Author: seleon04
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Spring, is that you??
After our long weekend in Copenhagen we had 2 weeks to spend time with my mom in Gothenburg. The day after we got back, Wylie made a trip down to Toulouse to take care of some things for work and for our permanent move in August. We timed it this way so I wouldn’t be…
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Grandma and Mara together again!
After flight cancellations, delays, and an unexpected overnight stay in Frankfurt, Germany, my mom made it to Gothenburg! She’s staying with us for 3 weeks and literally bunking with Mara the whole time. Mara and grandma picked up like no time had passed since they saw each other last. My mom went with me pick…
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Quiet before the visit storm
The last couple of weeks in Gothenburg have been relatively quiet – school, work, playgrounds, etc. But the quiet will be short lived because starting this weekend we have 3 months packed with visits and trips. From mid-April to mid-July we have 7 family/friend visits or trips within/near Sweden. And somehow it feels like we’re…
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Easter weekend in Gothenburg
At the end of our fourth week in Sweden we abruptly learned that Easter is a big deal in this country – it’s a 4 day weekend for Mara’s daycare and that’s at the lowest end of the time off spectrum. It was so American that my initial reaction was “how am I going to…
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Play, snacks, and our growing girl
Play is clearly so central to kids’ lives in Sweden, there are little playgrounds everywhere! We’ve only scratched the surface in our first month and have already seen some great and conveniently located play spots. The huge park in Gothenburg, called Slottsskogen, has an incredible playground with activities for all ages and even had little…
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Hej Sweden! And winter… again.
So it’s been nearly a month since we made our final country move of the sabbatical year. It’s actually strange to think that this is the last time a place will be totally new (at least for the foreseeable future, but of course nothing is ever permanent). We are staying in a nice 2 bedroom…
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Au revoir Toulouse… for now
We’re already at the end of our 3 month stay in France. To say it has felt different than New Zealand is the absolute biggest understatement, but all for good reason. Reason 1 – We didn’t have full time childcare or any childcare at all for 2/3 months. Thank goodness for Maggie and Sarah helping…
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Toulouse with friends
What a whirlwind month it has been! Posting has been tough from France because there has just been so much going on… what a change of pace from New Zealand. So here’s a quick recap of our last month in France with friends. Our dear friends, the McMahon’s, arrived in Toulouse at the beginning of…
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Life in Toulouse – C’est gentil – C’est normal
We’ve had an entire month without major travel, except for a quick 5 day trip to Paris a few weeks ago. It’s wild that a 5 day trip to Paris feels like a walk in the park compared to the huge travel we had been doing for a few months! That Paris trip was mainly…
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Europe winter trip (pt 2)
After taking our time to get to southern Germany, we finally made it for the main attraction and the reason we booked this whole trip in the first place – winter hiking and snow days with friends. We stayed at a sort-of lodge, called Haus Hammer. I think these types of accommodations are very typical…
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Wander & Nest 