Why I like living close to campus: 5 minutes vs 5 miles! My fellow digital ambassador, Lauren’s brilliant blog post about what’s it like to live far away from campus inspired me to think about what’s it like to live close to campus. Therefore, I will emphasize the advantages of living close to campus. Student accommodation for international students varies between universities and places. Let’s face it accommodation could be […] Written by Hazal 15 Nov 2018 at 12.31 am Everyday life Social life Swedish cities
The perks of sharing a flat with other students Housing is always one of the first things you need to consider before moving to a new country, especially in Sweden when finding accommodation can be quite challenging at times. As students, most of us live in corridor rooms and share public spaces like the kitchen, bathrooms with other flatmates. The number of flatmates and […] Written by Yen 14 Nov 2018 at 3.49 pm Everyday life Social life Swedish culture
What is a Spex? This week in “I have lived in Sweden for one year and still have not done this super-Swedish thing*”, I’m going to guide you through what a Spex is! The student nation I’m a part of (Östgöta Nation, Uppsala) have their annual Spex showcasing this week. But what is a Spex? Why should you go […] Written by Emma 13 Nov 2018 at 4.59 pm Learning Swedish Social life Swedish culture
How to Embrace the Winter Darkness In Sweden, 16:00 in November doesn’t look like 16:00 in August. The change of the seasons means a drastic change in the amount of light we get. Because of this, Autumn means the beginning of shorter days and really long nights. In addition to that, the crispy cold air will remind you that winter is […] Written by Sanjay 13 Nov 2018 at 1.03 pm Holidays and occasions How-tos and tips Social life Swedish culture
How is Stockholm in the autumn? I like to think of the autumn season as a transition season that lasts from October to December, more or less. It’s a beautiful season that people like because it’s manifested with colorful landscapes. And at the same time, one appreciates the change of the weather thus feeling the winter approaching. Firsts days of autumn, […] Written by Judith 11 Nov 2018 at 10.00 am Everyday life Holidays and occasions Swedish culture Travel
7 Essentials If You’re Coming to Sweden The fasten seatbelt sign went off, I got up to hastily collected my luggage and proceed to exit the plane with a huge smile on my face, to finally take my first steps in the city that will be my new home for the next 2 years for my master studies. I was finally in […] Written by Daniel 10 Nov 2018 at 3.10 pm Everyday life How-tos and tips Swedish culture Travel Uncategorized
How to survive winter in Sweden? The Swedish winter has a certain reputation. I do not wanna scare you, but rumors have it that it is dark. Cold. Usually snowy. The temperatures are likely to fall far below zero, an ice-cold breeze will bite your cheeks. What sounds like a dream to some (me 😊), may be the worst nightmare to others (you?)… Written by Katharina 9 Nov 2018 at 10.37 pm Everyday life Holidays and occasions How-tos and tips Social life Swedish culture Uncategorized
5 intriguing badassery lessons from joining the Women Rugby team in Sweden 2 weeks ago, the Lund Gents and Women Rugby teams commemorated the end to the season with an annual dinner at one Lund’s ritzy dinner halls. It was a memorable and intimate night where we celebrated rugby as a sport and it’s players. If you haven’t guessed it yet, I recently joined the Women’s Rugby […] Written by Concillier 8 Nov 2018 at 1.03 pm About me Everyday life How-tos and tips Social life Sport
The beauty of studying in Swedish cafes Libraries can be tricky*. When it’s super quiet and you’re a bit stressed, you end up focussing on the most inane sounds and getting wound up by them. A guy who’s music is leaking through his head phones. The tap tap tap of an old lady next to you who is scrolling through one person’s […] Written by Emma 6 Nov 2018 at 5.11 pm Everyday life
Why changing my MA was the best decision I made in Sweden Hiya guys! You may have read on a previous post of mine (or not! It’s cool!) where I said that I moved to a new programme. I was originally in Uppsala studying my MA in Literature. But after a year of studying it, I realised it wasn’t quite right for me. So after a lot of […] Written by Emma 7 Oct 2018 at 10.56 am About me Academics
“What ifs” you do not need to worry about before coming to Sweden Before coming here, I spend too much of my time worrying about things that now I realize I didn’t needed to. When you start doing your application, the pressure is enough and you already have too much to worry about. There’s always that simple but disturbing thoughts before applying or coming to a different country, […] Written by Marina 3 Nov 2015 at 6.37 pm Social life Travel
Sweden Application tips Today marks the last day to submit your choices for the 1st admission round for Bachelor and Master applications for Autumn 2017. Therefore, I decided to quick write 5 Sweden application tips to give you a much needed pat on the shoulder to tell you that your almost through with the first step to coming to […] Written by Anita 16 Jan 2017 at 5.34 pm Academics How-tos and tips
10 Awesome Arrival Day Tips! Your arrival day is getting closer and judging from the questions I have been getting, many of you are just like me. You plan ahead! That is really an awesome thing to do, considering that most of you are in for quite a journey. Even though you think your plan is top notch, you might […] Written by Sanjay 3 Jun 2018 at 10.00 am Everyday life How-tos and tips Travel
