LETTERS FROM AMERICA

I met with legendary Viveca Averstedt - the fastest person outside the USA for 5 years - at her home in Orlando, Florida, and we talked about the rollercoaster world of bodybuilding, drag racing, and top fuel cars, and the sweet life of running your own Swedish food truck. 

From Log Houses and Art to Spotify and the Grammy Awards, Swedes have left their mark in America for almost 400 years.  Tracey Beck is the Executive Director of the American Swedish Historical Museum in Philadelphia - the oldest Swedish museum in the United States - and she was kind enough to meet with me for a recap of Swedish history within the United States. We met in my caravan outside the museum, speaking about everything from settling, hostile takeovers, and becoming “American”. PS. Eriksbergs Slott is south of Katrineholm, in Sweden.

In this first episode, I was given the opportunity to enter the intense world of the National Hockey League - a world I know little to nothing about. Rasmus Sandin, from Uppsala, Sweden, plays defense for the Washington Capitals, joining a line of almost 30 legendary Swedish players who have fought for the team’s victory over the years. We met in my caravan outside their training facility, Medstar Capitals Iceplex, to talk about hockey, family, and time - you know, those things that make life important.