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Learn Swedish:
Way back in 2000- before the wonderful autumn descended, queues formed at petrol stations across the land as the fuel ran dry and the trucks blocked the roads and before the rain fell from the sky and I arrived in Wales to begin an amazing chapter of my life- I visited the wonderful country of Sweden.
I saw the Vassar sitting in the dark, patiently waiting to pound the waves once again. I saw the culture museum, I went on a trip on the water and enjoyed walking around the wonderful city of Stockholm.
Of course, back then, I had no knowledge of the language (I've only just started learning it now) but the people were very friendly and I had an amazing time.
My quest to become multilingual has never been about "showing off". Ok, so being able to say "please could you turn off your cellphone" in several languages is a neat little party trick and you can impress people by ordering a pizza in Italian but that really isn't the point. The point is, for me at least, to meet new people, make new friends and discover more about the world.
So, grab your MP3 player (or just download the podcast onto your PC or listen to it online) and start learning Swedish. I know what you're thinking: "But I don't know anyone who is Swedish...." That's just it: you don't know anyone who is Swedish YET.
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