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Spring has arrived in Huskvarna
Vintergatan (1/3) This was 20 April. On my walk to work. Vintergatan (2/3) This was 26 April – one week later. On my walk to work. Vintergatan (3/3) Updated on 4 May – one week later. On my walk to work. Bruksgatan On my walk to work… Egnahem At my parent-in-law’s. The bushes are turning… — read more
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My SVA ‘Grund’ Journey Has Ended!
I have been updating my svenska som andraspråk (Sva) journey in this post but achieving this milestone is worthy of a standalone post, so here it is…1.5 years after moving to Sweden, I have completed my fundamental Swedish as a second language (in Swedish: grundläggande svenska som andraspråk). […] — read more
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Bookrea 2023: nya böcker!
Two weeks ago I wrote about Sweden’s book sale and all my purchases have arrived! The first package from Bokus arrived on Tuesday, 21 February. Then Amazon on Wednesday, 22 February. And finally, Adlibris and Bokus—again, both on Friday, 24 February. […] — read more
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Bookrea 2023
The event of the year that I have been waiting for has arrived! BOKREA! BOOK SALE! What’s super exciting is that all three of my favorite Swedish online bookstores are hosting their respective sales: Bokus, Akademibokhandeln, and Adlibris—in that order of notification from them. […] — read more
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Throwback Sketchbook #4
HUSKVARNA, SWEDEN (2019) — read more
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One Year Anniversary in Sweden
When I moved to Singapore in 2015, I fell utterly in love with the country and had thought of it as THE place I would settle in. For life. Then I got married in 2018. […] — read more
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My SVA Journey Has Begun!
Updated on 3 June: […]My SFI journey has ended and so begins the next phase: Svenska som andraspråk (SVA) på grundläggande nivå. This program is equivalent to the Swedish education system of årskurs 7 – 9 (for students ages 12 to 14).I’ve begun my 2-week orientation at the new school yesterday (25 April) and today… — read more
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My SFI Journey (Part 2)
I have taken 144 days or 4.8 months to complete the study. This is from the date I began the introduction class on 25 October last year to the day I took the final national exam for SFI D on 6 April this year. I also mentioned I’d be sharing some information about the books… — read more
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Sfi NP kurs D: Jag klarade det!
Photo of fireworks by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash The SFI national examination (NP) kurs D comprises four parts: reading (läsa), writing (skriva), listening (höra), and speaking (tala). I passed all of them with flying colors! In the previous post I mentioned about sharing my experience with the SFI program and the resources I use (the latter… — read more
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Sfi NP kurs D: Done!
Photo of dog by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash Jag har skrivit på Sfi NP (Nationella prov) del 1 (läsa och skriva) i måndags. Idag gjorde jag del 2 (höra och tala). Om jag klarar dem kan jag fortsätta med kursen svenska som andraspråk (SvA) grund/bas! Related Posts: I’ll be back! My SFI Journey: A… — read more