Category: About me

Master programmes in Sweden will have different regulations when it comes to the Master thesis project. Some of the variations include the number of credits awarded, the period of time for the thesis and the number of people allowed to collaborate. My 1 year Master programme has a 15 credit thesis that runs for 3 […]

It’s kind of insane how many programmes there are in English in Sweden. 933, to be precise. Because of this, many classes are made up of students from all over the world. That can be a lot to manage in a classroom setting, with many varied experiences of classroom participation, level of interaction with teachers […]

As much as I love Gothenburg, I’m a country girl at heart and I’ve been desperate to get out of the city for a little break. But there were essays to write, art to make, exhibitions to do and exams to take! So, with my last exam of the year DONE last week, I finally […]

If you’ve read some of my previous blogposts, you might know that I’ve moved house a few times since I came to live in Sweden. While this was frustrating at times, on the positive side it has allowed me to explore every part of the city! In this post, I’ll share some photographs of the […]

There are two student-run galleries at the University of Gothenburg’s fine art campus where I study photography, and any art student can apply to have an exhibition there. Early this semester, my classmates and I decided it was time to have a group exhibition of our work. So, after months of planning, organisation and doing […]

It’s almost the end of the school year. Time flies. I have studied my master’s degree in Digital Media and Society at Uppsala University for nearly a year, finished most of the compulsory courses in the program. I guess now I can reveal parts of the secret – How is it like to be a […]

You have probably heard of Stockholm, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Malmö or Lund. Since Sweden’s population is rather small the question is: are there other cities to live in? And if yes, how is life there? After reading the extensive blog post my lovely fellow ambassador Hazal wrote about pretty Norrköping, I figured that Jönköping needs a […]

If you think of a safari I bet you have pictures of lions, giraffes, elephants, rhinos, hippos and probably many other African animals in your head. Well, you can go on a safari in Sweden, too! On my bucket list for Sweden was seeing a real moose. I have seen one in Slottskogen in Gothenburg, […]

The answer is, unfortunately, up to now, I still don’t know the “correct” answer to this question. I have read several of career blogs, attended career workshops and so on, which taught me a bunch of how-to tips, practical advice that I believed to be beneficial. But applying other people with different background’s advice to […]