The Subject Of Jeans

September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
My Blue Jeans

It's been four weeks since I last went to Swedish class, and I was feeling apprehensive. I've had a few commitments over the last few weeks which have kept me busy and unable to attend class. I've also been neglecting study, and haven't really listened to or read much Swedish in the intervening period. I was anxious the class would have moved well beyond me, and I would have found myself struggling. Yes, I struggled a bit, especially with a grammar exercise, but it wasn't too bad. In fact, it … [Read more...]

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All a bit stupid

March 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Lutheran Church and Cafe Svensson on Goulburn Street, Sydney

Well that was all a bit stupid. Having spent the day in bed feeling pretty sick, I decided I'd still try to make it to Swedish class. Big mistake. The symptoms of my illness? A bit of hayfever, lots of sneezing, a bit of a bronchial cough, and general lethargy. Damien told me last night he had a few people off work yesterday, and one of my class-mates at Swedish who lectures at TAFE told me it's pretty common. "A lot of people have it", she told me, For me, it's been a day mostly in bed, … [Read more...]

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Movies and Shows

March 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest

"The subtitles don't exactly match the text", I whispered in the ear of my friend Grant. "And isn't it great that we can recognise this?", he responded. We were sitting in the Dendy Cinema at Newtown watching the third and final in the Millenium series by Stieg Larsson. Grant has read the books in English, and I'm about half way through a chapter in the first book in Swedish (it's taking a while). Both of us have been learning Swedish for some time, and both agreed it was a bit of a … [Read more...]

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Min svenska liv

November 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Sthlms Liv CD

I had a bit of a breakthrough at Swedish class tonight. I normally loathe grammar, but I quite enjoyed the exercise we did tonight. Best of all? I think I actually understood the principles behind what we learned, and can possibly even apply them in real life. That's a real breakthrough, let me tell you. To "celebrate", I came home and put on a CD which Grant bought back from Stockholm for me, called "Sthlms Liv". It's a collection of mostly jazz songs from the twentieth century with lyrics … [Read more...]

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Det var kallt och det regnade

September 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Trinity Hotel Haloumi

For the first time in a few years I had dinner tonight at Surry Hill's Trinity Hotel. In a galaxy far, far, away I used to be a fairly regular patron there, especially as on a Wednesday night they had a pretty fantastic trivia competition (which my group often won). But circumstances change, and I've been there hardly since. I only called in tonight because it was cold and rainy, and I didn't have the energy to head out to my other regular Wednesday pub haunt after Swedish class. I had the … [Read more...]

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I’m a little bit country. I’m a little bit rock’n'roll

September 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cafe Svensson, Sydney, Australia

After one month's break, Swedish class resumed tonight. And unlike previous occasions which have mostly been on a Tuesday night, my group now has classes on a Wednesday night. This is the same night as "Cafe Svensson", the Swedish community get-together. Grant and I met at the pub for a beer and a chat before class commenced at 7.15. As Grant and I walked towards class we immediately noticed (and were impressed) by the sign on the seemingly impermanent sign on the otherwise inauspicious … [Read more...]

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