En febrero de 2000 después de la casi eterna huelga en la UNAM, había en mí un deseo intenso de regresar a clases y por supuesto de emprender una nueva aventura-hobbie: aprender sueco. Nunca imaginé que esa decisión iba a cambiar mi vida. Al leer este artículo me acordé de mis clases en ese centro, a las que iba antes de ir a mi facultad. También llegaron a mi mente las caras de incredulidad y sorpresa cuando contaba que estudiaba sueco. Gracias a la Universidad Nacional (a la que la ultraderecha nacional quisiera ver acabada) tuve la fortuna de estudiar este idioma por sólo 3 pesos el semestre, me dieron la oportunidad de ser becada en este país y hasta se pudo conocer y platicar con los reyes suecos en su visita de estado a México en 2002.
Encontré este artículo en la página: www.studyinsweden.se y por desgracia no hay versión en español.
22 Jul 2005
Swedish in Mexico City
Today, about 40,000 students around the world are learning Swedish as a foreign language at 200 universities in 42 countries. One of these universities is the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) – one of Latin America’s largest and oldest universities – where for almost 20 years Marianne Åkerberg-Avila has ensured that Mexican students with a thirst for Swedish are able to learn the language.
In the mid-80s, queries from individual students and a request from the Swedish embassy led UNAM’s rector to order a survey of the demand for Swedish instruction among students. “I got in touch with those I knew were interested,” recounts Åkerberg-Avila, A Swede who was then teaching Portuguese at UNAM’s language school, the Centro de Enseñanza de Lenguas Extranjeras (CELE). “They went around and got all their friends to write that there was nothing they would rather do than learn Swedish!”
As a result, Åkerberg-Avila began teaching Swedish to 35 students in 1986. Today, around 100 students enrol every semester, of which around 65-70 complete the course. Two alumni now also teach Swedish at CELE. The course load amounts to one hour every day – in other words, 5 hours a week.
Who studies Swedish in Mexico City, and why?
“I thought it might be a good idea to learn a Scandinavian language,” says Rodrigo Sales, a 23-year old Mexico City native and second-year student at the course. “I've always been fascinated with nature from countries such as Sweden. You don't very often get to see snow or clean forests on this part of the planet.” Rodrigo studies literature and visual arts at UNAM, and is considering studying in Sweden after he graduates.
What’s remarkable is that Rodrigo has never been outside of Mexico, and that the only place he’s ever spoken Swedish to another person is in his Swedish class. “I don't consider myself as the sort of person that would stop a tourist or a foreigner in the middle of the street to ask ‘varifrån kommer du?’ or something like that,” he says. “Truth be told, most of the people think it’s odd to learn Swedish.”
He attributes this sentiment to a general lack of knowledge among his fellow students about the education Sweden can offer to international students. “If students want to study abroad, probably 99% would rather go to the U.S. than Sweden, no matter if at the end it turns out to be way more expensive.”
The lure of a stint studying in Sweden is also what compelled Adrián Quero Herrera, a 25-year old sociology student from Oaxaca, to study Swedish. “I’m studying Swedish because I’ve been thinking of studying a master’s degree in Sweden,” he says. “I’ve travelled to Sweden and I like very much that country.”
Learning Swedish, then, is a way of opening doors, of keeping one’s options open. “I’m sure that to learn a language is very important if you’re trying to go to another place, so I just want to have more chances to get what I want,” says Adrián, who is also in his second year of studying Swedish.
Just like Rodrigo, Adrián thinks it a little strange to learn Swedish in Mexico. "We can’t practice it at all. But I sure like the language and I’m sure it’s going to be useful in the future.”
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Centro de Enseñanza de Lenguas
Extranjeras (CELE)
Ciudad Universitaria
www.cele.unam.mx
Hej! Mientrás llegamos al acuerdo sobre la fiesta, propongo que alguien nos cuente algo relacionado con la tradición de los muertos. Para mi esto no es tradición he de enfatizar. Tijuana se caracteriza por no tener mucha tradición con este acto importante en la cultura mexicana y como en mi caso, de los cuales habrá otros como yo en Tijuana, nunca tuvimos oportunidad de celebrarlo como otros mexicanos que viven en Tijuana sí lo hacen.
En fin, como todos ustedes sabrán existe en Suecia un portal de aucciones tipo EBAY llamado 
Por parte de las autoridades mexicanas en Suecia aún no se escucha mucho sobre el voto en el exterior pero por medio de Notimex me dí cuenta que en España ya se aprestaron en brindar información a la raza de allá. Si quieres leer sobre las reglas y los requisitos para poder votar en el extranjero en las elecciones del 2006, 
Por ahí apareció en el tag alguna pregunta sobre si este año habría fiesta organizada por la embajada o no. Hoy tengo un poco de información más concreta al respecto. 
Acá estuvimos este domingo wachando correr a la paisa 
