Big News!

I have a big announcement. I have been in contact with many families over the past week. They have all been pretty great but I found a family that is the family! This family is so kind. They have three very sweet children and they live just outside of Stockholm, Sweden in a small town called Sollentuna. I will be moving to Stockholm in September and living with this family for a year. On top of all of that I found out that with an au pair work permit I can go to university classes for free and all medical is covered because I become a resident! I am beyond excited to go on this new adventure.

A year ago I never thought I would fall in love with a continent as much as I have fallen in love with Europe. I hope that I can stay longer than just another year. I know that God has plans and I am not meant to come home yet. It’s hard to think about all the things I am missing out on back home, but I am so happy to share all my adventures with the people in my life!

I hope to have friends and family visit and explore this new country with me. Sweden is a lot richer in culture than Switzerland and that excites me. I can’t wait to learn a new language and a meet new family. I know that this family will make learning Swedish even easier because they speak it fluently. That was an issue I ran into with learning German. Not only did the family speak French but in Zürich they speak Swiss German which is far different from German. I hope to actually excel in Swedish and maybe even become fluent!!

Join me on my adventure here. If you have ever been to Sweden or any other Scandinavian country comment and tell me your favorite cities you’ve been to. I would love to hear from you. You can also email me at riley@rileycochran.me.