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The tales from a Swedish girl living in Russia for five years [!]. Currently an MA student in Russian language and a teacher of Swedish at Ural State University in Yekaterinburg.
tags: dostoevsky, literature, russia, shalamov, sweden
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“A Farewell to Lara” Posted on 07/05/2013

She would always start our private study sessions with a lesson in grammar and end with a lesson in life... “A Farewell to Lara” a short story by L. J. Lundblad May 2013 Most...   Read more
Det drar ihop sig Posted on 26/04/2013

Last Saturday was Cal Day here at Berkeley: a day when freshly admitted high school students come to visit and all departments try to catch their attention. Even though I was there to...   Read more
One thing after the other Posted on 19/04/2013

The week after I returned from Canada I finally realized a dream I’ve had all semester and taught two classes outside. Life in California does have its perks. Last weekend Critical...   Read more
Oh Canada! Posted on 09/04/2013

On Thursday April 4th I flew from San Francisco to Toronto to join the boyfriend [who arrived three days before me] for a three day conference there. Since we were staying with friends in...   Read more
A point called inspiration Posted on 30/03/2013

Today was such a warm day here in Berkeley – it almost felt like summer – so in the afternoon the boyfriend and I decided to go for a hike at Inspiration Point. It was...   Read more
A break in the spring Posted on 25/03/2013

The first week of Lent we were good Orthodox and went to church three times. Here I’m smiling in the car – stuck in traffic on the Bay Bridge – on our way to an evening...   Read more
The Lenten mode Posted on 18/03/2013

On Friday March 8 I began celebrating International Women’s Day by buying pink roses for all the girls in my Russian class. When I arrived at work that morning I found my desk...   Read more

Above is a picture [which my dear mother took] of my latest article in Göteborgs-Posten published as Linnéa J Lundblad on Saturday March 9 2013. Contrary to the impression given...   Read more

On Monday – a public holiday here in the US called Presidents Day – I spent a few hours at work during which I printed out this note from the internets and put it up next to my...   Read more
A valentine’s weekend Posted on 16/02/2013

Last Friday after work the boyfriend picked me up and then we drove about two hours to spend two nights at a hotel in Monterey – his valentine’s gift to me this year. Here I am...   Read more
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