A free spirit with an insatiable curiosity, my girlfriend Samantha had long been interested in Swedish culture. A self-professed hippie, she wanted to learn about their universal policies and institutionalized equality.  (More on that later). So one year ago, she booked a one-way flight from Los Angeles to Stockholm.

During a trivia night at a local dive bar (the Sweds love their pub quizzes),she met a tall yet unassuming, intelligent, sweet man. That man is now her husband. #trishlist #solo #sheonlylivesonce