Yet another move. Leaving Stockholm. Again. As excited as I am for the next chapter – upcoming adventures and London life – it is hard to leave a place that I love. The silver lining of leaving is that the moment of leaving creates a poignant opportunity to reflect on the moments I have had … More The good in goodbye: Tack så mycket
Freedom call and Pippi runs The girl who never heard she couldn’t do something Watch out world cuz here she comes And she bound to teach you more than one thing Pippi Longsticking is coming into your town The one no one can keep down, no no no no The one who’s fun to be … More Pippi Longstocking
Stendörren nature reserve has been tantalizingly out of reach all summer – just a little bit beyond my cycling range and difficult to get to using public transportation. So when I was zipping around southern Sweden in my flashy red car, I couldn’t resist a quick stop in Stendörren. I took the narrow gravel road off … More Stendörren Naturreservat
I needed to get out of the city as things were feeling a bit too much in the city. I got the perfect excuse when a coworker invited me to spend some time at her summer house in Småland. Deciding the distance was a bit too far to cover by bike, and wanting the flexibility … More Roadtripping through Småland
Midsummer is the official start of the Swedish summer holidays, and for months, I was hearing about all the wonderful traditions that mark this holiday. Imagine my delight when one of my wonderful coworkers invited me and another coworker up to her stuga (cottage/summer house) to celebrate a traditional Swedish midsummer with her family. Travel troubles … More A magical Swedish midsummer
This happens with embarrassing frequency: I lose track of days/weeks. I show up at hostels a day early, book hotels for a day later than I need them, or I will open my planner to discover that I have an extra weekend that I didn’t realize I had! Obviously, this realization is a rather joyous … More I have an extra weekend!: The wilds of Stockholm
This past month has flown by in a flurry of activity – some of the best things, including a visit to Canada, the parade (and wedding) of two of the best people, and a move back to Stockholm, a city I deeply love. While these are the highlights – the glittery bright spots of the … More A month in the life of this nomad
I have a billion things to do prior to flying to Portugal tomorrow morning, so obviously, I figured I would post my year-in-review before I peace out for the next two weeks. This has been quite the year, for so many reasons, not the least of which being ALL THE GRAND ADVENTURES I got to … More ALL THE ADVENTURES: 2016 travel roundup!
For the final days of my research visit to Sweden, I took a short train journey from Stockholm to Göteborg for the Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry section of the European Psychiatric Association. Between the four days of presentations, networking, and sessions on psychiatric epidemiology, I was able to sneak out and explore a tiny amount … More A glimpse of Göteborg (Sweden)
As mentioned in a previous post, Kiruna is not much to look at in terms of a metropolitan city, but it happens to be surrounded by some of the starkest and most beautiful nature. We were mesmerized by the trees blanketed in snow and the deafening silence of the thickly snow-covered woods.There were only a … More Nature, skiing, reindeer hearts, and puppy love: Kiruna, Sweden
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