Borderless adventures

• The best ways to raise bilingual children - Methods and tips 10 years ago So you’re thinking of raising your children bilingually – there are many strategies for achieving this very worthwhile goal, so read ahead and I’ll go into details of each of the popular methods. It’s generally understood that if children are exposed to a language for 30% of their time they...
• Three Years in Sweden 10 years ago Hello long lost website! It’s been way too long since I last posted here. January has come and gone, marking my three year anniversary in Sweden. For a place I was only going to be for six months, it’s certainly been an interesting journey to get to this point. I’ve started to think a little...
• Buying an apartment in Stockholm 11 years ago Geoff and I just bought an apartment in Stockholm, and there are definitely some differences in the process from what you might have experienced buying property in other countries. Here are the steps we have gone through: 1. Visit hemnet. Hemnet is the place where all of the properties in the...
• The English language in Swedish novels 11 years ago I’ve been reading a Swedish novel over the last two weeks and found something quite interesting. At one point in the book the protagonist calls up the hotel her husband is supposedly staying in in New York – but the interesting thing for me was that the novel simply switched to English when she...
• Homesickness or Loneliness? 11 years ago It’s been awhile, but I’m back. The last 4 or 5 weeks have been some of my least favourite in Sweden, and as a result, I’ve felt completely uninspired to write here. It’s been a year and a half since I’ve been back to Australia and it’s been well over a year since I’ve been...

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