So here it is: My Scandi Top 3.
I was thinking back about my time living in Scandinavia and thought to myself - "What do I think about my life there?". Over these past few days, I finally got myself sorted in Berlin. Found a beautiful long term apartment with some Australian friends, managed to secure some interesting job opportunities and have hop, skipped and jumped my way over and under the German Kafka-esque registration and tax system (It wasn't easy). So now that I'm home and dry in Deutschland, touch wood, I can close my first couple of chapters in Sweden with a slightly auspicious 'to be continued'.
So here it is: My Scandi Top 3.
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