23 Dec 2024
Networking
Community Networking

TEDx Stockholm – The New Diplomacy

“The difficult thing in life is not reaching your goals. It’s finding out what your goals are.” –  Johan Ernst Nilsson, Global explorer, author, and speaker at TEDxStockholm, December 2013 New Year, new resolutions, new hope, new challenges…the newness of 2014 is innumerable, just like every other year. But regardless of our lofty intentions, so many New […]

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Business Stockholm: Mr Chips with Everything

British businesswoman and extraordinary expat Lucy Robertshaw shares with YLC readers her experiences from the Swedish business sector – this month she met with expat entrepreneur Nick Chipperfield. I recently met Nick Chipperfield – a UK-expat of 14 years – for lunch on the beautiful island of Gamla Stan (the Old Town) in central Stockholm. […]

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Community Extraordinary Expats Networking Starting a business

Extraordinary Expats: Arno Smit of FundedByMe

Namibian-born Arno Smit has made it his business to help realise the dreams of others. He’s well spoken, intelligent, driven, handsome and, while my mother would call him “a very nice boy”, we at YLC would say he’s downright extraordinary.  Arno Smit of FundedByMe. Photo: Daniel Diaz Crowdfunding is not a novel idea. In fact, when the […]

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Community Networking

Introducing… VisitorinSweden

Love Sweden? Want to tell the world? Here’s your chance!

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Courses taught in English during 2013

If you are new in town, want to meet other international people, or just learn a new skill or take a class, here’s a list of courses taught in English happening in early 2013. For an English speaker in Stockholm, it can be hard to build the perfect social group. A great place to meet […]

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Community Education Networking Swedish Language Courses

Language Exchange – STOCKHOLM

Want to put your Swedish skills to use in a fun social setting? Join Language Exchange – STOCKHOLM to practise your svenska and meet new people in a casual, friendly environment.   Here at Your Living City we are all too familiar with the process of learning Swedish and the variety of courses available in Stockholm. […]

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Community Networking

Mad about Meetups: Expat Meetup Groups

Meetup is one of the top two websites I recommend to friends and acquaintances (do I have to tell you which the other is?)  For families, for singles, for sporty people, for party people, for language learners, for foodies (note to self: must follow them): it has something for everyone. Below is a list of […]

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