Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

Heather Jonasson

Heather and her expat friends discuss their experiences and humiliations among their adopted country of Sweden. We discuss tips, observations, and the type of important questions expats want to know, such as "Why are there witches on Easter?", "Why do Swedes never take the last piece of candy?" and "Where can I find decent Tex-Mex food?"

  • 34 minutes 55 seconds
    #149 Sorry and Thank You
    Today we have a 2 for 1 because Alexandra grew up in Indonesia, but then spent her later years in Canada. We talk about getting a driver’s license in different countries, glas vs. glass, and how moving helps you to understand your original culture better.
    17 November 2025, 6:01 am
  • 32 minutes 22 seconds
    # 148 Big Red Summer Recap
    We look back on our summer, how cheap it is to travel within Europe from Sweden, and taking city cats to the country. Then we project to the upcoming year with talks about how Swedish school works for ninth graders – parties, trips and parent meetings!
    15 September 2025, 5:27 am
  • 20 minutes 1 second
    # 147 – Summer Tips – Outdoor Restaurants and Bars
    We talk about outdoor restaurants and bars in Sweden – because you can’t waste one moment of good summer weather sitting indoors!
    23 June 2025, 5:15 am
  • 16 minutes 2 seconds
    #146 Summer Tips – Castles
    In our second 3-part series on Swedish summer, we talk castles! Visit them, eat at them, stay overnight or just enjoy the grounds for free! Some of the places mentioned: DrottningholmGripsholmRosendals SlottTullgarnRoserbergSkoklosterKalmar castleOrebro slottTelleborgsslottHaringeslott
    16 June 2025, 5:10 am
  • 22 minutes 9 seconds
    #146 Summer Tips – Things to Do
    Swedish summer is finally here! We have a few tips for activities in Stockholm as well as around the rest of southern Sweden.
    9 June 2025, 5:24 am
  • 33 minutes 36 seconds
    #144 Happy Cinco de Mayo from Sweden
    To celebrate Cinco de Mayo, we talk to Nannette, a Dietician from Mexico!
    5 May 2025, 4:27 pm
  • 29 minutes 48 seconds
    #143 Familiar but Foreign
    Do you feel more at home in your new country, your old country, or neither one? We discuss growing and evolving in a different culture.
    7 April 2025, 4:58 am
  • 30 minutes 3 seconds
    #142 Thriving in a New Culture
    Jackie, from Barbados, works with training and coaching people living in a new culture.
    17 March 2025, 5:58 am
  • 24 minutes 8 seconds
    #141 Living Fully as an Expat
    Fanny talks about a special course she is running that deals with the challenges people face as immigrants living abroad.
    27 February 2025, 8:59 am
  • 40 minutes 56 seconds
    #140 I Like Cookies
    Kimberly, from Houston, talks about the + and - of living in Sweden, dating culture in TX, language mistakes & why we celebrate Black History Month
    18 February 2025, 6:43 am
  • 25 minutes 34 seconds
    #139 Enjoying Green Spaces    
    Burak, from Turkey talks about enjoying the reserved lifestyle in Sweden with yoga, meditation and green spaces.
    10 February 2025, 6:40 am
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