July 2011
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May 2011
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Poop needy?
Today I woke up with a slight hangover accompanied by that angst tinged feeling of trepidation that often follows a night of drinking. In Sweden we call that “bakfylleångest”.
One of the biggest differences between Swedish and English is that you can easily create new words in the former by simply putting two words together.
For example, “having to go to the toilet to do...
October 2009
3 posts
Crowdsourcing my future
It’s time for me to try crowdsourcing for real. In short: I want you to help me decide what to do with my future. Since both the internet and social media are involved in the choices, I’d like to give my network a vital part in the decision. It’s a huge choice, and it’s an interesting test. Maybe many people will vote, maybe no one will.
Background: The past (almost) two...
Explicit inclusion
Slightly off-topic for this blog, but it relates to the last post about English.
One thing I’ve noticed is that if you’re English speaking in Sweden, and like to work out with group fitness classes, you’re kind of left to the visual cues of the instructor to be able to follow. Now you can, at least in Stockholm. I’ve started teaching my Bodypump, Bodycombat and Bodyjam...
Implicit exclusion
I’m one of the project managers at Hyper Island in Stockholm (for another three weeks at least). I prefer the slightly more stick-up-your-arse and much more descriptive title “learning facilitator”.
This is the first year the programs (Interactive Art Director and Digital Media) are executed in English in the Stockholm school, where I work. I’ve been looking forward to the...