In the spirit of adventure, my family and I have decided to move to Stockholm. This will be the first time I’ve worked in a different country (and in fact the first time I’ve lived in a different country).

What’s been easy

The new company I’m moving to, 0+X, have been great. They’ve provided guidance on all the steps I need to take as an immigrant and even found me a really nice apartment.

What’s been fun

• Fika
• Filmjölk
• Kanelbullar
• The amount of open space Stockholm has as a city.
• Djurgården

What’s been strange

• They are much less afraid of having electricity in the bathroom than in the UK.

• Every possible food item seems to be sweetened as much as possible.

• Apartments, if they have washing machines, will have them in the bathroom. Turns out it’s just the UK that would put them in the kitchen.

• Talking to people here made me realise a lot of Traditional British dishes have really strange names. Leading to the creation of: british-food-generator.herokuapp.com

• Self service checkouts are less trusting than in the UK. You have to scan your receipt to open a gate to leave the shop. Before learning this I may have crashed in to a few barriers.