Category Archives: Sweden

Bleh.

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Kalle

Yep yep, Swedish water is so fucking wonderfully clean. We’re so god damned proud of it it makes you vomit.  

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Home sweet home.

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Kalle

In the midst of snow storms and turbulence I arrived in the country I was born in once again, after 1 year and 8 months of living away. I’m still kind of tilty from the trip, but I’m home anyway. … Continue reading →

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IKEA.

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Kalle

So, I went to IKEA with my girlfriend the other day — there’s one in Osaka, which is the closest. We had to take a train, then switch trains, then take a bus — all in all, it took us … Continue reading →

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Hospitality, and Merry Christmas.

Posted on December 26, 2008 by Kalle

Hospitality must be the most underrated cultural shock in existence. From looking people in the eyes when talking to them, to not staring at people when talking to them (i.e. direct opposites) (and for the record, the former is Sweden, … Continue reading →

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The yen, part 2.

Posted on November 22, 2008 by Kalle

I whined about mentioned the yen and its happy little adventure up in the clouds in an earlier post roughly a month ago (Oct 28th) and figured I’d post an update. Or rather, today was “a first” — and not … Continue reading →

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The Yen.

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Kalle

So… I knew this would happen. I totally knew this would happen. But I kept thinking, you know, “it’ll happen, I’ll twitch, I’ll panic, it’ll be lots of running in circles, then it’ll just return to normal and I’ll figure … Continue reading →

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Farewells.

Posted on September 21, 2008 by Kalle

Since I got here in April, a few people have gone out of mine and others’ lives, sometimes just as abruptly as they entered. Since we’re all here temporarily, with different set times of stay, friends depart as we stay, … Continue reading →

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About time!

Posted on March 29, 2008 by Kalle

So, 6 days from now (on Friday), I toddle aboard a plane that goes to Istanbul, Turkey. Then I sit there and stare at a wall for 5 hours or so, after which I trundle aboard a second plane that … Continue reading →

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Gurgle… net connection.

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Kalle

In case you haven’t seen it, I moved back to my mom’s place at the end of January, where I will be living for the last two months before I move to Japan. Back in April 2007, I switched ISP … Continue reading →

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Sweden!

Posted on September 26, 2007 by Kalle

There’s a promotional video about Sweden, of all things on this planet, on YouTube. It must have been released very recently because I saw it in the newspaper on my way to the hospital this morning. It’s cute, I like … Continue reading →

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