Column
Judi Lembke
- Expat ‘Mom Of The Year’When you’ve lived the expat life for a long time and don’t get back to your home country very often it can sometimes feel like landing in a place you…Read more
- Spring Has Arrived In StockholmSpring has arrived in Stockholm and while that means more sunshine (hello 4am !) and slightly warmer days it also means noise – and lots of it.Stockholm, for as long…Read more
- Vinterkräk ….WHAT??My column is late. Actually, it’s more than late but I have an excellent excuse. No, my dog didn’t eat it (I don’t have a dog) and it didn’t get…Read more
- The Road ChosenThe leftovers are finished, the old year is gone, and now we’re already three days into 2015. Three days! Yikes! This means I’m late writing my column but I have…Read more
- Celebrating The Holidays At Home …Or At HomeAs I sit here in Northern Europe on the fourth Thursday in November, I’m scrolling through the many social media postings that have been littering my feed over the last…Read more
- Hello Old Friend!Those of us who live in the expat world know the joys – and the struggles – of making new friends regularly. We also know the pain of saying good-bye,…Read more
- Sweden’s Other SeasonHere in Stockholm, when Swedes start discussing the ‘changing seasons’ we ex-pats look at one another knowingly and have a secret giggle. Why? Seasons in Sweden are broken down into…Read more
- Tattoos and AbbaTattoos and Abba – not two words you’d normally would – or should – hear together but they pretty much sum up my Swedish summer, which came to a screeching…Read more
- Going ClubbingLike most of us in the expat world I have joined, for a variety of reasons, many a club over the years – usually when the summer holidays come to…Read more