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Julbocken: the Swedish Tradition that Usually Goes up in Flames

Öregrund, Sweden
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Enjoying the Swedish Summer in Öregrund

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Välkommen till Västerås

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on Välkommen till Västerås

Welcome to Västerås: Sweden’s sixth largest city and the place that I will be calling home for the next year or so.   The city is one of Sweden’s oldest cities and was the second largest city in the 11th…

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A Tribute to the Top Table

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on A Tribute to the Top Table

School staff rooms can be funny places.

Remember those days when you were at school, walking past the staff room – that most sacred and hallowed sanctuary of the teachers – hearing a distant buzz of chatter as the teachers …

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Back to School

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The phrase that every teacher (and student) dreads the most is: Back to School. Probably because these 3 words are usually splashed across every shop window and inside every supermarket aisle about 2 days after the Summer Holiday – …

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Keeping the Tradition Alive

by Runaway Brit 4 Comments on Keeping the Tradition Alive

July 30th has officially been labelled as National Cheesecake Day. Admittedly this is in America and as far as I am aware the day is not widely celebrated in Sweden, if at all. Those of you who know me …

Food and Drink Life in Sweden

An Afternoon of Fika and Shopping

by Runaway Brit 5 Comments on An Afternoon of Fika and Shopping

This afternoon I met my new friend Jordan to enjoy two of Sweden‘s finest traditions – Fika and H&M. I met Jordan last week after responding to her post on expat website TheLocal where she had asked if …

Life in Sweden

Sweden’s Drinking Culture

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on Sweden’s Drinking Culture

The good old houseparty is probably most common amongst students in the UK and usually serves as a precursor to the evening’s main event at the latest bar or club. Organising beverages is pretty easy: simply head down to Tesco, …

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Learning a New Language

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Ms. Redford, my Year 11 Spanish teacher, predicted that I would get a D for my language GCSE. And that was only if I tried very hard. It was the only grade below a C that I was predicted out …

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The Journey to Sweden

by Runaway Brit 2 Comments on The Journey to Sweden

My first encounter with Sweden, aside from the obvious dance to ABBA on a Saturday night or spending spree in H&M, came in April 2008 when my friend Kelly and I were visiting Cambodia for a few weeks holiday …

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