A Place Like This

Tag: Sweden

  • The Art of Coffee

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Greetings friends. Sorry to leave you for a few days without a blog-post. I'm in Sweden ,and the last four days have been a whirlwind. Aside from some serious jet lag, I've been spending most of my time catching up with friends. Here in Sweden we have great tradition called a Fika. This is a…

  • Out The Door

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Everything is ready. Suitcase packed (check), other suitcase packed with gifts (check),camera case packed (check), briefcase packed with work,books,ipod and other things (check). So the question is…am I leaving or am I moving? So I'm not a light traveller but I'm not a heavy traveller either. I just need some stuff. I figure when I'm…

  • In Preparation of…….

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    Valarie Budayr
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    ~ To discover new oceans you need to lose sight of the shore.~ Teilhard de Chenin ok……. but before I do that I have a million things on my list to accomplish before I go. Where am I going? It's time for my annual pilgrimage to Sweden. Every fall I have the great abundance in…

  • Valborg-Bonfires,Songs, and Parades.

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    Valarie Budayr
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     Many of you know that I'm of Swedish heritage and own a Swedish company. Today is a really big holiday in Sweden and I thought I would share it with you.     Lit bonfires mark the tradition of "sista April", or the last day of april. As we gather around the "majbrasor"(may fires) with…

  • elfing

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    Valarie Budayr
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    Many of you may know that I’m very proud of being Swedish American. So happy about it that I joined forces with my friends in Sweden to make an online language company called LearnSweden. You can learn more about us here http://www.learnsweden.com but in the meantime have a look at us goofing around. This is…