... that come from any English speaking countries, in fact most say they get by just fine without knowing any Swedish. Just like in America, there is an American dream and there is also Swedish dream life. Their ideal life is having your own Stuga (Mäkinen, 2010, p. 346). This is a little red house on your own piece of land overlooking a lake or in ... have many stories about the elves. Many traditions that we cherish in America come from countries of Europe where many of these holidays originated. One main holiday in Sweden is Midsummer. This is a huge event in Sweden, it happens about mi...

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