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I was a first-time mother, far from home, when I discovered that my three-year-old son had a hearing impairment.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2015/04/042015/01/26

In the 12th article in our “Inside View” series Lesley-Ann Brown shares what her deaf son taught her. Lesley originally published her story on The Murmur. …

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A tale of two cities: Bruges and Ghent

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/11/062014/11/05

In the 11th article in our “Inside View” series Madalena Pedro Miala recounts growing up in Belgium. Not so very long ago a video of …

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An Unexpected Road to Life in Europe

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/10/012014/10/01

In the 10th article in the “Inside View” series, Terra Robinson shares how education lead to her life in Europe. During my undergraduate days, I …

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Lessons learned: From my mother and while living in Sweden

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/05/132014/05/13

In the 9th article in our Inside View series Faith set out to travel the world while making a difference in people’s lives. While in …

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Laura Bazile asks, “How is it to be the only Black Woman entrepreneur in the room?”

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/02/262014/04/08

In the 8th article from our new series from women on the inside, Laura Bazile examines business networking as an entrepreneur in Europe. As an …

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Feeding the spirit in France – Erica found a way

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/02/262014/03/11

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our seventh article, Erica Smith-Escassut found a …

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Gloria Dixon-Svärd – An American in Norrland

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/02/262014/01/14

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our sixth article, Gloria Dixon-Svärd traded her …

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Kendra Williams-Valentine – How I Learned to Enjoy Strawberries

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/02/262013/12/10

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our fifth article, Kendra Williams-Valentine learned to …

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Twaambo Kapilikisha – In the middle.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2013/11/042013/11/12

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our fourth article, Twaambo Kapilikisha addresses sisters …

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Who would have thought a die-hard NYC chick would fall hard for a Swede and the Country.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2013/09/102013/10/08

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our third article, Lucie Buissereth shares how much …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – Celebrating birthdays

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/09/17

I’m so glad my girlfriend invited me to celebrate her birthday with her in Halmstad. The two of us started with a little bubbly and …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – My first Tjejmilen

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/09/10

On the 30th Anniversary of the Tjejmilen, I decided to participate. It is the biggest sporting event for women in Sweden. I signed up in …

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A New Comer Beauty Adventure.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2013/09/102013/09/10

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our second article, Thania Moore shares her …

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Hanging on to summer. Nice things happen to me in Sweden.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/09/02

Well, it is September and no doubt the last vestiges of summer are slipping away. “Don’t go”, I scream. “Seems like you only just arrived. …

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Sweden is like living in Russia.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2013/09/102013/08/13

In a new series of articles, black women living in Europe share their views from the inside. In our first article, Cecilia Gärding explains why …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – squeezing out every day of summer

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/08/02

It is not uncommon for Swedes to have summer houses and how great is it to have a friend with a summer house with this …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – Who says birthdays only come once a year?

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/07/19

Sommartiden hey hey! And the summer just keeps getting better and better. We hadn’t seen my Swede’s godmother and family since last July and they …

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Nice things happen in Sweden – more summer fun

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/07/14

Sweden, summer and water. 2 of the 3 Swedes pictured above had never sailed before. Sailing can be tiring. Then we went up to the …

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Swedish summer—–so far, so good. Nice things happen in Sweden.

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/07/09

It’s not a Swedish summer to me without Daphne’s annual 4th of July party in Halmstad. Tons of American flavor mixed in with international cuisine …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – The Valborg night bonfire that wasn’t

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/05/06

We had traditional Varlborg night food of salmon (surprise), potatoes (surprise) and asparagus (family tradition). This was to be my first Valborg night celebration. I …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – Fiesta Friday

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/02/11

When a group of cool ladies get together we can’t help but have fun, right? Add a potluck with a Mexican theme and it was …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – Melodifestivalen part 1 with friends

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/02/07

It’s that time of year when me and my Swede are hooked on SVT1 on Saturday evenings to watch Melodifestivalen see who will represent Sweden …

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Nice things happen to me in Sweden – ladies dinner at an extraordinary steak house

by B.W.I.EUpdated on 2014/06/112013/01/05

I’m looking forward to spending more time with friends this year and cultivating my relationships. I’ve been putting people together for the last year or …