Tag: my life in Sweden

  • Eid al-Fitr celebration #inthetimeofcoronavirus

    Every Eid celebration has its own story. And I will remember this year’s Eid al-Fitr (1441H/2020) as a very quiet and lonesome one, even for me who hasn’t been home for Eid for years. There was no communal Eid prayer in the morning. No family gathering. No friend visit. Nothing really special for a big →

  • Working from Home #inthetimeofcoronavirus

    There’s nothing new with the idea of working from home (WFH) for me. Especially after I moved to Sweden and doesn’t work full time anymore. My home is my working space. Along with library and cafe sometimes 😊 Even so, there’s something different with the concept of WHF lately. It’s about the reason behind it →

  • Chasing Aurora in Abisko (Part 2)

    As I said in my previous post, our train from Stockholm arrived in Abisko Östra at around 10 am and we were welcomed by heavy snow showers. But we didn’t mind. Skåne, where we come from, barely has winter this year. The temperature that rarely dropped below zero made the snow didn’t last long in →

  • Third Year Reflection*

    As the year-end is approaching, I would like to use this blog post as a medium of reflection. A look back to where it all started three years ago. This month in 2016, I moved to Sweden from my home country. Time has passed by and many things have happened ever since, including having an →

  • Swedish Sayings I Wish I Knew Before Moving to Sweden*

    Like many other countries, Sweden has plenty of expressions, idioms and sayings rooted in history and tradition. Some of them can be found in other languages, or at least share similar meaning like “Beat around the bush” and “Gå som katten kring het gröt” (English: walks like the cat around hot porridge). Some others are →