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.

The Last Post

August 10, 2010

So the Swedish chapter of my life draws to an end. After 32 months I fly off from Stockholm Arlanda on the 10.15 plane to Chicago. I really don’t know how I will feel when we take off.  There will be sadness, some regrets, fears, trepidation. I know this is an exciting opportunity and a [...]

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10k, not just once but twice this week

August 8, 2010

One of my early running goals, before I even considered half marathons was to be able to complete 3 x 10k runs in a week. I had not run 10k for some time. The heat made it very difficult to run so I only allowed myself to run 6kms. Earlier this week I tackled Kungsholmen, [...]

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Hold On To Your Swedish Friends

August 8, 2010

I have lost count now of how many times I have ‘upped sticks’ and moved from a town. I was always restless in my twenties. Moving to, living and working in different cities. It was only when I specialised in my current field that I spent more than two years in a place. I am [...]

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My first Stockholm home

August 8, 2010

Here I am photographed a few weeks back at Brannkyrkagatan, the place where I first lived in Stockholm. I remember being really worried before arriving to Mariatorget. I had found an apartment online and had no idea what the area or the flat would be like.  To make things worse, when I hopped out of [...]

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Årsta. South Stockholm or East Berlin?

August 7, 2010

I am sat at my kitchen table, in my temporary home in Old Town, feeling nostalgic. Its my last Saturday night in Sweden. I have been looking at all my photos since I arrived here in January 2008. Some photos make me happy, some make me sad. People, places, events, laughs, tears. Gamla Stan is [...]

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The Visa has arrived

August 6, 2010

Thats it folks, its official. In my hand I have my British passport with a nice shiny US visa attached to it. The Americans have granted me permission to live and work in their country for up to three years. This is all surreal. Until Christmas I was happy in Sweden and thought this would [...]

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The Final Countdown

August 5, 2010

I apologise for the lack of activity on here of late. I have been working long hours as I aim to get everything cleared up and ship shape before I leave. My office is now practically bare as I have had the shredder working overtime, black bags bulging. I have 7 years worth of work [...]

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Dogs are for life and not a fashion statement

August 2, 2010

Greetings all, I am now back from a cracking week in Holland watching Swansea City… And my first post is a rant… This has been building up for some time but I need to say it…why do some women strut around town with these little dogs. Carrying them in the same way they wouls swing [...]

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Our Man In The USA – new blog launched

July 22, 2010

I hereby annouce the official unveiling of my new cyber home. Ladies and gentlemen please visit Our Man In the USA If you Twitter inclined my new Twitter ID is http://twitter.com/ourmanintheusa I will slowly start updating it as I begin the transition. In under three weeks I will be at home in San Francisco and [...]

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Kayaking in Stockholm

July 22, 2010

And so next on the agenda ..att paddla to kayak. I have always been fascinated by kayaks, they look so graceful but also terrifying to a guy who is not at ease on water.  Miss P kindly bought me a session with a company on Kungsholmen but for various reasons I did not go and [...]

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