I moved to Sweden on a six month secondment...that was nearly two years ago. Life has a funny way of working out.
My name is Shane and this blog is my Swedish story.

You must speak Swedish!

March 11, 2010

I was interested to read a piece on todays Local (Swedish news in English) about Brommapojkarna
Their Chairman Ola Danhard has told his players they must speak Swedish to be eligible to play for the team.  Brommapojkarna play in Swedens top flight.
In some ways I have sympathy with him. Clubs at this level cannot afford hoardes [...]

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House Hunters International

March 10, 2010

I got an email from a Casting Agent tonight. There I was thinking it was for my charm or my good looks, surely not for my singing? But alas it was a mail from a Casting Agent looking for families or couples who have recently moved to Sweden. Thats me out, maybe just as well [...]

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30 day vegetarian challenge update Week 2

March 9, 2010

So that week went by really fast and I have to be honest I have not missed meat at all!
Its interesting to see the world through a vegetarians eyes. Supermarket shopping for lunch and at the local Thai for lunch…both had good veggie options.
Home cooking is easy, thats the beauty of vegetarian cooking its not [...]

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Everything is hard, until it is easy

March 7, 2010

Today I finally ran Årstaviken. Thats the bay where I live, it is around 5 miles (8k).

You can see my run here
A few things worried me before I set off. A lot of the paths are in the forest so there would be a lot of ice. There was going to be a lot of [...]

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Veggie Jalfrezi

March 6, 2010

I hope those of you who are interested in my 30 day vegetarian challenge are clicking the tab at the top. I am updating that post each day with my food log. Makes sense to do it that way rather than add a post each day on what I had for breakfast
Tonight I [...]

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A rare treat!

March 6, 2010

On Wednesday night I got to see Swansea City’s home ground on Swedish TV. Wales were playing Sweden.  The Swedes won 1-0 which wasnt a bad result considering how many injuries Wales had.

Today though is the real treat, Swansea take on Nottingham Forest away and its on TV4 sport! Its a rare treat to get [...]

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Lars ‘Two Faced’ Ohly

March 5, 2010

You couldnt make this up.
Lars Ohly, leader of the Left Party ‘Vänsterpartiet‘ is against private schools, fair enough thats what I would expect from the Far Left. However Expressen today reveals both of Lars Ohly’s children go to..yes you guess it private schools!!!
Now where a politicians sends his or her kids to school should be [...]

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Help Emma

March 4, 2010

One of the great things about keeping a blog is the email contact from people who are kind enough to write in.
A lady called Emma mailed me this week. There is a chance her partner may start work in Stockholm and they are considering the life changing move to Sverige.
They are visiting next week and [...]

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Shane to go to Melodifestivalen final!

March 4, 2010

I have blogged before on how much the Swedes love Eurovision. I have also blogged on Melodifestivalen. These are the heats held in various Swedish towns to find the ultimate winner that will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest.
I watched Melodifestivalen once and vowed not to watch it again. I cant say I am [...]

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30 day vegetarian challenge – week 1

March 3, 2010

I have created a category (see at the top) so you can click this page for the first week of my vegetarian challenge meals by day.  I thought it would be good to write up each day what meals I have had.  Either as an inspiration to others and so that any experienced veggies can [...]

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