RSSTuesday, 11th December, 2007
Single in Sweden
In contrast to many of my compatriots I came to Sweden as an Au Pair. When I began to contemplate leaving Sweden I met a native. After nearly a decade we parted ways and here I am two years later single in Sweden. I am of the lucky few who are actually equally happy out of a relationship as in, thus no sense of panic, at least not yet. However, being…
Wednesday, 28th November, 2007
A History of Sex
Saturday was spent contemplating the controversy surrounding the Andreas Serrano exhibition, The History of Sex, now showing at Kulturen in Lund. Besides being widely debated, in particular at this year’s Thanksgiving feast, the exhibition has also attracted a gang of vandals equipped with crow bars. I arrived at the exhibition expecting something…
Thursday, 22nd November, 2007
Who wants to learn Swedish?
Who wants to learn Swedish? At best, there are 19 million who understand Swedish: 9 million Swedes, 5.5 million Danes and 4.6 million Norwegians. With a world population of 6.6 billion is it worth the effort? I can safely say it is and this is why. While discussing the book Perfume it was said it should be read in German, the original language. This…