Despite Swedes’ fluency in English, learning Swedish was one of my goals from the moment I stepped off the plane at Arlanda Airport. Speaking the language of my host country has been the difference between being a perpetual outsider and feeling at home. It’s not just being able to order a cup of coffee without the cashier automatically switching to English when she hears an American accent. It also means that my environment becomes comprehensible.
L'insouciance est le seul sentiment qui puisse inspirer notre vie et ne pas disposer d'arguments pour se défendre.
-- Françoise Sagan
Thursday, September 15, 2011
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