Happy midsummer! On Friday they celebrate midsummer in Sweden. It’s the shortest night of the year and time for a big party. The celebration starts with a wonderful midsummer lunch with new potatoes, raw herring and strawberry cake. After that, everyone, both young and old, go to dance around the maypole for a few hours. […]
I love to meet new students! I have been teaching Swedish in Taipei for many years now and it’s always fun to meet new students and listen to their dreams and visions. It’s a big step to learn a complete new language and move to a new country. My students are brave and hard-working, full […]
Many of my students become great friends! Like lovely Amber who brought me some Swedish chocolate back from her visit in Sweden. There is nothing like Swedish chocolate! Love it! Some people think it’s too sweet but I think it’s perfect. I remember many cold winterdays in my childhood, when we were outside having fun, […]
I have taught Swedish in Taipei for many years now and I still think it’s great fun to meet new students and teach them about Sweden, Swedish culture and the Swedish language. Many students are interested in sport like skiing and skating and others like to be out in the forest and enjoy nature. In […]
I spend my days drinking coffee and speaking Swedish. What a wonderful life! I love to meet new people and every month a few new students write to me and ask for a fika meeting, where we talk about Sweden and Swedish culture. If you are interested in a Swedish fika, please write to me […]
There are chilly days in Taipei, so hiding inside with a huge cup of coffee! We Swedish people love our fika, coffee or tea with good friends and a chat that can last for many hours. When I meet my students or business partners or my film prodcution team, we often meet at a cafe […]
Every time I read that someone loves my country, I feel very happy! What is home? What is your home country? Can we have more than one home country? I love Taiwan so much and love to live here! The people, food, culture…ev everything is almost perfect and I feel both Swedish and Taiwanese at […]
On Christmas Eve last year, I did something very unusual for a Swedish person. I went to eat a vegan Christmas dinner! At least, I think it’s very unusual because in Sweden we usually eat ham and meatballs and of course lost of sausages and raw herring on Christmas. I am not vegan or […]
In my Swedish course you don’t only learn about the Swedish language, I will also tell you a lot about Swedish and Nordic culture, Swedish food, Swedish traditions, Swedish nature, Swedish mythology, Swedish politics, Swedish history and Swedish music. I have lived in Taiwan for many years and LOVE Taiwan! And I also LOVE to […]
I am spending one month in Sweden this summer! The weather is very hot, almost like in Taiwan. It feels great to be back to the Swedish Westcoast and walking around on this beautiful island called Tjorn. Eating Swedish fresh fish, is also wonderful! My favorite fish is called rodspatta and it is a flat […]