I’m heading back to the States in a few weeks to visit my family and friends. I’m more than excited to be going home for one glorious month. Then it is back to Sverige and back to school.
While I’m away, there are a few choice items that I will be missing in the U.S. Here is the promised list of my new, dearly-loved Swedish things.
- Knäckebröd
- Lingonberries – Especially lingonsylt, which is jam made from the berries. I like to have this on bread or pastries. I’ve been told this is very strange, as in Sweden lingonsylt is usually served with meat. Lingon soda is also very nice.
- Snails – But not for eating! We don’t really have them in my part of Kansas, but they are everywhere here. So cute!
- Looooooooong summer days when the sun hardly sets
- Gamla Stan – Old Town Stockholm
- The abundant large bodies of water (including the Baltic Sea and Lake Mälaren)
- Swedish forests
- Having a grocery store just down the street
- Incredibly fast internet connection
- The Stockholm University campus
- Swedish
