Category: Everyday life

One especial characteristic in spring of 2020, is that universities around the world had to do the transition from face-to-face education to distance education. In this blog, I am going to share my “online” experience as a master student in Sweden. I will write from my perspective how I overcame the negative and take advantage […]

So, after all of your hard work, you have been admitted to your dream programme and preparing to study in Sweden. First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! You made it! Now, it’s time to plan! You started searching for a place. Well, you are on the right path, my friend. Searching for accommodation as early as possible […]

Are you actually #sobored at home or you’re having the time of your life at #homesweethome? How to process the “staying at home”?    The VERY scientific explanation with my VERY DEEP knowledge in psychology (I hope you sense my irony): There is this very popular distinction between two “most popular” human personality theories (popularized […]

#AloneTogether In this new COVID-19 reality, most students are navigating a world of social distancing and virtual learning. With Zoom lectures and virtual student happy hours as our main mode of feeling connected, it is easy to get weighed down with feelings of anxiety, loneliness and despair. Because of this, now more than ever, it […]

Hi everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are doing well in these troubled times. In case you were wondering how I am doing, read my last blog post here. Like everyone else, my life has been changed lately because of the pandemic. So, I am writing my thesis at home while self-isolating -with acknowledging […]

How many theses will get written in self-isolation this year? This is a question which has begun rattling around my brain, as I stare out of the window at my new favourite big tree. It’s 11am on a Monday, and I’m attempting to write my thesis from my bedroom desk. In the grand scheme of […]

Living in a new country that is very different from my birth country has been challenging in many aspects; however, I must admit that I enjoyed the change a lot. Not only my daily routine has changed, but also my entire way of see the life. In short, I have a swedish way of life […]

My dearest love. It feels too long since I last saw your beautiful face. In your absence I now realise, I took your radiance and warmth for granted. I steal a glimpse of you when the clouds part but they’ve become so greedy these days. Sadly I cannot spend every waking moment outside in your […]

Hejsan, your favourite Student Money Diaries series is back! It’s been more than 6 months since I officially established my life in Sweden. As a summary for my half-year living in Lund, I have decided to take an analysis of my financial health. And I realised living in a university town like Lund can help […]