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A Russia of My Own
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The tales from a Swedish girl living in Russia for five years [!]. Currently an MA student in Russian language and a teacher of Swedish at Ural State University in Yekaterinburg.
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A Month in the Country
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Found on the streets of San Francisco this Sunday morning on my way to service at the Norwegian Church.This photograph is dedicated to Katharina. She will understand it. Nobody else will ? and that's the fun part.A scene from my new department. I have adopted the following strict policy regarding blogging about where I'm studying: the department shall remain nameless [thus no links to my madhouse
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guldet blev till sand
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This is a cryptic message - those who know [me] will understand [it] - portraying some of my inner-most feelings at the moment. Why did I choose this cryptic way of displaying my emotions here on the blog, instead of writing a couple of thousands of words about it' Like I usually do' Because if I was to write about how I am actually feeling right now, some people might post comments as "
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A view of Berkeley ? with the Sather Tower located almost in the middle of campus ? from above.
Yesterday ? which was Wednesday ? we had our first language proficiency exam in Russian at the department. One thing that I picked up during the orientation for new graduate students the day before was ?aim rather at good than perfect' ? for perfect may never be achieved and thus you will get nowhere,
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Eventually
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This is me standing outside the Coit Tower in San Francisco yesterday. And yes, comrades, it is the Golden Gate Bridge in the background!
Yesterday ? which was Sunday ? I finally managed to stay up late enough to be able to call my mother in Sweden on Skype. She ? among many other things ? told me that her first reaction to my infamously cranky post here on Friday had been: ?Oh no, now she's
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I'm sorry, new institution of higher education, but I couldn't help myself.
Enough is enough, comrades. There were plenty of times during today when I simply wanted to break down and cry and cuddle up next to something familiar, safe and loving and for someone kind to just hold me for a while and baby me through this rough time. I chose to spend this difficult and emotional day with chocolate
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Where is your inconvenience, young lady'
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If you're Swedish, then you are very likely to find a little piece (though twisted as it may be) of your native country anywhere you go in the world. This is IKEA in Emeryville, not far from Berkeley. And while you're sipping your Swedish coffee (free refills!) in the restaurant upstairs, you can actually see the Golden Gate Bridge on the other side of the bay'
Today I made myself proud: I
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Skärrad är bara förnamnet, sir!
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Finally: a room of my own!
Last Sunday after getting our tattoos, Aaron and I stopped at a drive-thru because it was so late at night that nothing else was open. We ate our food in the car. That was the first time in my life that I have ever bought food at a drive-thru and eaten this food in the car. It was a brand new experience for me. My life in the United States of America is full of many
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The Acceptance Speech
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On Wednesday Aaron & I drove from Toledo up to Chicago and here I am in front of the Art Institute on Thursday evening. On Thursday the entrance is for free and they're open until 8 pm, keep that in mind if you ever intend to go there! It is an awesome art museum and the visit there made me feel like a truly blessed individual. And yes, comrades, afterwards we did go out and had some deep-dish
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The New Tattoo
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Yesterday Aaron and I finally did it: got new tattoos together! Here's mine: on the outside of my left ankle is a coming-undone-bow in red designed by my brother's girlfriend ? more commonly recognized as the girl behind this blog.
On the inside of my left ankle the Latin word sententia! [yes, with an exclamation mark] is written. What's that about' Well, it's the title of the short story «
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United States of America: the Beginning
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Aaron & I enjoying a late breakfast out in Champaign, Illinois. If we look tired then that's because we spent the whole night before watching Stieg Larsson's entire Millennium trilogy with English subtitles. That's three long movies, comrades'
Now it is official: this evening I cried for the very first time in the United States of America. This evening Aaron I got into a fight ? or was it even a
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