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Step 1: Where to start

Pick an angle or theme The really important thing here is to select one thing to write about. Your experience of coming to Sweden is probably very complex, and you might have a very good, and long story to share. But this is not the moment to tell the story of your...

Important Dates

Important dates: 8:th of January 2018 Deadline for submissions. 28:th of Feburary 2018: Winners are informed of their co-authorship. March 2018: Contracts are to be signed, personal information and photos to be submitted. April – May 2018: Potential adjustments...

Sentimental about spring

Age is catching up with me. Every morning,  my contact lenses present to me not my own eyes, but my mother’s. I frown at this classical reminder of destiny’s imperfection. A cliché without meaning, outsmarted only by my father’s handwriting, haunting me at work, on my...

Where to go for Midsummer

Where to go for MidsummerYou have probably been told about the upcoming event, midsommarafton, taking place on Friday. The aim is to celebrate the summer solstice (actually occurring a few days earlier) and the fact that from now and onwards, every day will be a...
Hur är det att arbeta i Sverige?

Hur är det att arbeta i Sverige?

I undervisningen i yrkessvenska är det förstås en viktig del att prata om kulturella skillnader på arbetsplatsen. Det finns kurslitteratur som tar upp ämnet, men det bästa är ändå när det kommer från kursdeltagarna själva. Med detta i åtanke gav jag nyligen en...