I have no idea why I find it sooooo interesting and exciting seeing foreigners moving here and starting a new life here! You guys are a PERFECT example of how its done. Learning the language, culture and overall curious of the country. I am looking forward to follow your journey!!
you are a brave couple... moving to northern sweden! My wife moved to me in southern sweden about 24 year ago from Long beach California, and the things about health care and child care was big reasons. she had a well paid job in los angeles as a teacher but she was quite stressed out by long commute, not by miles but by hour, and she got a job actually before she came for living. we had a long term (expensive) long distance relation for 3 years.
It’s so nice to hear different (yet quite similar) stories! It definitely takes courage to take such a big step to move countries but it’s so worth it! Kind regards from the North 🇸🇪💙
Hi, It was cool to hear about how you met. Gaming has been a big part of my life, I work as a Level Designer and make maps for FPS games. So hearing that you met through a game warms my heart. Welcome to Sweden, I hope you will enjoy yourself.
That is awesome! I actually studied game design when I got out of highschool. I love creating & designing, but the programming headaches were real 😅 after a year of doing that i decided to switch over to healthcare.. i figured that’s a guaranteed job for life. I Always wanted to do something creative besides that though. Now I get to put my creativity in this channel :) I hope you enjoy our journey 🇸🇪
Oh awesome! I looked up your band y’all rock! 🤠 Sweden definitely loves its summer festivals. ☀️ They are all over the place. Derrick is from Houston btw :)
Välkommen till byn! My husband moved here to Kalix about 9 years ago and he's still learning Swedish! xD I guess it's a bit harder to actually learn the language because everyone keeps switching over to English to be nice :D I can't wait to see how the house is coming along! :)
Oh yes that is a real problem! Haha every time we went to sweden I was super excited to try out and practice my newly learned Swedish. And every time people would switch over to english 😬 no offense they were trying to be helpful, but the struggle was real 😅
Ik heb jullie kanaal vandaag ontdekt🙂 Ik woon ook in Zweden en herken heel veel in jullie verhaal. Dat het in April nog winter is gaat nooit wennen, maar een maand later ben je het vergeten.😊
Hej! Wat leuk dat je ons gevonden hebt 😊 bij ons ligt er tot mei zelfs sneeuw! Maar je hebt gelijk, zodra de sneeuw weg is komt alles zo snel terug tot leven en kan je je bijna niet voorstellen dat het ‘twee weken geleden’ nog winter was. Wij wonen nu een jaar in Zweden. En jullie?
That was a very nice and informative video. Now summer is around the corner, and it's time to enjoy the wonderful summer nights. If you have a boat I really can recomend the archipelago. It is beyond beautiful!
I would love to own a boat and explore the Archipelago with it 🤩 haha I have been talking about ‘my boat’ ever-since we planned to move to sweden. Who knows, maybe the channel kicks off one day and I would be able to afford one. Until then it’s good to have dreams 😊🚤
Really enjoyed hearing your story and looking forward to seeing your house renovation. I visited Sweden 2017 and saw some houses like yours from the train - the same colour too, and that house type looked to be a traditional Swedish house, beautifully designed. It's just wonderful to see your house and see what the interior looks like, I have always wondered. Wishing you all the best and many thanks.
I am glad to hear you are enjoying our story 😊 there are many old houses here in sweden, also many abandoned ones. It’s Such a pity to see them go to waste! Fixing it has been a quite a challenge so far but it will all be worth it 👌
Hi to u both and welcome to kalix! ☀️ I live here with my husband and we saw ur ad in the fb group! Keep up the good work and im excited for the new updates. 😍
Sweden is and was a cold country. We hade lower inner roof and shorter doors in very old homes because not we was shorter which we wasn't much but it's about the heat, heat goes up and if you have high inner roof the heat escapes high above the heads, lower inner roof more near the living.
That makes sense! Our upstairs is actually surprisingly warm. We barely had the heater on up there during because the heat from the woodstove downstairs went up
Så trevliga filmer ni gör! En lisa för själen att titta på dom (Google translate that 😉). Vi bor i ett nästan nytt hus, bara 90 år, men mycket jobb att göra ändå. Er belöning kommer nu med vår & sommar, ha det så bra!
Tack så jättemycket! det är så snäll av dig 😊 ja huset behöver ju alltid något. Men det lönar sig totalt. Allt man gör är ju för sitt eget hus så det är en värdefull investering 😄
You actually get even more then a year parental leave in Sweden. I think you have get 480 days for one child, so you can easy stay home for 2 years. The usual age for kids in Sweden to start in kindergarten is around 1,5-2 years.
Det är så roligt att få följa er på er resa i livet med hus och renoveringar, och upptäcka svenska naturen och svenska kulturen! ❤ Otroligt starkt av er med allt ni gör! Att lära sig nytt språk, nya seder, renovering, väntan på papper/ansökningar och ja, allt nytt som kommer med att flytta till ett annat land. Krävs mycket mod och beslutsamhet ❤
Leuke video... antwoord op alle vragen...enne...onder het genot van een paar heelijke zweedse worstjes, in de prachtige natuur...❤ ècht genieten😊! Jaaa...zo zie je maar...it all started with a videogame...❤ Enne...jullie ziin niet de enige...😊❤ Zo mooi hoe het leven kan gaan lopen als je elkaar op die manier leert kennen...ik hou ervan❤ heel bijzonder❤
I just found your channel and I am glad I did. Adorable house. Love watching since what you are doing is a dream of mine.As an American, I would love to hear during your videos about getting your residence (green card?) in Sweden.
Hi Sarah, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying our channel! It was a bit easier for Derrick as he is married to me and therefore he is the husband of an EU citizen. But I’d say nothing is impossible 😊👌 we will give more info about the moving process during our videos
I'm in California and my son just married his Canadian sweetheart who he also met playing a game online. Americans usually have a tough time learning other languages when we're older because we aren't raised learning them, not like in Europe. I have a great friend in Uppsala, and I would do what you're doing is we could do it together. It's too isolated if you're alone.
It’s great how the internet can connect people in ways that were not possible in the past 😊 I agree, if english is your first language you’re fine speaking it in most parts of the world. With me being Dutch, and especially loving to travel, I had to get fluent in English in order to communicate. There’s only a handful of people that speak dutch compared to the world population 😅. And I would definitely say; the more languages you know, the easier it is to learn a new one
Just found your channel and salute you from Denver, Colorado! I have great grandparents from Sweden Sven Jon & Louise Anderson, so my interest in your journey gives me an idea of what their living conditions may have been like. My husband and I will be cheering you on from Colorado. Best wishes for now. ❤❤
Hey we are glad you like our videos I would assume in your grandparents time the homes may have had electricity at some point but it’s more likely they used oil lamps and wood stove for heat the traditional stoves are called vedspis. We have one downstairs but it needs to be rebuilt
I think Derek, with his experience, will get a job but I think just focus on the renovation first. That will get you used to swedish hardware stores and the vocabulary used there and you get the renovation done the way you want it.
@@Projectsweden Yes, I am also impressed by you Swedish. I guess it may be a bit easier to learn if you start as fluent in two (or is it three?) germanic languages. And Eric's pronunciation was rather good for an American, even the Americans that learn our language well tend to have more problem with that part for years. Sorry, I was using Swedish (understated) in praising you language skills even when writing in English. So in American it would be: Yes, I am also impressed by you fantastic Swedish. I guess it may be a bit easier to learn if you start as fluent in two (or is it three?) germanic languages. And Eric's pronunciation was superb for an American, even the Americans that learn our language well tend to have more problem with that part for years.
Välkomna till Kalix och så kul att ni har flyttat hit! :) Det är väldigt intressant att se era videos, skulle vara roligt att få veta mer om era kommande planer inför sommaren med huset? :)
I don’t do well in Hot. Anything above 85 isn’t fun anymore 😅. Even in Switzerland it was mostly over 90F for about 2-3 months straight. And NO AC’s! Crazyness. When I asked why no one had an AC there they said ‘it doesn’t get so hot here’ 😅 meanwhile I was cooking in my little brick build oven (appartment) where it was always even hotter than outside. I would take any -31 day over those days 😅 ❄️
@@Projectsweden I use to live in Michigan until I was 19 the Army decided they needed me for 3 years which I turned into 23 years then called it quite in Yuma. The winter in Michigan when I was young the snow was crazy before I left for the army I used to walk out to work in a lite weight jacket in -20 weather. How we change.
It Figures!! 😄Dutch people are born linguistic wizards. I have met many NL people that speak four languages off hand. So learning SE is a yawn and a stretch for NL people. I'm native Swedish/half norwegian and also knows a little german, but unlike NL people we struggle for that third languge.
Hi Kalle! Have lived in multiple countries helps 😅 if you don’t use a language often it fades away. I actually was at a congress this week in germany and I had not spoken any german since we left switzerland 9 months ago. I was worried that I had forgotten and it certainly got rusty, but it went better again after a couple of days. Repetition is key :)
My suggestion is for you to speak swedish everyday with eachother and listen to swedish pod or radio show called "karlavagnen " "ring så spelar vi " p4 radio
Maybe I should have seen it, but where in the country are you? North of Sweden is pretty big... 🙂Or maybe you don´t want say - I would totally understand. Härligt att ha er här! Varmt välkomna! 🙂Skål! /New sub, norrlänning från Piteå, now living in Stockholm
She mentioned Kalix as the hospital she should be working at in episod 1, probably is by now. She didn't AFAIK mention how long time it was from the house to the hospital but they looked at houses not to far from it so it should be fairly close to Kalix in Norbotten.
Yes we were a lot shorter my great grandmother were 137cm born about 1899 they didn`t have much to eat and did a lot of hard work as kids. She were born about 80km from your house.
What language was U "born with". Ah, America & Holland is like "Thank U & Dankje Well" right & COOLT that U are so BRAVE (it is cold & dark for at least 5month up there = SMART since the global warming!)
Haha yeah no global warming here. Or at least it is save to say that there is lots of winter left here 😁👌 I was born in Holland so Dutch is my first language. Yes Dankjewel is dutch :) I also speak fluent English, German and Swedish. Derrick was born in Texas so his first language is english.
@@Projectsweden 2 turists from Belgium that spoke dutch (they did have a black beatyfull Groenendael-dog) TOLD ME (verbaly) ah, it´s 1WORD "Dankjewel"& I REALLY LOVE WHAT U 2 ARE DOING!
Holland är en region i Nederländerna, eller två faktiskt: Noord Holland och Zuid-Holland. Det är där dom största städerna befinner sig (amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem) så de flesta från Nederländerna bor i ’Holland’ (jag kommer också därifrån) :)
1 years to C1? Jeeeeez! Forget working as a nurse, you should sell a "course" on how to learn a language so fast! Joking joking dont even be like those scammy youtubers with courses.
Truely impressive to learn that fast though! Also every time I see a course I cringe and feel bad for all the people that gets scammed, but the sad reality is it makes money for the creator! Glad you liked the sarcasm though ;) Keep it up guys! 🙌
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully think of how you would crave for them if they were not yours. Marcus Aurelius..
@@Projectsweden Me, I've lived in Karlsborg, Kalix and Nyborg, all around the mouth of the Kalix river in my 62 years, and I will not change it for the world! The differens in climate and the different sun hours does not matter to me, I work shifts at the Pulp and Paper plant near you and working nights or sleeping during the days have never bothered me. I have a very dark roller curtain that is very opaque (sp?) it blinds the sun during summer and when I need to sleep daytime. The snow got to hard for me to shovel a couple of years ago so I bought a snowthrower. There is one thing I don't like about this place, that is the mosquitos, but that's all. Ha en utmärkt sommar och hoppas får börja jobba snart. we have a generation swap coming up at the pulp and paper plant and there will be more personel needed there in the next couple of years, and Derrick is still young! :)
It is unfortunately forbidden to burn at home these days. A new law that you must leave everything for recycling Branches etc except firewood. An EU law.
@@AngelicaGustafsson ett tips är att läsa lite nyhetstidningar/radio/tv. Det har varit ett o annat inslag om det i bra tag nu. Men nu är det en gammal nyhet så det sägs inte så mycket längre
I won't let an EU law stop me from having a lil bonfire on valborg. It's not like the low number of cops that police one of Norrlands gigantic police districts has time to enforce this law, they are too busy policing the underage drinking that goes on during Valborg. And if i was really unlucky and cops for some reason saw my bonfire they would just tell me to extinguish the fire and inform about the law as an warning. Perhaps they would charge me if their warning was ignored though.
I have no idea why I find it sooooo interesting and exciting seeing foreigners moving here and starting a new life here! You guys are a PERFECT example of how its done. Learning the language, culture and overall curious of the country. I am looking forward to follow your journey!!
Thank you for your kind words, i am glad to hear you are enjoying our journey :)
you are a brave couple... moving to northern sweden! My wife moved to me in southern sweden about 24 year ago from Long beach California, and the things about health care and child care was big reasons. she had a well paid job in los angeles as a teacher but she was quite stressed out by long commute, not by miles but by hour, and she got a job actually before she came for living. we had a long term (expensive) long distance relation for 3 years.
It’s so nice to hear different (yet quite similar) stories! It definitely takes courage to take such a big step to move countries but it’s so worth it! Kind regards from the North 🇸🇪💙
Wish the best for you guys love from Denmark
Thank you! :)
Hi,
It was cool to hear about how you met. Gaming has been a big part of my life, I work as a Level Designer and make maps for FPS games. So hearing that you met through a game warms my heart. Welcome to Sweden, I hope you will enjoy yourself.
That is awesome! I actually studied game design when I got out of highschool. I love creating & designing, but the programming headaches were real 😅 after a year of doing that i decided to switch over to healthcare.. i figured that’s a guaranteed job for life. I Always wanted to do something creative besides that though. Now I get to put my creativity in this channel :) I hope you enjoy our journey 🇸🇪
Välkommen till Sverige! Wish you best of luck in your journey! 🍀🇸🇪
Tack så jättemycket!
Hi guys!! Nice video!! Love hearing about you both!! Very interesting!! I am shocked that you learned the language so quickly!! Y'all take care ❤😊
Thank you for your kind words Tammy! I am glad to hear that you enjoy our videos 😊
Hello from Austin Texas,I love Sweden…my band Point Blank has performed @ Sweden Rock Fest…Congratulations!
Oh awesome! I looked up your band y’all rock! 🤠 Sweden definitely loves its summer festivals. ☀️ They are all over the place. Derrick is from Houston btw :)
What I wounderfull Story of you to!!! Love to follow the channel seeing the new family in making up north
Thank you so much for your kind words! I am glad to hear you enjoy our videos 😊
You are really welcome here ❤
Thank you! 😊
Så intressant att följa er, otroligt jobb och väldigt imponerad ❤️ Varmt välkommen till Sverige 😊 Fina bengalkatter också 😻
Tack så jättemycket 😊
Välkommna till Sverige!
Tack så mycket
@@Projectsweden Sorry about the miss spelling on välkomna ,just a bit triggerhappy on the m:s there if you want to learn swedish,🙂
Välkommen till byn! My husband moved here to Kalix about 9 years ago and he's still learning Swedish! xD I guess it's a bit harder to actually learn the language because everyone keeps switching over to English to be nice :D I can't wait to see how the house is coming along! :)
Oh yes that is a real problem! Haha every time we went to sweden I was super excited to try out and practice my newly learned Swedish. And every time people would switch over to english 😬 no offense they were trying to be helpful, but the struggle was real 😅
Ik heb jullie kanaal vandaag ontdekt🙂 Ik woon ook in Zweden en herken heel veel in jullie verhaal. Dat het in April nog winter is gaat nooit wennen, maar een maand later ben je het vergeten.😊
Hej! Wat leuk dat je ons gevonden hebt 😊 bij ons ligt er tot mei zelfs sneeuw! Maar je hebt gelijk, zodra de sneeuw weg is komt alles zo snel terug tot leven en kan je je bijna niet voorstellen dat het ‘twee weken geleden’ nog winter was. Wij wonen nu een jaar in Zweden. En jullie?
@@Projectsweden Ik al ruim 15 jaar.
That was a very nice and informative video. Now summer is around the corner, and it's time to enjoy the wonderful summer nights. If you have a boat I really can recomend the archipelago. It is beyond beautiful!
I would love to own a boat and explore the Archipelago with it 🤩 haha I have been talking about ‘my boat’ ever-since we planned to move to sweden. Who knows, maybe the channel kicks off one day and I would be able to afford one. Until then it’s good to have dreams 😊🚤
Welcome to Sweden and thank you for sharing this with us!
Thank you for your reply 😊
Really enjoyed hearing your story and looking forward to seeing your house renovation. I visited Sweden 2017 and saw some houses like yours from the train - the same colour too, and that house type looked to be a traditional Swedish house, beautifully designed. It's just wonderful to see your house and see what the interior looks like, I have always wondered. Wishing you all the best and many thanks.
I am glad to hear you are enjoying our story 😊 there are many old houses here in sweden, also many abandoned ones. It’s Such a pity to see them go to waste! Fixing it has been a quite a challenge so far but it will all be worth it 👌
Hi to u both and welcome to kalix! ☀️ I live here with my husband and we saw ur ad in the fb group! Keep up the good work and im excited for the new updates. 😍
Thank you very much! 😊
Most Welcome 😀👍🏻
Thank you! 😊
Så fint att se era ansträngningar. Älskar att se fortsättningen
Tack så mycket 😊
I, American, found my Swedish husband 8 years ago on Twitch so we too met through online gaming!
That is amazing! Love knows no borders 😊
Congratulations to your sister and brother in law!
Affordable homes in Sweden, so your husband is American, Dereck.
Good luck learning Swedish Dereck!
The smart part when moving to the Kalix area is that we are known to speak reeeeally slowly! ;)
Yes they speak very clearly here!
Sweden is and was a cold country. We hade lower inner roof and shorter doors in very old homes because not we was shorter which we wasn't much but it's about the heat, heat goes up and if you have high inner roof the heat escapes high above the heads, lower inner roof more near the living.
That makes sense! Our upstairs is actually surprisingly warm. We barely had the heater on up there during because the heat from the woodstove downstairs went up
Nice story and thoughts you guys, keep on thriving! Looking forward to following your story for as long as you'll share it.
Thank you for your kind words 😊
Schoenes Video und eine interessante Geschichte. Mange hilsner fra DK
Vielen Dank für deine nette Antwort. Dänemark ist auch ein schönes Land :) Hälsningar från Sverige 🇸🇪😊
Så trevliga filmer ni gör! En lisa för själen att titta på dom (Google translate that 😉). Vi bor i ett nästan nytt hus, bara 90 år, men mycket jobb att göra ändå. Er belöning kommer nu med vår & sommar, ha det så bra!
Tack så jättemycket! det är så snäll av dig 😊 ja huset behöver ju alltid något. Men det lönar sig totalt. Allt man gör är ju för sitt eget hus så det är en värdefull investering 😄
You actually get even more then a year parental leave in Sweden. I think you have get 480 days for one child, so you can easy stay home for 2 years. The usual age for kids in Sweden to start in kindergarten is around 1,5-2 years.
Yes it is a lot!
Det är så roligt att få följa er på er resa i livet med hus och renoveringar, och upptäcka svenska naturen och svenska kulturen! ❤ Otroligt starkt av er med allt ni gör! Att lära sig nytt språk, nya seder, renovering, väntan på papper/ansökningar och ja, allt nytt som kommer med att flytta till ett annat land. Krävs mycket mod och beslutsamhet ❤
Tack så mycket 😊 ja det är mycket som kommer med att flytta till ett annat land. Det kan även kännas överväldigande ibland. Men det är vart det!
Leuke video... antwoord op alle vragen...enne...onder het genot van een paar heelijke zweedse worstjes, in de prachtige natuur...❤ ècht genieten😊!
Jaaa...zo zie je maar...it all started with a videogame...❤
Enne...jullie ziin niet de enige...😊❤
Zo mooi hoe het leven kan gaan lopen als je elkaar op die manier leert kennen...ik hou ervan❤ heel bijzonder❤
Ja dat is typisch Zweedse ‘att grilla en korv’ vuurtje maken en een broodje worst eten. Lekker en simpel 😄
😍😍 tycker att ni båda är jätte duktiga på svenska!!!! Vilken livs resa ni gjort 😍👌🏻 WOW😍 älskar era renoverings filmer 😍❤️😊
Tack så mycket! Det är snäll av dig 😊 bra att höra att du gillar vår resa 😄 det kommer att bli mycket mer!
I just found your channel and I am glad I did. Adorable house. Love watching since what you are doing is a dream of mine.As an American, I would love to hear during your videos about getting your residence (green card?) in Sweden.
Hi Sarah, I am glad to hear that you are enjoying our channel! It was a bit easier for Derrick as he is married to me and therefore he is the husband of an EU citizen. But I’d say nothing is impossible 😊👌 we will give more info about the moving process during our videos
I'm in California and my son just married his Canadian sweetheart who he also met playing a game online. Americans usually have a tough time learning other languages when we're older because we aren't raised learning them, not like in Europe. I have a great friend in Uppsala, and I would do what you're doing is we could do it together. It's too isolated if you're alone.
It’s great how the internet can connect people in ways that were not possible in the past 😊 I agree, if english is your first language you’re fine speaking it in most parts of the world. With me being Dutch, and especially loving to travel, I had to get fluent in English in order to communicate. There’s only a handful of people that speak dutch compared to the world population 😅. And I would definitely say; the more languages you know, the easier it is to learn a new one
Just found your channel and salute you from Denver, Colorado! I have great grandparents from Sweden Sven Jon & Louise Anderson, so my interest in your journey gives me an idea of what their living conditions may have been like. My husband and I will be cheering you on from Colorado. Best wishes for now. ❤❤
Hey we are glad you like our videos I would assume in your grandparents time the homes may have had electricity at some point but it’s more likely they used oil lamps and wood stove for heat the traditional stoves are called vedspis. We have one downstairs but it needs to be rebuilt
Felicidades ❤
I think Derek, with his experience, will get a job but I think just focus on the renovation first. That will get you used to swedish hardware stores and the vocabulary used there and you get the renovation done the way you want it.
Yes he’s been taking a Swedish course and is actively looking for work when he’s not busy on the house
Bra svenska😊 keep up the good work 👍
Tack så mycket Christian! We will 🙌🏻
@@Projectsweden Yes, I am also impressed by you Swedish. I guess it may be a bit easier to learn if you start as fluent in two (or is it three?) germanic languages.
And Eric's pronunciation was rather good for an American, even the Americans that learn our language well tend to have more problem with that part for years.
Sorry, I was using Swedish (understated) in praising you language skills even when writing in English. So in American it would be:
Yes, I am also impressed by you fantastic Swedish. I guess it may be a bit easier to learn if you start as fluent in two (or is it three?) germanic languages.
And Eric's pronunciation was superb for an American, even the Americans that learn our language well tend to have more problem with that part for years.
Tack så mycket! 😊 Swedish is my fourth language 🙉 Dutch, English & German are the other ones
Kul att ni är nästan svenskar nu! Ett tips för sommaren: skaffa myggnät till fönster och dörrar.
Tack så mycket! Ja myggnät är definitivt en ’must have’ 😄
Välkomna till Kalix och så kul att ni har flyttat hit! :) Det är väldigt intressant att se era videos, skulle vara roligt att få veta mer om era kommande planer inför sommaren med huset? :)
Hej evelina, vi ska göra mycker under sommaren, vi ska ta ut golvet och väggen och sätta ny isolering. De kommer allt vara här på RUclips 😊
Thank you so much! There will be many more videos to come!
Mycket trevligt att lära känna er och ert nya liv i Sverige ..hälsningar Daniel från Hammarstrand
Tack så mycket! Hälsningar tillbaka från Kalix 👋
How do you handle the long dark winter?
It’s not totally dark here the shortest day is 2 hours and with the snow it’s quite bright even in the night
The doors are small because to save the heat from the rooms to not escape men you enter
Oh that makes sense! Thanks :)
You think Texas gets Hot try Arizona, I live in Yuma tomorrow will be over 100 F by 3:00 pm. In August by 10 am we are pushing 100 F.
I don’t do well in Hot. Anything above 85 isn’t fun anymore 😅. Even in Switzerland it was mostly over 90F for about 2-3 months straight. And NO AC’s! Crazyness. When I asked why no one had an AC there they said ‘it doesn’t get so hot here’ 😅 meanwhile I was cooking in my little brick build oven (appartment) where it was always even hotter than outside. I would take any -31 day over those days 😅 ❄️
@@Projectsweden
I use to live in Michigan until I was 19 the Army decided they needed me for 3 years which I turned into 23 years then called it quite in Yuma. The winter in Michigan when I was young the snow was crazy before I left for the army I used to walk out to work in a lite weight jacket in -20 weather. How we change.
It Figures!! 😄Dutch people are born linguistic wizards. I have met many NL people that speak four languages off hand. So learning SE is a yawn and a stretch for NL people. I'm native Swedish/half norwegian and also knows a little german, but unlike NL people we struggle for that third languge.
Hi Kalle! Have lived in multiple countries helps 😅 if you don’t use a language often it fades away. I actually was at a congress this week in germany and I had not spoken any german since we left switzerland 9 months ago. I was worried that I had forgotten and it certainly got rusty, but it went better again after a couple of days. Repetition is key :)
My suggestion is for you to speak swedish everyday with eachother and listen to swedish pod or radio show called "karlavagnen " "ring så spelar vi " p4 radio
Hi! thanks I haven’t heard of that radio station but i will look it up ~mimi
@@Projectsweden p4 swedish radio. They have pod every night u can call in or listen to people speak about different topics.:)
Maybe I should have seen it, but where in the country are you? North of Sweden is pretty big... 🙂Or maybe you don´t want say - I would totally understand. Härligt att ha er här! Varmt välkomna! 🙂Skål! /New sub, norrlänning från Piteå, now living in Stockholm
She mentioned Kalix as the hospital she should be working at in episod 1, probably is by now. She didn't AFAIK mention how long time it was from the house to the hospital but they looked at houses not to far from it so it should be fairly close to Kalix in Norbotten.
Yes very precise :) we live not too far away from the hospital in a little town near Kalix
@@Projectsweden Thank you for that! 🙂Det kommer bli spännande att följa er resa där uppe! Trevlig helg!
Tack detsamma 😊
I am Swedish living in Texas, yeah you are right it is HOT here, but with a/c it’s ok.
Yes AC does help a lot :)
Yes we were a lot shorter my great grandmother were 137cm born about 1899 they didn`t have much to eat and did a lot of hard work as kids. She were born about 80km from your house.
We have been told the lady of the house was quite short as well.
Jag är från Haparanda och min pojkvän är från Quebec 🇨🇦 Vi träffades också online, på Twitch. Jag var precis och hälsade på honom i 3 veckor ❤
Vad roligt! Love knows no borders 😊👌
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gratis va kul :D käkat på max än?? eller bastards burger i luleå??
Hej! Menar du Maxburger? De är läker! Vi har inte varit på bastardsburger än. Är de goda? 😋
Maxburger är läcker. Bastard burger är god oxå
You get 480 days of parental leave. 240 days per parent.
Aha.. I did hear something about the 480 days. Did not quite understand how it worked. It’s so different from anything I know 😅
@@Projectsweden 480 days in total but only 390 paid with 80% the other 90 only paid at a fixed and low rate.
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Bor ni i Västerbotten eller Norrbotten?
Vi bor i Norrbotten
@@Projectsweden myggor och sol då. Min pappa bor i vindeln.som ligger i Västerbotten.
@goranjohannesson9436 ja det finns massor av myggor 😅
What language was U "born with". Ah, America & Holland is like "Thank U & Dankje Well" right & COOLT that U are so BRAVE (it is cold & dark for at least 5month up there = SMART since the global warming!)
Haha yeah no global warming here. Or at least it is save to say that there is lots of winter left here 😁👌
I was born in Holland so Dutch is my first language. Yes Dankjewel is dutch :) I also speak fluent English, German and Swedish.
Derrick was born in Texas so his first language is english.
@@Projectsweden 2 turists from Belgium that spoke dutch (they did have a black beatyfull Groenendael-dog) TOLD ME (verbaly) ah, it´s 1WORD "Dankjewel"& I REALLY LOVE WHAT U 2 ARE DOING!
but rember her in swerden you not allowed to do pluming or electrician work if you not have licens that is need her in sweden,swedish law on it
so it's back to the future 😉 Great when you get paid to fly 🤣
Something like that 😂
Tant Edith var inte lång så därför är diskbänken låg
Är det hon som byggdes huset med sin man? 😊
Jag sa aldrig Nederländerna, utan det var alltid Holland, och på produkterna stod det alltid Made In Holland, aldrig Nederländerna.
Holland är en region i Nederländerna, eller två faktiskt: Noord Holland och Zuid-Holland. Det är där dom största städerna befinner sig (amsterdam, Rotterdam, Haarlem) så de flesta från Nederländerna bor i ’Holland’ (jag kommer också därifrån) :)
1 years to C1? Jeeeeez! Forget working as a nurse, you should sell a "course" on how to learn a language so fast! Joking joking dont even be like those scammy youtubers with courses.
Haha your comment made my day! 😂 god no NEVER any scammy courses 🙂
Truely impressive to learn that fast though! Also every time I see a course I cringe and feel bad for all the people that gets scammed, but the sad reality is it makes money for the creator! Glad you liked the sarcasm though ;) Keep it up guys! 🙌
We will 🙌🏻
Im swedish, have lived here in north sweden all my 50+ life, and HATE it.
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully think of how you would crave for them if they were not yours.
Marcus Aurelius..
@@Projectsweden Me, I've lived in Karlsborg, Kalix and Nyborg, all around the mouth of the Kalix river in my 62 years, and I will not change it for the world! The differens in climate and the different sun hours does not matter to me, I work shifts at the Pulp and Paper plant near you and working nights or sleeping during the days have never bothered me. I have a very dark roller curtain that is very opaque (sp?) it blinds the sun during summer and when I need to sleep daytime. The snow got to hard for me to shovel a couple of years ago so I bought a snowthrower. There is one thing I don't like about this place, that is the mosquitos, but that's all. Ha en utmärkt sommar och hoppas får börja jobba snart. we have a generation swap coming up at the pulp and paper plant and there will be more personel needed there in the next couple of years, and Derrick is still young! :)
Sweden is a buitiful contry, but they have a LOOOOOOT of "red tape".
Yeah, that’s why we moved far away from the big cities 🏙️
It is unfortunately forbidden to burn at home these days. A new law that you must leave everything for recycling Branches etc except firewood.
An EU law.
Yes we know. Luckily we had quite a bit firewood left from the winter
VA???? när kom den lagen?? 😱🤗
@@AngelicaGustafsson ett tips är att läsa lite nyhetstidningar/radio/tv. Det har varit ett o annat inslag om det i bra tag nu. Men nu är det en gammal nyhet så det sägs inte så mycket längre
I won't let an EU law stop me from having a lil bonfire on valborg. It's not like the low number of cops that police one of Norrlands gigantic police districts has time to enforce this law, they are too busy policing the underage drinking that goes on during Valborg. And if i was really unlucky and cops for some reason saw my bonfire they would just tell me to extinguish the fire and inform about the law as an warning. Perhaps they would charge me if their warning was ignored though.