On the 6th June this year (Sweden’s national day), it was three years since my Swedish citizenship ceremony, four years since I received citizenship, and exactly 20 years since I first came to Sweden. I came to Sweden on a… Read More ›
Sweden
On Sweden’s national Day today I say – Sweden, THIS is why I love you
Blaise Pascal said ‘Love Has Reasons That Reason Knows Not’ and ‘The Heart Has Reasons That Reasons Cannot Know’. Very wise words. I love Sweden. Sure, I really like that the systems work, that the people are mostly honest and… Read More ›
Sweden – a land of extreme light and darkness – and Ramadan
It’s at times like this that I long for the even days and nights in Africa. There is only an hour or two difference between sunrise and sunset times in midsummer and midwinter. There are also tides! White nights drive… Read More ›
Swedish Citizenship Ceremony
This post is for Mark who wanted so badly to be with us today but couldn’t. I bought myself a little flag in the gift shop to commemorate the day, and Tina gave me a lovely fridge magnet and bought… Read More ›
The Quiet Culture of Swedes
Timber strained and wheezed, aching in the fresh salt water. The sea lulled gently around the expansive girth and a breeze fluttered around the rigging. Stockholm’s army of islands undulated into a hazy distance, and as people turned from the… Read More ›
