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Probably overly detailed of my everyday life...lots of pictures and ramblings...some interesting stories and cultural things about Glasgow and Glaswegians. :)
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Dumb Question of the Week
From Scotland Bound, 5 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
So, a lot of bloggers have a thing they do weekly. As a way to keep reader's interested and also to give me something to write about on a regular basis. Well, I've come up with my own. It's, "Dumb Question of the Week" (as seen by my blog post title). As an American expat in Sweden, I get a lot of the same questions, you know, the "standards", but sometimes....sometimes I get doozies. Usually they'll come about once a week, depending on how social I am. This new theme will be mostly focused on...
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SFI, you are on my naughty list.
From Scotland Bound, 3 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Well, not quite, but they are the source of my current frustrations.I arrived in Sweden as a 'real' immigrant on June 18th. I sent in all my information for my personnummer a few days later, around the 22nd. I got my personnummer around the 28th. Ok' Ok.The Swedish government has started a program that pays immigrants to finish SFI early. Yeah, I would get paid to be awesome at Swedish. I have a masters degree, I can totally make bank! Sweet!NO.This only applies to people who register starting...
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Going to the beach.
From Scotland Bound, 1 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I have been living in Sweden now as a proper immigrant for a month. It's been great and I have had a lot of fun, but let's just say I've been quite the nomad (it goes like this, Stockholm, Trollhättan, Linköping, Tylösand, Linköping, Stockholm, Linköping, Kalmar *Sigh* Breath...ok...here for four weeks...oh, big comfy couch, dvd player, and big tv...nope keep moving!)In order to 'relax' and to enjoy the insanely nice weather Sweden's been blessed with, I have spent an insane amount of time at...
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Jag bor i Sverige nu.
From Scotland Bound, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Jepp.Den här helgen är det Midsommar.Weeeee!More updates later. Our flat is dandy...just now got wireless set up.<3<3
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Tomorrow!
From Scotland Bound, 2 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I leave tomorrow for Sweden. I have 3 suitcases packed, aka 150lbs of my life divided into 3 parts.Oh my goodness.The nerves have already started to set in...
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How many more weeks...err..days'
From Scotland Bound, 3 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
June is sneaking up faster and faster every day. As exciting as it is, I am still overwhelmed by all the events that will take place. Also, F and I have a lot of things going on before I even move over that have nothing to do with the move.Currently, he's finishing off his masters in Sweden just being a genius. I was volunteered to be his proofreader since his thesis has been written in English. Joy. I know that his work is really good and successful because I did not understand a single word...
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Panic Attack...Oh..I mean Packing.
From Scotland Bound, 3 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Reality has started to set it once the joy of receiving my pretty pink and blue and green visa in the mail at the beginning of this month. Now it's business time (it's buisness, it's business timmmee, I even got my business socks on..) and I'm starting to plot out and plan how and what I'm going to pack to take on the airplane and what to send by post. It's starting to become slightly overwhelming. All the little things I have to take care of, and only 3 weeks to do it. (I'm leaving for Santa...
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3 months later and 2 pounds of paperwork
From Scotland Bound, 4 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
My visa has been approved! Fredrik received the letter from Migrationsverket today informing us that my temporary residence visa is good until April 2012. Now I'm just waiting for my passport to come back. Only 49 days until I move! Wee! :D<3 <3
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Swedish Applications...la de dah
From Scotland Bound, 4 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
So I had my interview on the 25th and it went really well. Right now my application is chilling in Göteborg and we're waiting for Fredrik to get his paper work to fill out. My ticket is booked for June 17th. Sooooooooo...yep.Anyways, Fredrik came to visit last week for 9 days...not enough days if you ask me. It was a great visit that included a crash course in Indiana University student life and hanging out in a cabin in the woods, visiting family, and finally, him rowing me around in my...
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Visavisavisavisavisavisavisavisa
From Scotland Bound, 6 month ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I have received notification from the Swedish Consulate in Chicago that I have an interview scheduled February 25th! EEK-I'm excited!<3 <3
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