Living in Almhult, Sweden is quite pleasant, especially with little kids. However, there tends not to be a whole lot to do in the small town itself, so we often find ourselves seeking out nearby attractions to enjoy life in Sweden with little kids. Below are three pretty quick and easy destinations that can help pass these beautiful spring days. Linnes’ Rashult: Carl von Linnaeus … Continue reading Rashult, Denningarums, & the Broken Castle
One of the things that my family loves about Sweden is driving through the beautiful countryside. When in Burma, we were primarily constrained to the confines of Yangon and only got out once in a while with a taxi. Coming to Sweden, it was one of my priorities to get a car so that we could independently explore this country, and get lost on their … Continue reading Country Churches of Sweden
You know that awkward moment when you sit down in a barber’s chair in a foreign country where you don’t really know the language and sincerely hope that the few words you do know will convey the correct information for the cut you want? Well, now add to that, the barber’s chair you sat down is operated by a barber that you know is a … Continue reading That awkward moment…
Now, which side of Knackbrod do you butter? Choose your side, pick-up your arms and take to the field of battle to defend your choice!! But be sure that your arms are period appropriate, so only halberds, battle-axes, maces, swords, and bows will be allowed. Oh, if you happen to have a horse you can use a lance too. This past weekend, we were lucky … Continue reading A Knights Tale at Hovdala
Today I found myself at a little girls birthday party. The party was fun and as it was winding down S and I were set to collect the boys and make our exit, but instead we were invited to stick around for a small BBQ with a few other families a bit later that day. Awesome!! First, I love BBQ (or really any dinner party … Continue reading Woe is the Adult Me
The cold ocean met the land as a thick fog blanketed the surrounding pastures where the sheep grazed contently under the fog-shrouded sun. The land rose dramatically out of the sea and rolled on further into Sweden. Upon the peak of the seaside precipice a monolithic stone Viking ship marks the site of King Ale’s final resting place, at least according to local legend. 59 … Continue reading Ales Stenar
The sun streamed in through the easterly windows with a blinding brilliance, especially for 5:45am. Accompanying the sun came the morning cry from M demanding to be released from his crib. It’s May 1st, which is important to us for three reasons. First, solidarity with the workers of the world!! Second, it is the Almhult Disc Klubb’s season opener tournament. Third, the cows too were … Continue reading Once Upon a May Day
From Almhult, Vaxjo lies about 60 kilometers northwest and happens to be the closest decent sized town and where we tend to go when needing a bit of “city life”. Today was a dreary day, so the prospect of entertaining our two young boys inside or around the gloomy playground here in Almhult did not appeal. A nice car ride plus a few local attractions … Continue reading Two Stops in Teleborg
Yesterday I was walking with K to go see if there were any pinecones ripe for picking in the forest. On the way, we passed a small playground that was bustling with kids. The hunt for pinecones was off as K now focused on playing with these other kids. The playground was a simple structure consisting of two tire-swings and a slide all on a … Continue reading A lesson in making friends from a three year old
My wife and I are were both born and raised in the USA, coming from non-recent immigrant stock. Being so, we are unfortunately fluent in only one language, English. While we can string a few sentences together in Bangla and a little smattering of Spanish, we are essentially useless outside of our native tongue. One of the advantages of raising a family abroad was the … Continue reading Infant Linguistics
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