Shinji Sverige

   Coffee is the meaning of my life. This time, I would like to introduce a sustainable coffee shop in Sweden "BALCK COFFEE". Paying the producers more than a market price I was so surprised that BALCK COFFEE pays 124% more than the market price for this specific producer in Costa Rica. Being sustainable regarding financial transparency in the coffee industry is very hard. Paying to the farmers is actually a cost from the perspective of the coffee roasters but recently many coffee roasters try to pay more than the market price for a sustainable deal. Personally, I agree with this attitude because if the producers can not produce coffee beans due to financial difficulty, then the consumers will not be able to drink coffee. Some have told me that 13€ for 250g of roasted coffee beans is expensive, but I do not think that way. We should think about the fact that we can buy 250g of coffee beans on our way home with only 13€ after hard work on quality control by farmers, green bean...

   I have been living in Sweden for two months now, and I have been immersed in Swedish culture a lot. As I am a serious minimalist, I have realised that how Swedish people spend their life is quite close to the idea of minimalism. So, in this article, I would like to focus on why the Swedish lifestyle is very close to minimalism and how we can apply it to our own life. The recent post about Minimalism  Minimalist lifestyle essentials: do not compensate for the coffee mug 1. Not talkative to the strangers When I was 20 years old, I lived in the United States and the big difference between the culture of the United States and here is that people normally do not talk to strangers. So if you are travelling to Sweden, I suggest you not talk too much to strangers unless you need some help , because they will feel uncomfortable, and you will also feel. The reason why I thought the culture of not talking to strangers is minimalism is that you are focusing on your own ti...

  I am so glad to introduce you to another great place to enjoy delicious pastries in Umeå. Nya has been offering great quality pastries for almost a century. Now, I am also one of them policed by their pastries. The best bakery cafe in Umeå Nya Konditoriet started its serving in 1927 and this place is famous for preparing the pastries for the Nobel Prize dinner down in Stockholm. The Swedish traditional pastry " Kanelbulle ", Cinamon Roll, is one of their signature pastries, and the taste was extraordinarily delicious. Sugar on top of the whole cinnamon roll is pretty much Swedish and I see this type of Cinamon Roll quite often in downtown and supermarket.  The stairs that lead you to the second floor are no more than flat since almost 100 years have passed since the visitors started using them. There are two floors at Nya Konditoriet. The first floor has some seats to sit down and on the pastry shelf, there are a lot of whole cakes and rolls. On the second floo...

   Since I started living in the northern part of Sweden in Jan.2023, I have been experiencing a lot of Swedish / Scandinavian culture. What I found was that I am so into Sauna now; I have got monthly access with only 395kr (approximately 4€), and I have been going there at least 4 times a week; if the weather is not brutal like a snowstorm, then I go there every day. By the way, if you haven’t read the below article about my first sauna experience in Sweden, please take a look at it. The Sauna culture in Sweden is just amazing because... Sauna is a great place to get to know people  (Me and Estonian friends of mine) When I go to the sauna, in most cases, I go with my friends because Sanna is a very calm place and it is a perfect environment too and to have a conversation. I usually go with my Estonian friends who also love Saunas. Even though there is a FIKA, chat over a cup of coffee, and culture in Sweden, that sounds like much to get to know. When I’m in the ...

  If you are a coffee nerd visiting umeå, the beautiful Nordland of Sweden, then Costas Of Sweden is the must-go coffee roastery. Also, for the students who are starting university life here in Umeå, you do not have to worry about the coffee quality because we got Costas Of Sweden in Umeå. Costas Of Sweden is the coffee nerd heaven It has been a bit more than a month since I started living in Umeå with my Working Holiday VISA, I finally went to the most famous coffee roastery in Umeå "Costas Of Sweden". Costas of Sweden started its coffee roastery in 2006 and they have been serving great cups of coffee for more than 17 years. As a serious coffee nerd, exploring great coffee shops all around the world is my passion. They have enough varieties of coffee beverages and coffee beans that you can spend some time choosing. The other coffee shops in Sweden that I have explored are in here↓ Menu They have a quite good range of coffee beverages. I ordered Oats Latte  since ...

In my opinion, how you dress is very important in terms of minimalism. The way you dress reflects the way you think. In this post, I’m going to walk you through the way I dress to introduce what extreme minimalist looks like. What is extreme minimalism? In my opinion, an extreme minimalist is a person who narrows down the priority of life, and who also gives up owning most of the things that are commonly owned by many people. I will break down the meaning of this. As I have been writing in this blog, basically minimalism is all about focusing ; this applies to the human relationship you have, the things you have, and the way you approach your own life. The extreme minimalist does this in a very extreme way . For example, one may have a really satisfying life with a really small amount of possession and a few friends. If you have never thought about being a minimalist to enhance your quality of life, you may wonder what is the point of being a minimalist or even an extreme mini...

   For the first time, I went to a sauna in Sweden with my friends. I found many upsides to going to a sauna so I'm writing a post about it. This was my first time trying a sauna in Sweden and I got a lot of culture shock in a good meaning so I would like to share my experience here including my findings related to the digital detox. Sauna culture in Sweden Me on my way to a sauna in downtown Umeå, Sweden Since I am Japanese and Japan is also a country of Onsen, and hot springs, I thought I was used to this type of culture but I was kind of surprised in terms of the below points. I will walk you through one by one to share what a sauna culture in Sweden looks like. 1.  Sauna session with Aroma oil Since I live in the city called Umeå, I have visited the one operated by Umeå kommun. ( The facility link is  here ) The sauna experience was just amazing because they had  2 types of aroma oil in one session Human can system Cold towel  The sauna had ...

  I have been a professional blogger for a long time and this time I would like to talk about the three upsides of starting your new blog as a business. Continuing to publish the posts regularly is quite hard but there are upsides to continuing the blog. If you are considering starting your brand-new blog as your future full-time career, then this article will be something very informative to you. The 3 upsides of starting your blog as a business You can establish WEB-marketing expertise  You can work from anywhere you want. You have more free time I want to reveal the upsides of blogging so let’s take a look at them one by one. You can establish WEB-marketing expertise  The first upside of starting a blog as your new business is that you’ll be able to establish web marketing expertise. Since growing a new blog takes a lot of energy and time, you may want to consider the long-run point of view. As I have written in the below article, web marketing skill is very ...