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Why do you live in Sweden?
The short answer: Because of a Swede.
The long answer: I studied in London while in college and came away from that experience fairly certain that I would live at least a portion of my life abroad.
(Of course I also imagined that it would be in a country where English is the native language.)
Who is Dr. Darling?
Dr. Darling is an impossibly adorable Swedish biologist who holds a Ph.D. in molecular medicine but thinks the degree was basically an accident of her education.
In addition to being modest about her academic achievements, she's funny, quick-witted and warm-hearted in a quiet, steady Scandinavian sort of way.
She's slightly embarrassed about living with an American, but only slightly more so than she is about living with a Mac user.
She's also somewhat paranoid about that fact that I chronicle so much of our lives on the internet.
How can a U.S. citizen who was born on the 4th of July be so anti-American?
I'm not anti-American, just anti-George W. Bush. There's a BIG difference.
Do you have a real job or do you just blog?
I have a real job in the corporate communications department of an international company headquartered here in Sweden. In my previous life I worked as a radio news anchor, a newspaper reporter and a media relations officer for a major U.S. university.
Are you gay, or what?
I'm not big into labels of any kind, but if you feel you need one for me I prefer "flexible." (Dr. Darling, on the other hand, is totally gay.)