When I tell Americans I live in Sweden, they often assume I wanted to live here with no hesitation. On the contrary, though, I feel like I have sacrificed living in my beloved home country, the United States of America, to do a favor for Americans by becoming an "ambassador" of sorts for Sweden, and… Continue reading I sacrificed living in the US to become an ambassador of sorts for Sweden
I recently watched 2017 documentary titled "Can We All Get Along?" on national government-operated Swedish TV that showcased Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan in a positive light. The documentary opened with an intro stating the hour-long film would showcase the black perspective of the '90s. "Can we all get along?" happens to be what… Continue reading CNN’s documentary “Can We All Get Along?” presents Nation of Islam’s leader Louis Farrakhan in a positive light
Swedish political group Feministisk Initiativ in Kiruna, Sweden proposed in March 2018 to replace the community's existing logo with a sexist logo featuring the colors pink and white and includes a female symbol. On April 1, 2018 the feminist group posted on Facebook (translated).. NEW COMMUNITY TO NEW KIRUNA! Feminist initiative Kiruna is presenting a… Continue reading Swedish feminist political group proposes sexist community logo
While Sweden is often praised for trying cutting-edge gender experiments on its young citizens in the public education system, there are looming problems that rarely receive attention despite being serious threats to the stability of the country. These problems include breakdown of the family, parenting changes, and, ultimately, population decline. An article recently published on… Continue reading The looming problems of Sweden’s praised gender role experiments
Melodifestival is one of the most popular national TV programs that takes place every year in Sweden. Over a dozen musicians perform and hope to be voted winner by a combination of Swedish voters and an international jury. Winning Melodifestival is a big deal because the winner will then go onto Eurovision, a super popular… Continue reading How Sweden’s Melodifestival 2018 presented last year’s masculine winner Robin Bengtsson
Swedish power metal band Sabaton has produced edgy music since 1999 that educates listeners about historical war events primarily in Europe, while also extending to North America and Asia. Sabaton's lyrics focus on war, historical battles and acts of heroism. Most of the band's songs center on World War I and World War II, along… Continue reading Learn about historical war events from power metal band Sabaton
If you thought the #MeToo discussion that launched in October 2017 was big in the United States, you would be really impressed by its popularity in Sweden. Despite the increased discussion on sexual assault and rape, however, the Swedish government continues to disregard investigating increase in rape reports in Sweden. The #MeToo phenomenon in Sweden not… Continue reading In the wake of #MeToo Sweden continues to excuse increase in rape reports
Note: This article is a collection of observations and will be undergoing editing as new information is learned on the subject. While women often speak of how liberating it is to participate in the workforce, I often question the negatives that have resulted from their participation and think it sparks major issues that need to… Continue reading Issues that need to be addressed as a result of women being in the workforce
Many people throughout North American and Europe dream of getting out of the city and living in a rural area that is cut off from society. Sometimes people do reach this dream location, but they often find it's not exactly what they expected. I will share the ups and downs I've experienced while "living out… Continue reading The ups and downs of living out in the sticks
I recently spoke to a middle aged Swedish man who inquired about America's expensive healthcare system. He joked about American patients being thrown out on the streets by US hospitals if they could not pay for healthcare. I smiled courteously and said healthcare can be expensive in the United States, but people receive care quickly,… Continue reading I have more fear of not receiving healthcare in Sweden than in the US
