Monthly Archives: January 2012

Falafalsås (falafel sauce)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

As mentioned previously, I’ve been eating quite a bit of falafel here. Falafel for lunch is a big part of that since Abbas Falafel cart is both the closest and most inexpensive meal I can access while at work (a … Continue reading →

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Tangled

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

Today when Jie-jie and I were walking home from her dance class (which is really a very nice class) we were talking about how sometimes it is so nice here that we think we will never want to leave and … Continue reading →

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Having my cake…

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

I must admit that I have been struggling with the food in restaurants. It is a bit tough as a vegetarian. Lots of carbs, lots of dairy, mayo-based sauces, and a smattering of lettuce and some nice cold bean salads, … Continue reading →

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Dinner party

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

Tonight we are having friends over for dinner – our first dinner party and our first guests of any kind except for the folks downstairs. Although the apartment is still a little bare in terms of accoutrements, I think we … Continue reading →

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Schooling across borders

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

We had connections to the Waldorf School here in town through some of my colleagues. Those connections allowed us to get the kids provisionally enrolled from the U.S. so that is what we did. I was a bit worried about … Continue reading →

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Immigration Administrivia

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

Sorry. Sorry.  Lots going on here. I’ll get you up to speed. 1. The day after my last wild post a senior colleague called the tax office and they said they could process our person nummers without the card but … Continue reading →

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Immigrating to Sweden: Lessons and Frustrations

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

There is a substantial blemish marring the moderate, efficient, perfectly rational and just-the-right-amount landscape of things here in Sweden. I think I keep leaving it out in hopes that it will go away but, alas, today is the day in … Continue reading →

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Tiger mother in Sweden?

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

Our friends were going to come down from Stockholm this weekend but, alas, a large share of their family had the flu so we were on our own for the weekend. At first I was feeling a bit low about … Continue reading →

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IKEA: where it all began

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

You can find the little town of Älmhult about 45 minutes by train from Växjö. In that town in the year 1953 Ingvar Kamprad opened the first IKEA store. We went there today, mostly because we needed dish towels and … Continue reading →

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In defense of Finn Hudson

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Andrea Voyer

Let me start by saying that I cannot believe I am writing this post. Up to this point I have maintained a strict segregation between my status as a gleek and my academic-ish blogging. But, yes, I watch Glee. While … Continue reading →

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