tag archives: sweden

finally: the most spectacular note from the north

Right next to the University, and it was not even that cold. Jenna and I were highly impressed!!! ..and still are

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surströmming or “the stinky fish movie”

According to Wikipedia Surströmming, “known colloquially as Scandinavian rotten fish, is a northern Swedish dish consisting of fermented Baltic herring. Surströmming is sold in cans, which often bulge during shipping and storage, due to the continued fermentation. When opened, the … continue reading

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settling in Umeå/ at the HUMlab

Astrid Mager is rebooting her life: new office, new flat, new fb friends.. That’s my facebook status right now. And it feels like this indeed. Provided with a lot of useful things a postdoc fellow needs in northern Sweden.. ..I … continue reading

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