It's a been a little more than a year ago that we moved to Sweden. Many have asked 'Why Sweden?' and my after being here, I still say 'Why not?'. It has been extremely easy to settle down here with my family. Of course, the biggest challenge for many is that their spouses or partners take a while before they find their first job here. Mostly because the supply is more than demand.
Yesterday I asked my younger daughter who is almost 10 now, what she liked about Sweden and she promptly said 'the nature' and I completely agree. Clean air and water is not a given for many people across the world and perhaps not comprehensible to many. It could also be a factor of population. Sweden has only around 10 million people, as big as the city of Bangalore, where I grew up.
The taxes are pretty high, but everyone gets free education and health care, what more could one ask for, really? I haven't seen any homeless person, living in a train station, or under some makeshift tent or any of this which is the reality in many parts of the world. Maybe this will not last forever but for now, it is good.
Sometimes I get a feeling that there is no pandemic here, not many really wear masks, schools never stopped in person classes, and life still continued. Sweden did get a fair share of criticism for this, but which country hasn't? They have probably managed to get away with the light rules as the population itself is quite low, which helped with distancing.
For now, I simply thankful for what I have and that my family is safe and sound.
