Swedish Culture

Moving to America in 2008, Finnish journalist Anu Partanen quickly went from confident, successful professional to wary, self-doubting mess. She found that navigating the basics of everyday life - from buying a cell phone and filing taxes to education and childcare - was much more complicated and stressful than anything she encountered in her homeland. At first she attributed her crippling anxiety to the difficulty of adapting to a freewheeling new culture. But as she got to know Americans better, she discovered they shared her deep apprehension.

This audiobook will take you through the basics of Swedish with basic boot camp, all about, and pronunciation lessons. Each of the five basic boot camp lessons centers on a practical, real-life conversation. At the beginning of the lesson, we'll introduce the background of the conversation. After the conversation you'll learn carefully selected vocabulary and key grammar concepts. Next you'll hear the conversation one time at natural native speed. Finally, practice what you have learned with the review track.

Did you know Sweden has this unique law, "Freedom to Roam", that allows you to hike, camp, or ski on any public land, swim in public lakes, and access all beaches--including freely picking as many mushrooms, flowers, and berries as you want? Located in northern Europe, many global travelers have given Sweden the moniker "the crown jewel of Scandinavia" for a good reason!

"Är det ett skämt att du och dina kollegor sitter och anmäler mina inlägg på instagram? FUCK THAT!". Hatet väller fram på sociala medier. Mottagarna? Yasmine Winberg och Julia Lundin, båda journalister på tidningen Resumé, som har anmält 14 influencers och 18 inlägg till Reklamombudsmannen för att få en tydligare klarhet i vad som gäller när det kommer till reklammärkning i sociala medier. Influencers är vår tids nya älsklingar, men också tidernas minst granskade makthavare.

Vi lever i skärmens tid, men är det inte så att den har fått för mycket plats i våra liv? Du är inte ensam om att känna dig beroende av att vara framför en skärm.