Josie St. Aimee, drama educator, vocalist, playwright, dancer, and founder and diretor of Actingout English workshops, has been involved in the performing arts for over 25 years. She founded the Academy Of Dramatic Arts in Atlanta GA, The Cambpell... read more
Black Women in Europe™ Blog
I have a blister on my hand from the steering wheel. My right ass cheek is still numb. My elbow is angry and my back is screaming. This is the result of driving about 2500 miles over the course of four days. That’s over 4000 kilometers.I had neve... read more
A Swedish American in Sweden
First thing's first, I was slightly disappointed to read today that Brad Pitt was not in fact cast in leading role for "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." Instead, Daniel Craig will play Mikael Blomkvist. Admittedly, he is a better fit to the role,... read more
Livet Just Lagom
As promised: a short re-cap of the royal wedding on June 19th between Crown princess Victoria and Daniel. It was glorious, beautiful, exceptional, fantastic, magic, romantic, and positively amazing. The city celebrated with “Love 2010″ – a t... read more
The wanderings of a Swede
Favorite Sweden photo of the day #383: light tree (at Mosebacke in Stockholm) (cc photo courtesy of anna_t)Favorite Sweden photo of the day #384: Sergels FountainFavorite Sweden photo of the day #385: Escape the bubble!Favorite Sweden photo of the... read more
San Francisco to Stockholm
Ooh I love Gothenburg! I'm in agreement with others who write about Gothenburg's (Swedish, Göteborg) plus-sides around the net: It's large enough to feel like a "big city" yet small enough to bump into a friend on occasions; it's lovely and wa... read more
home and away
I hereby annouce the official unveiling of my new cyber home. Ladies and gentlemen please visit Our Man In the USA If you Twitter inclined my new Twitter ID is [link] I will slowly start updating it as I begin the transi... read more
Let Me Tell You About Sweden

Home for JulySwededaddys nap spot, the hammock We are home in July. We worked on our chore lists and traveled in June, and plan to travel again come August. So this is our month at home, July. We are savoring the sweet summer at home, doing a bunc... read more
The Swede Life
We spent the weekend out on Kallskär again, and this time we brought the kayak.  The weather was gorgeous, the water was warm, and our bellies were full of fresh smoked fish.If you ever go on vacation with a group of Swedes, you will notice a... read more
Sailing the Seas of Swedes
I have been living in Sweden now as a proper immigrant for a month. It's been great and I have had a lot of fun, but let's just say I've been quite the nomad (it goes like this, Stockholm, Trollhättan, Linköping, Tylösand, Linköping, Stockhol... read more
So this is Sweden: Chapter Two
I’m becoming less tolerant of xenophobia and isolationism than I’ve been in the past. Doesn’t mean that I believe that every culture under the sun is equal. I’m actually quite proud of my Nordic cultural roots. There’s something to be said for soc... read more
Neverwhere
The subtle change that Daddyland has wrought in Swedish society was evident yesterday when the equivalent to the Secretary of Labor – Sven Otto Littorin – resigned just months before a general election.  Why?  From The Local: “There are thre... read more
A Different Life