from the netherlands/holland (i am sorry, even though they’ve…
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i love spontaneity. and the best is when you have people around you who are also spontaneous. on wednesday, i put spontaneity to the test. i had coffee in the afternoon with a…
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looking back over this year, i realize that it has been truly, truly amazing! i have completed my first full year as a resident of sweden, traveled around the world some, learned a new…
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today i finished my swedish course!!! and it feels amazing and sad all at the same time. every time something changes, something ends or something new begins, i have to take it all in.…
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ok. the verdict is in. i stayed home. no school for me today. but, it’s not all laziness.. i’ve gotta lot of things to do! happy tuesday! peace.…
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one of the things I love about being an international, bi-lingual couple is the opportunity to teach each other sayings & phrases in our home languages. tonight, my love wanted something or was complaining…
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well, when i got to stockholm today it was cloudy & rainy. hmpf. it’s such a beautiful place. so, stockholm, please give me some of your summertime beauty!! it may have been rainy, but…
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to be honest with you, i’m not really concerned with who believes in what. you believe in jesus? great. you don’t? ok. you are buddhist? fine. you worship allah? good. you believe in humans?…
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after 5 and a half months, i have completed my swedish for immigrants classes! yeah! it has been an amazing time, with an amazing opportunity to meet some friends from all over the world…
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it’s tuesday night and we’re having a cozy night at home ’cause we feel so tired. we did manage to find just enough energy to make a tasty dinner (that lina created. she’s so…
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i love love love it when i can discover/experience something new in my city. and today, i did just that! the day started off pretty normal. wake up early, rush to school & slide…
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it’s really busy this week. guess i’m gonna go full speed ahead from now until my summer vacation begins (in 6 weeks!!!!) but, its all good! i was talking with lina yesterday about the…
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i am so tired of waking up and dreading my walk to school, knowing that every day is the same, boring, uneventful day with students who seem to not want to have any contact…
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good morning! it’s back to business again today. alas, spring break has ended, i had to wake up to my alarm clock, and 9 more weeks of swedish classes lie ahead of me. could…
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morning: i did not want to get out from under my super cozy covers this morning. but, i managed to get up, get dressed, and get to school just on time. 8:15. at 8:40…