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Surviving or Thriving? A verbal and visual collection of a Canadian/Brit's life in Sweden

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This morning at 0755 the sun greets me on my way into the office in Stockholm.

The Lat and Long of Light

March 12, 2013by Amanda Wood 7 Comments

It is forever amazing to me how external light reignites the internal one. In June of 2010, my first year living in Stockholm, I wrote a post called the Night Never Comes. […]

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adjusting to Sweden, mental health, musings, Stockholm, Vancouver, writing
I am going to my happy place in British Columbia waters

Retrain Your Brain – Part 1

February 7, 2013by Amanda Wood 9 Comments

February is a tough month for many people in the winter climes (I am sure it is elsewhere, too, but I can only speak to my own experience). In Stockholm, […]

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blogs, cats, mental health, photography, Vancouver
Every day is Canada day when you are far away

Canadian Content

January 17, 2013by Amanda Wood Leave a comment

The Government of Canada makes sure that Canadian artists are represented in television and movies. And I can totally tell when there is Canadian content. I watched The Vow tonight […]

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homesick, Vancouver, writing
Flying high over NaNoLand

What is Home?

October 1, 2012by Amanda Wood 5 Comments

A friend is moving to Nepal for 8 months and then to England for grad school. She just put her life in a storage container and it reminded me of […]

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homesick, meeting people, mental health, Stockholm, Vancouver
Mexican beach

What, exactly, are these mixed emotions?

September 25, 2012by Amanda Wood Leave a comment

The thought occurred to me the other day that I never clarified or explained these mixed emotions for which this website is named. The phrase was “created” after I decided […]

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homesick, love, Stockholm, Vancouver
Italy

My other love…Food

April 26, 2010by Amanda Wood 3 Comments

One of the most challenging things about moving to Stockholm has been the change in my food habits and consumption. I come from a city, Vancouver, that has some of […]

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food, Stockholm, Vancouver
Bear River

Just Writing

February 24, 2006by Amanda Wood Leave a comment

I have my first technical writing course tonight – all about single sourcing. I am looking forward to it as I love to learn and quite frankly I am sick […]

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Vancouver
Pigs in Tallin

Job Hunting Should be Illegal

February 23, 2006by Amanda Wood Leave a comment

Another day, another interview, and more personal questions about what the heck am I thinking? I just got laid off work a month ago, worked for that Canadian national police […]

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Vancouver

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