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Forgive the stream of consciousness but I had to start somewhere…

4 years after pledging to create a space held for international parents in Stockholm, our hard work is finally paying off.

Jill’s latest visit home has her experiencing one of the most common expat conundrums, ‘is it worth it?’

Your feelings about my anger are just not my problem.

This was compounded by a disastrous coffee morning meet up with a corporate expat agency. It ended with the door slamming me on the backside on the way out because my HUSBAND didn’t work for the right firm.

The word came up again today. I’m a “privileged immigrant”. If the shoe fits. Factually, that is exactly how to describe my current migrant status.

“I’m living in a country whose liberal and plural values are sliding into non-existence at an alarming rate. The rise of far-right, extremist neo-nazi attitudes and rhetoric is sickening. As a #proudimmigrant whose future is entwined with Sweden, it gives me the fear.”

Don’t miss out on the last month of the summer season activities… get the dates here!!

Pregnancy in Sweden is a no brainer, speaking from experience. Sweden is a westernised, medically advanced and socially organised country. According to the Commonwealth Fund, Sweden is ranked third in the world for it’s progressive healthcare system, high proportion of doctors, above-average healthcare spending, and relatively low prescriptions of drugs (2016)

Our incredible day in pictures at Stockholm Pride Parade 2017. A day full of colour and the brilliance of so many people, mostly youngsters demonstrating their right to love who ever they want to.

To define the meaning of “expat” or “immigrant” it comes down to a period of time. Is it a pit-stop for a few years, or a permanent transition? It seems like the emphasis on these two adjectives is given more meaning than it should.

What an adventure!! Whoop whoop…you’re off on the trip of a lifetime, you’re totally psych’d and even the kids seem up for it (if they can talk). You land, you act like a tourist for 3 weeks (roughly the length of a good holiday), everything looks super rosey…and then…

Stockholm in a day…with kids is a handy, short, sharp guide to getting the most out of Stockholm, in a day, with kids. Like a tin of Ronseal, “it does exactly what it says on the tin.”

What the hell is Välling and why do Swedes worship it?

Travelling to Sweden with baby just got a whole lot easier…

Learning a language doesn’t just have to be done in a classroom. We’ve all heard people tell us being “embedded” in a foreign culture is one of the best ways to absorb a language, but what does that mean?

Anne Pihl arrived in Sweden in 1998 with her Swedish husband. Her daughter had been born in England, 2 months before moving to Sweden. You can imagine how surprised she was when Försäkringskassan called her up offering a monthly parental leave allowance.

It’s all been a bit quiet at Littlebearabroad HQ recently, on the website front, the social media front and the real life front. Sorry! We’re going through the annual VAB ritual that starts at this time of year and usually finishes around the end of March.