[FarmBoy]

Kind of on topic is this blog from Christen Press detailing her life playing soccer in Sweden. It's probably not as big a culture shock as going to Russia or Romania, but when everyone around you sounds like they're record players going in reverse, I'm sure it can be disorienting. Still, life in Scandanavia ain't a bad place to be, as long as you can avoid the winter months when non-locals tend to get depressed without regular sunlight: http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-socce...12aaa.html

She has some great insight into how the team mentality reflects their socialist values as a society (am I getting to political?) and a quote from Faulner to boot.

[FarmBoy]

Kind of on topic is this blog from Christen Press detailing her life playing soccer in Sweden. It's probably not as big a culture shock as going to Russia or Romania, but when everyone around you sounds like they're record players going in reverse, I'm sure it can be disorienting. Still, life in Scandanavia ain't a bad place to be, as long as you can avoid the winter months when non-locals tend to get depressed without regular sunlight: http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-socce...12aaa.html

She has some great insight into how the team mentality reflects their socialist values as a society (am I getting to political?) and a quote from Faulner to boot.