Valarie
Budayr

 

 

Hi, my name is Valarie, momma to 3 lovely children-Zaina, Miriam, and
Omar- and wife to my wonderful husband who doesn’t seem to mind a messy
kitchen and tons of yarn and craft projects all over the house or my
extremely large collection of books in several languages.

Together we
have built a life in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
There are many adventures here as we build treehouses, swim with sea
turtles, travel abundantly, do many crafts and read so many books. We
have a great appreciation for music and play and listen often.

I’m a native of Portland Oregon and miss it everyday of my live long
life. I go home often to see what the webfoots are doing.

Along with loving my family I enjoy photography, knitting, cooking,
gardening, and travelling.

Two much loved projects are:
LearnSweden, an online learning program to learn the Swedish language.
www.learnsweden.com  and

Jump Into A Book. A blog and website from our ever famous book club
where the pages of the book we are reading com alive.

www.jumpintoabook.com

When I’m not in Tennessee or Portland you can find me on the island
of Gotland, in the Baltic Sea, in the country of Sweden. My family is
Swedish and I still have strong ties to this wonderful place.

Thank-you for stopping by. Please do say hello. ~

See you soon.

Per Svangren

My name is Per and I am living in Stockholm, Sweden, most time of the
year, in an apartment in the centre of Stockholm, at Kungsholmen.

During the summer I spend about three months on the island of Gotland,
in our summer cottage in Rute on the northeast part of the island.
There, I live with my family: my wife Lotta and our three children,
Johannes, Rebecca and Signe aged from 25 to 15,and also our dog Diesel
is a part of the family too.

Work takes up a big part of my life as well as my family. As an
entrepreneur I have nearly ten different companies and they all need
some time to work with.

Other interests include travelling, eating good food and drinking great
wines. These are also parts of my life that I really enjoy.

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8 responses to “About”

  1. Lexie Avatar

    Hi, I just happened upon your site as I was searching for pictures of the church in Stenkyrka in Gotland. Then I got caught up looking at all of your pics of Gotland and other parts of Sweden.
    I had to say hi because when I read your about page I just cracked up. I am writing to you from Portland, Oregon. My fiance is from Gotland (hence looking at churches there)…and right at this moment he is in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains in Tennessee (Johnson City) visiting his children/my stepchildren.
    Anyway, I hope you write more about Sweden, it was all very delightful to read.

  2. Valarie Budayr Avatar

    Hi Lexie,
    I’m so glad you stopped by. What a small world we live in. Have a look at Monday’s blogpost. I posted something special just for you. If you haven’t already, I hope you get a chance to visit Sweden. It’s a wonderful place. Just like Portland. Stay dry! See you soon.
    Valarie

  3. julie Avatar

    Hejsan Valarie I have just discoverd your blog via your comment on The Swede Life blog…
    I think there is lots of interesting reading for me here 😀
    This is a great blog you have…
    It is such a small world…I have today received a piece of Art which was drawn by an artist called Alicia Fynn Carrier…it was sent from Portland Oregan, where she lives.
    Kram
    Julie x

  4. Valarie Budayr Avatar

    Hej Julie,
    How great it is to get your message. I’ve just passed over to your blog and I have to tell you it’s fabulous. I’m sending you an email because I have to ramble a bit. Ha det bra och vi hörs.
    Valarie

  5. Bali Travel Planer Avatar

    Hi nice to find this blog from blogcatalog, would you show us about education in Sweden, is it free? what about home schooling. What is the language that people use in Sweden?

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