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It's difficult to get to know a Swede. But once you do, you're in.

Whenever I travel anywhere, I'm constantly asked if I'm Swedish. It's the burden of most Norwegians. The Swedes have just got a better publicity agent, I think.

I was always attracted by the European way of life, but I am deeply Swedish.

I speak Swedish mainly with my kids' friends.

My father is Swedish and my mother is French.

I always identified myself as non-Swedish. I was never discriminated against, because I looked Swedish and speak without an accent. But I had an outsider's perspective.

Every time I'm in Canada I feel more Swedish, and every time I'm in Sweden I feel more Canadian. I belong in both places and I love them both equally. It's funny because the Swedes claim me as their Swedish pride and the Canadians call me their Canadian girl. I'll take it all.

If you were to ask me to speak Swedish or Dutch or German, I have no idea if I could pull that off!