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Jónsi

Jónsi
I am totally obsessed with the Icelandic singer’s 2010 solo album, “Go.”   It is fantastic!  I’m a fan of Sigur Ros, but was always a bit depressed by ...
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Air travel, Starbucks, ect.

Air travel, Starbucks, ect.
The second thing I did after landing in New York’s JFK airport was to buy a grande gingerbread latter from the bustling Starbucks kiosk on my way to ...
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Nobel Award Ceremony, Friday Dec. 10th, 2010

Nobel Award Ceremony, Friday Dec. 10th, 2010
The train system in Europe is amazing.  That is another post, and all I’ll say for now is that trains are operating very early in the morning.  Between Thursday ...
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What the Hell is Filmjölk?

What the Hell is Filmjölk?
Ok, so filmjölk is one of those weird food things that we don’t have in the US and that you can’t really translate the name very well.  BUT ...
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Icicles

Icicles
When the snow first fell and the temperature dropped, I noticed lots of wooden boards appearing on the sides of buildings.  At first, I was like, WTF*, and ...
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big beautiful kanelbullar

big beautiful kanelbullar
I love kanelbullar. We have the same in the US, cinnamon buns, but they aren’t as common (or delicious) as they are here.  You can find kanelbullar everywhere, ...
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fudge

fudge
There was a nice food market in Stortorget yesterday (and maybe today but I haven’t walked too south of the flat) where  I was tempted into buying some ...
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White Lund

White Lund
The thermometer outside our kitchen window says it’s about 2.5 C (36.5 F) outside.  There is a thick blanket of snow on everything, which, when I’m not cursing ...
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are machines better?

are machines better?
I just saved about 200 kr yesterday when I decided to use the SJ ticket machine to buy train tickets instead of buying them at the counter.  Ironically ...
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choir camp

choir camp
Choir camp at Lillsjödal with Tornokören this weekend was much more fun than the band camp I used to attend in middle school (where I played flute…).  I think I ...
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