Sunday Arvo at IKEA
It’s been an outrageously hot day in Sydney.
At 6.04pm when I started to write this blog post, my computer tells me it’s still forty-one degrees.
“Where are we? In … Read the rest “Sunday Arvo at IKEA”
Sverige
For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
People and Places
While watching the show, “Stockholm-Arlanda” I was reminded, briefly, tonight of a television program called, “People and Places” which screened thirty years ago on the local commercial television station in … Read the rest “People and Places”
Best Swedish Christmas Song Ever?
Swedish class was a lot of fun tonight.
It’s two weeks since I’ve been due to holidays and just not feeling like it last week, but things still went okay.… Read the rest “Best Swedish Christmas Song Ever?”
East Side Stories
It’s Wednesday, so of course I went to the pub.
However, I’ve also spent a fair bit of the day and night listening to the new CD by Peter Jöback, … Read the rest “East Side Stories”
Dansbandskampen
So how did I spend my 44th birthday?
Well it was a Monday, so I went to work, and dealt with some of the more mundane aspects of my job.… Read the rest “Dansbandskampen”
Needs To Try Harder
In Swedish class tonight we spent a fair bit of time discussing the differences between the Australian and Swedish school systems.
In Australia. we tend to start school earlier, are … Read the rest “Needs To Try Harder”