2012 is the year I'm turning 30, but instead of throwing a party or going away, I'm spending 30 weeks staying with 30 different people (half of them in Sweden, half of them in England) with the aim to observe their everyday life, and compare the similarities and differences between the two cultures. Ultimately, by the end of the year, I will have decided where to settle ...I was born in Sweden, but have spent the better part of my adult life in England, and I want to find out what it is that I like about living England, and what it is I miss about Sweden. I've always been fascinated by peoples' everyday life, and during the week I spend with each person I'll be a fly on the wall in their home. I will also ask each person 30 questions about everything from their tea habits to their deepest desires.
On this blog I'll give you snippets of my experiences on this Swenglish journey, but there will only be snippets as my plan is to keep a private diary and turn it into a book - an alternative travel memoir.
Some of the people I'm staying with want to remain anonymous and that will limit what I can blog about, but I still hope that you'll get an insight into my Swenglish project.
I'll start on 27 February, the day after my 30th birthday, and will stay with people in England until end of June, then I'll have a summer break before carrying on in Sweden from end of August til mid December.
