Hej Y'all, Since returning to work life has been busy and good. I'm making money again and we've had a happy couple months! I haven't written much because, well, life has been happening. We've been living it! And grateful for it. Here are some of the main beats: October was beautiful. I completed my first ever Inktober (drawing 31 ink ...

Hej y'all, I'm sitting with Nelson at my favorite cafe of the month: Fågelsången ("The Bird Song") while outside the trees churn in an autumn breeze. The sun peaks through the clouds and for a moment it rains - all the droplets tumbling in the sunlight. "Det regnar," I hear some voices at the cafe murmur. I can hear the quiet clatter o...

Hello!!! Hej hej!!! Well as most of you know this summer has been a bit rocky, hence the gap in updates. The theme of this year is not perfection, just to keep climbing back up in the saddle and trying again. So greetings!!! Fall is Coming: Summer is quickly coming to a close in Sweden. Sunset was at 8:15pm yesterday! A pretty far cry ...

Hej Y'all, A correction: Do to feedback from our readership, the team at Hej Y'all™ would like to apologize and ammend an innacuracy in our previous issue. The author of "Stress, Stockholm, and Snails" stated: "I've realised I'm incredibly fortunate to have been able to take such a big risk and fail." We have since spoken to several re...

Well, best to say it like it is: I lost my job. Yep. The parent company that owns my employer went bankrupt. Abruptly. Catastrophically. Irreperably. What followed was a very calm and Swedish version of: deals, politicking, and negotiations. I'm still left wondering what went wrong, who knew and for how long, and how it happened so fas...

Hej y'all, The last two weeks have drifted by in a summery haze. The weather is warm and the days seem endless. Coming from one of the hotter places on the planet, I'm used to slinking away from the sun to recline in the shade with an iced coffee (#blessed). Angelenos are like a pack of lions, laying in wait in the shade and emerging a...

Hej y'all! Greetings from Örebro! Look at this rad city crest! Maybe it's just the American in me, but damn I love an eagle ^ Navigating bureaucracy is - at times - a labyrinth. We've needed to take photographs and fingerprints for our residency card since arrival but there haven't been any appointments available in Stockholm or Uppsal...

Hej y'all, As some of you know, we lost my Dad at the end of April and it's been a time of profound change. My Dad had a heart attack the night after Nelson and I visited the US embassy in Washington D.C. to complete the final steps in our work permit application. My Mom called me that same night to tell me. The following morning, as I...

Hello lovely friends n' fam, [NOTE: This is a blog that gets published like an email. I'm experimenting with Hey World as an alternative to social media to keep friends & family updated. If you'd like my new posts sent directly to your email, subscribe below! You will be able to reply to those emails directly to my email.] Today marks ...