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Leaving Sweden

Leaving Sweden

By Matilda & Josefin

Leaving Sweden - a podcast about two Swedes who decided to leave Sweden. Matilda in Los Angeles, USA, and Josefin in Seoul, South Korea.

Get in touch with us and stay up to date with our lives on instagram:

Leaving Sweden Instagram page: @leaving_sweden
Matilda's Instagram: @matildaeliassonf
Josefin's Instagram: @erlandssonjosefin
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#008 Swedish traditions Q&A

Leaving SwedenApr 15, 2022

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#008 Swedish traditions Q&A

#008 Swedish traditions Q&A

In this episode we answer a listener question about Swedish traditions! We also talk about how we have and have not stuck to them since moving abroad, and how we have incorporated the traditions of the countries we currently live in, into our lives! 


If you have a question for us that you would like us to answer, or a topic you would like for us to discuss on the show - feel free to send us a dm on Instagram @leaving_sweden! If you're listening to this episode on Spotify, you can also send us a question in the Q&A section below the description.


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Apr 15, 202231:15
#007 Expectations & bad energy

#007 Expectations & bad energy

In this episode we chat about the type of expectations we went in with in our travels, time studying abroad and when making friends. Our conversations usually go off on tangents and today’s was no exception. As much as we enjoy meeting new people we do also find ourselves content with our current situations of - having no friends!


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Mar 25, 202236:39
#006 Long distance relationships ft. Chris Killz

#006 Long distance relationships ft. Chris Killz

In this episode we chat about long distance relationships and Matilda and Chris share their hardships and experiences they went through during their time in a long distance relationship! 


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Mar 17, 202244:39
#005 Why you're not fluent yet

#005 Why you're not fluent yet

Learning a new language - or struggling to do so is often part of the package when moving to a different country! Which is why we decided to make this this week's topic!

Find out more about our language learning journeys. We discuss what works and what doesn't and Josefin puts her linguistics degree to use and explains why rote memorization of grammar and lists of words isn't going to make you fluent in a language. This and more - tune in for all things language learning related in this week's episode! 

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Mar 10, 202233:57
#004 Broke af

#004 Broke af

In this episode we talk about how we finance our studies abroad and our hardships as broke af international students. In the second half of this week's podcast we do a little story time on our experiences with immigration and discover how different the processes are depending on the country. 

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Feb 25, 202239:01
#003 Venturing into the unknown

#003 Venturing into the unknown

In this episode we discuss leaving your comfort zone in order to pursue your dreams. Whether that dream may be embroidery or going abroad, whether your are 20 or 50, it's just as scary, but also just as important to just start. Of course it's easier said than done.

An inspirational episode on venturing into the unknown. We demystify the process of following your dreams, and our own and other peoples' stories of doing so, with the hopes of showing you that even though it takes a lot of courage, it is not actually all that complicated.

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Feb 18, 202227:16
#002 Call the police

#002 Call the police

In this episode we chat about our experiences with safety and the police in countries we've resided in, such as our home country Sweden, the U.S, Japan and South Korea. And about failed attempts at matcha latte.

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Feb 03, 202235:04
#001 Why we left Sweden

#001 Why we left Sweden

In this first episode of the podcast we discuss our feelings and thoughts regarding why we both wanted to leave Sweden in the first place, as well as our take on Swedish culture and why it wasn't for us.

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Jan 28, 202238:46