8 episodes

Leaving Sweden - a podcast about two Swedes who decided to leave Sweden. Matilda in Los Angeles, USA, and Josefin in Seoul, South Korea.

Get in touch with us and stay up to date with our lives on instagram:

Leaving Sweden Instagram page: @leaving_sweden
Matilda's Instagram: @matildaeliassonf
Josefin's Instagram: @erlandssonjosefin

Leaving Sweden Matilda & Josefin

    • Society & Culture

Leaving Sweden - a podcast about two Swedes who decided to leave Sweden. Matilda in Los Angeles, USA, and Josefin in Seoul, South Korea.

Get in touch with us and stay up to date with our lives on instagram:

Leaving Sweden Instagram page: @leaving_sweden
Matilda's Instagram: @matildaeliassonf
Josefin's Instagram: @erlandssonjosefin

    #008 Swedish traditions Q&A

    #008 Swedish traditions Q&A

    In this episode we answer a listener question about Swedish traditions! We also talk about how we have and have not stuck to them since moving abroad, and how we have incorporated the traditions of the countries we currently live in, into our lives! 



    If you have a question for us that you would like us to answer, or a topic you would like for us to discuss on the show - feel free to send us a dm on Instagram @leaving_sweden! If you're listening to this episode on Spotify, you can also send us a question in the Q&A section below the description.



    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

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    • 31 min
    #007 Expectations & bad energy

    #007 Expectations & bad energy

    In this episode we chat about the type of expectations we went in with in our travels, time studying abroad and when making friends. Our conversations usually go off on tangents and today’s was no exception. As much as we enjoy meeting new people we do also find ourselves content with our current situations of - having no friends!



    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

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    • 36 min
    #006 Long distance relationships ft. Chris Killz

    #006 Long distance relationships ft. Chris Killz

    In this episode we chat about long distance relationships and Matilda and Chris share their hardships and experiences they went through during their time in a long distance relationship! 



    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

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    • 44 min
    #005 Why you're not fluent yet

    #005 Why you're not fluent yet

    Learning a new language - or struggling to do so is often part of the package when moving to a different country! Which is why we decided to make this this week's topic!

    Find out more about our language learning journeys. We discuss what works and what doesn't and Josefin puts her linguistics degree to use and explains why rote memorization of grammar and lists of words isn't going to make you fluent in a language. This and more - tune in for all things language learning related in this week's episode! 

    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

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    • 33 min
    #004 Broke af

    #004 Broke af

    In this episode we talk about how we finance our studies abroad and our hardships as broke af international students. In the second half of this week's podcast we do a little story time on our experiences with immigration and discover how different the processes are depending on the country. 

    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

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    • 39 min
    #003 Venturing into the unknown

    #003 Venturing into the unknown

    In this episode we discuss leaving your comfort zone in order to pursue your dreams. Whether that dream may be embroidery or going abroad, whether your are 20 or 50, it's just as scary, but also just as important to just start. Of course it's easier said than done.

    An inspirational episode on venturing into the unknown. We demystify the process of following your dreams, and our own and other peoples' stories of doing so, with the hopes of showing you that even though it takes a lot of courage, it is not actually all that complicated.

    Find us on Instagram @leaving_sweden

    Music Higher Kiss - TrackTribe

    • 27 min

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