Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Time for midterms!

Dear Language Friends,

This week and next week all students at ABF Vux will be doing their midterm exams. This means that you can have a well-deserved rest from your language-friend duties. While our students are busy make sure you enjoy the nice weather and the city!


To all of our students we wish you the best of luck!


Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Must-know things about Sweden before moving here


In her article 20 things to know before coming to Sweden, Lola Akinmade-Åkerström talks about all the unwritten norms in Swedish society. 
A very interesting article, especially with a foreigners point of view. 

With how many of the 20 statements do you agree?

You can read the entire article: here


Friday, February 10, 2012

We are on the media...

Christopher Clausen wrote about us on Spionen!

Read the article here and spread the word!


Monday, February 6, 2012

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantyiliogogogoch is a large village and community on the island of Anglesey in Wales, situated on the Menai Strait next to the Britania Bridge and across the strait from Bangor. This village has the longest place name in Europe and one of the longes place names in the world. The short form of the village's name is Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, also spelled Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll. It is commonly known as Llanfair PG or Llangairpwll.

Many visitors stop at the railway station to be photographed next to the station sign.



Source: Wikipedia
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfairpwllgwyngyll

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Did you know that...

Did you know that the longest word in the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis?

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