The silent Swede or why Swedes don’t talk to strangers Very often when people meet us Swedes for the first time, their first impression of us is that we are quiet, distant, and maybe even unfriendly. And that is partly correct. But that is just until you get to know […]
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Why todays topic? There have been more times than I can count since I first moved to the US 18 years ago that people who meet me for the first time mistake Sweden for Switzerland. This is more common than people actually know where Sweden is, or know anything about […]
It has now been five days since I launched A Swedish Fika, and I will try to collect some thoughts about this time. I will try to look at what has happened, both good and not soo good, in parts. First I will talk about the audio podcast, secondly the […]
Every Tuesday I will write a bit about my upcoming podcast episode, today being the first post of the kind. Here I will talk shortly about what topic I have chosen and why. But before I get into today’s post I just want to announce a few changes in my […]
Introduction Hejsan hej is my welcome phrase. It is Swedish and translates to hello, hi. I am PixelPia and I am a Swede living in the US. I moved here in 2003. The reason for this podcast is that I want to share with the world a little bit about […]
As I am starting to write this it is 12 hours and 14 minutes until my first episode of a Swedish Fika goes live on most podcast apps. I can’t believe it is that close. I really started to work on this back in April when I did a general […]
Now it is getting close, and today’s image perfectly represents how I feel at the moment. Two days to go, I can’t believe how fast the time has flown. I have worked hard, and very soon we will see if that work pays off. I know that it will probably […]
Started down a new road Today I decided to add another path to A Swedish Fika by creating a TikTok. My thought process was that I can do short audio clips where I “teach” my listeners some fun Swedish expressions and what the equivalent would be in American English if […]
Self-doubt is hitting me Just 5 days until the official launch of A Swedish Fika, it feels unreal. I have everything prepared and uploaded both on Buzzsprout and on Youtube, but despite that, I am getting a bit nervous. I second guess myself and some of the decisions I have […]
Today my first of five social media posts went out for my upcoming launch of A Swedish Fika. This is the first time I have been this focused before a launch of anything. But will it have any impact? I don’t know, and actually, it is not that important in […]