The Latin Scandinavian

Laura, a young and hopeful Brazilian female, attends an intensive course in the south of Germany. A couple of days before the end of the course, she has a sexual adventure with one of her classmates, Gerhard. They both fall in love and keep in touch by phone and letters for months. Gerhard lives in Pietarsaari, in the Swedish-speaking part of Finland, and Laura in São Paulo, Brazil. They eventually get married. The author writes about living with her husband in four different countries, Brazil, Finland, Holland and Sweden. She also writes about her love towards the family she brings up with her husband and her darkest days experiencing severe culture shocks and prejudice. Suddenly, she sees herself in a position to gather all strength and wits to start a new life in a fifth country, the UK. The Latin Scandinavian is a true story about love without borders. A documentary about strong, enigmatic strengths lying dormant within us.