Author: Elle Diablo

Moderna språk

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"Winter promises that you shall be cold. It delivers to the earth the natural, freezing state of the universe."

That Swedish class…

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"It sits there, forgotten and forlorn. One day, I'll pick it up again, dust it off and give it lots of kisses."

The CEFR

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"As I have discovered, the Swedish educational system does not give a hoot about such frameworks of reference."

Swedish Grading System

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"...if I didn’t have my permanent residence, I wouldn’t have to take any Swedish classes to enter into a university. Sour grapes, but something no one tells you!"

What does “rooting” do to an e-reader?

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"The e-reading market has not been as lucrative in Sweden as in the U.S., and it is obvious by the lack of purchasing options."

This is Sydney

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"We’ll meet again in the next life, buddy."

The Temporary Closing of Labor and Delivery

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"Is Sweden on its way to tossing out the social welfare model in favor for a more profitable one?"

Disarray

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"...we went outside where, by chance, I spoke to one of my neighbors.  .... What stands between her and the perfect backyard?  Our overgrown, tree-like border hedge."

A “C” is better than an “E”

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"I don’t know that I will ever get an “A”.  A’s show complex use of the language, and can jump into any conversation.  .... How am I going to get that kind of range when my social situation is so severely limited?"

Accepted into French

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"I guess it’s back to square one for me."