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Idag är det tulpanens dag!
Today, Sweden celebrates Tulpanens dag (Tulip Day)! This year, Tulip Day turns 20 years old. So … here’s wishing everyone a very Happy Tulip Day!Tulips are my favorite flowers. The mini gallery above of the pretty spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes are some of […] — read more
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Svenska för invandrare (sfi) – kurs C
Fantastic news! I’ve been bumped up the level to Course C (skipping B)! I’m currently enrolled in the Introduction class and had formally started my Swedish for Immigrant (SFI) program on Monday, 25 October. Starting Monday, 6 December, I will join the existing Course C group, which is at a higher level of proficiency. — read more
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Så mycket bättre
I have started watching TV after moving to Sweden, and there’s a reason for that. I have not touched the TV for almost my entire adult life but made an exception this time for the sake of my Swedish language learning. I have identified three TV programs for this purpose: Nyhetsmorgon, Bonde söker fru, and… — read more
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Svenska för invandrare (sfi)
In my previous post I mentioned about submitting an application to join the Swedish for Immigrants (SFI) program. It’s a municipal-sponsored program offered free-of-charge to residents of Sweden. In my case, it’s covered under the Jönköpings kommun.I attended the first class on Monday, 25 October. […] — read more
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Weekend Kanelbullar Ritual (WKR)
I started a weekend ritual that involves cinnamon buns (kanelbullar in Swedish). It’s called the Weekend Kanelbullar Ritual (WKR). I love, love, LOVE cinnamon buns! — read more
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Month 1 in Sweden: My shipment has arrived!
After carefully curating and donating hundreds of my books to the National Library in Singapore, I was left with 18 boxes that eventually left on a cargo ship to sail across the ocean to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. In those 18 boxes were almost 1,000 books and magazines, including stationery and art supplies.From Rotterdam, they made… — read more
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Month 1 in Sweden
Today on 16 September is exactly a month after I had left Singapore with Mister Pops the cat and arrived in Sweden—in Huskvarna to be exact that is about 1.5 hours’ drive from Gothenburg. It’s wonderful to be reunited with Mister Bear!Planning the move and executing it from start to finish had been a challenging… — read more
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Svenska för invandrare (sfi)
Jag har skickat in min SFI ansökan. Vad är SFI? Kursen startar den 25 oktober och jag kommer att få mer information under vecka 41. […] — read more
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Happy New Year 2020!
2019 is coming to an end and it’s almost 2020!Mr Bear and I along with some good friends were at the Kinnarps Arena on the evening of 30 December watching an ice hockey match between HV71 and Frölunda. It was a fun match! — read more
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Sketches of Jätten Vist
Last week I started a sketchbook mini-project dedicated to the wonderful town of Huskvarna in Sweden. It will feature places I went for walks with Mr. Bear and other musings. So far I’ve done a few sketches and many more will come. […] — read more
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