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Mom’s Passing and a House Full of Documents My mother Yvonne died in 2021. I was 51 years old, one year into a new marriage, Covid 19 pandemic raging; I was reeling from all the big changes in my life.…

Anna
2025-07-05

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5 Exciting First Steps In My Swedish Citizenship Journey

The Thin Envelope That Changed Everything Mid-June 2025, a thin (dare I say flimsy) envelope arrived from the Swedish Embassy in Washington DC. My heart sank because, just like college admissions, I thought a thin envelope meant rejection and a…

Anna
2025-06-29