Click on any moment to dive deeper into the story. This timeline is a living document of growth, mistakes, revelations, and the beautiful messiness of building a life between cultures.
My Swedish adventure begins in a tiny apartment in Södermalm, with two young parents and big dreams.
Six years old and suddenly everything changed—new language, new culture, new way of being in the world.
University of Texas, journalism major, and the first time I realized my bicultural perspective was actually a superpower.
Finally having a name for what my body had been telling me for years. The beginning of learning to listen.
A chance encounter in Austin that would eventually lead me back across the ocean and into a new chapter.
At 35, finally understanding why my brain works the way it does. Devastating and liberating in equal measure.
The most transformative identity shift of my life. Nothing could have prepared me for this beautiful unraveling and rebuilding.
Coming "home" to a country that felt foreign after 20 years away. Learning that you can't go back, only forward.
Baby number two arrives, and suddenly I'm juggling toddler tantrums and newborn needs in Swedish while barely keeping my own head above water.
Starting this blog as a way to process my experience and maybe help other women navigating similar crossroads.
Still figuring it all out, still growing, still believing that our stories matter and that sharing them makes us all a little less alone.