Help my friends Omid and Alannah win a trip on the inaugural Air France A380 flight
Air France is holding a YouTube video contest. They commissioned a French group to write a song and then challenged the public to put together a video to the music. The winners win a trip to and weekend in New York, flying on the maiden voyage of the A380 flight. Hands down the best video happens to be the one by my friend Omid and his wife Alannah, two expats living in Paris. The more views they get of their video, the better the chance they have of winning. I won’t need to tell you to watch it more than once, because you’ll find it worthy enough to do so on your own. Also leave comments and rate the video.

The $100 million global impact of Kiva.org
I received an email from Kiva.org this morning and was completely floored by what I read. Kiva.org has enabled $100 million in loans between individuals all around the world. Kiva.org, for those of you who haven’t heard me preach about it before here, is a microfinancing non-profit wherein people like you and me, have an opportunity to loan money directly to individuals in developing countries, looking to get on t

Greatest James Bond Tracks
So I found some gold on Spotify (sorry Americans you are unable to access it). The Best of Bond…James Bond The Best of Bond...James bond It’s a collection of the best tracks from the Bond films. It’s more or less all the ones that mattered. This album reminded me o

My 100th Post: 100 Reasons Why Sweden Rocks
I think we as Swedes and expats tend to lose sight of all the reasons why Sweden is awesome, particularly when the country is enveloped in darkness and cold. For my hundredth post, I present to you 100 Reasons why Sweden Rocks (in absolutely no particular order): It’s a very clean place. Everyone is an environmentalist. The Swedes are proud of their high tax rate going to support social programs like healthcare. Europe (and by this I mean the brilliant artists behind The Final Countdown) Winter is a beautiful, festive season with candles and julbord feasts. Glögg (this deserved its own point)

Nostalgic for the Mission Burrito
I’ve been here for 15 months now. In that time, my spoken and written english has devolved, my skin has become pale, my pants are now very snug and tight-fitting, my apartment is minimally decorated, and I’ve mellowed out considerably and swear a lot less (although my Swedish colleagues would argue I’m far from mellow and continue to border on crazy New Yorker, especially when the team is involved in a heated round of Battlefield Heroes). Though all these things may seem like major changes to my lifestyle and behavior, none are quite as dramatic as my diet. I eat far more seafood here, in parti