I just came back from Sweden. I visited Lund, Malmo, Helsinborg and of course, Stockholm. I must say I loved this country. It´s tolerant, prosperous, green and full of easy-going people.
My family and all time friends are still living in Caracas, but Caracas just does not feel like home anymore. It is really sad, it really is, but it´s also the awful true of having been born in a country where you actually feel like half of the people are your enemy -- consequences of Chavez rhetoric -- and I do not want to be dramatic, but I think that we, the good guys, already lost that war too many years ago. Revolution of the Apes and the Apes won as simply as that. I know it sounds like I'm not being tolerant, but the problem with apes is that they are very aggressive, you cannot talk to them, they like 'jungle cities' and they all blindly follow a smart Ape who hates "good guys". Well, enough talking about Venezuela...
I've been living in Madrid for almost three years and I certainly like it here. I really do, so why thinking about moving to Sweden? The first thing to say is that I still have pending things in Madrid that will take about two or three years to have them ready. So not seriously thinking about moving to Sweden until I'm 30 (currently 27) that said, Madrid is great, Spain is great, economic projections of Spain not so great.
I have a terrific life here, good friends, good job, nice weather, excellent food but -- there is always a but -- in some point of my life I am going to need to start making some real money. Of course you can do money anywhere, but the thing is, how big is the reward for the same effort. I seriously do not like living to work, I'm really not that kind of person. Being and engineer -- and I am a good one -- should allow me to earn enough money to have quality of life and at the same time save enough money to buy a house to say something-- I think we all agree that I have a better chance to make money in countries like Germany, England or as I believe Sweden.
I've been in Berlin and London, word class cities, but they did not feel like home, for some reason Stockholm did. I liked very much the food, being surrounded by water, perfect size, not so big without being small. It has subway of course, the people are highly educated, and I have to say it great looking girls. Even the average girl is pretty, so yes, a girl just a little over the average looks like a Victoria Secret´s model and there are many of them. If I am single at 30s it would also be a great place to find the love of a blonde. Right now, lets just say I am focused on my MBA goals and financial audits if you know what I mean.
Another thing to add that makes Stockholm even greater you can do summer or winter sports in or very near the city. That´s a big plus to me.
You never know where life is going to take you, but I would not bother at all if it takes me to Sweden, it feels like home to me...
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