Lisa KlevemarkDay 49I’m a pessimist. Pessimism has served me quite well. I’ve been surprised and pleased that Swedish authorities have been so speedy and…Apr 29, 2022Apr 29, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 40Nothing much has changed, I’m still treading water. In fact, I’m doing so to an even greater extent, as I now seem to have managed to do…Apr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 30So, after the compulsory period of worrying that accompanies quite literally any event in my life, I have concluded that my husband is a…Apr 10, 2022Apr 10, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 24On the 1st of April, two days ago, my husband was granted his Swedish permanent residence permit. When he told me, I thought, for a…Apr 3, 2022Apr 3, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 18It’s snowing. It’s two degrees below zero, and it’s snowing. I have already succumbed to the Swedish obsession with the temperature. I…Mar 29, 2022Mar 29, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 13I still feel like I’m here on a visit. Bank people, tax agency people, other people ask me if I live here now, and I say yes, confidently…Mar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 10It took all of ten minutes to fill out the Tax Agency’s form, and photocopy my passport and our marriage certificate. Then, the man helping…Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 8I’m finally back on my feet after five days in bed. And what day of the week is it? Saturday, the day furthest from the Tax Agency’s office…Mar 19, 2022Mar 19, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 5When you have a big thing coming up, like an exam or an event or the end of a project, and you put your all into it, and then afterwards…Mar 15, 2022Mar 15, 2022
Lisa KlevemarkDay 3The pace is slower here, and I don’t know if it’s because I’ve parachuted into the lives of my dad and his wife, who are both retired, or…Mar 13, 2022Mar 13, 2022
