How to Access Mental Health Services in Sweden Gearing up to move abroad, it was difficult to find resources in English on how to access mental health services in Sweden. I even asked friends and acquaintances who lived in Sweden and didn’t know either. This was important for me to know as accessing mental health resources have been a huge part of my […] Written by Brooke 25 Nov 2020 at 9.17 pm How-tos and tips
ANTI-Black Friday: Hållbar Student’s Make & Mend Sustainability Tips Ah, Black Friday. The umpteenth “biggest sales event of the year” with super attractive discounts for a tight student budget. For real though? Black Friday can promote really unsustainable production and consumption. So if you’re a sustainability geek, read on to learn how to flip the script on the “Buy! Buy! Buy!” system. Sweden loves […] Written by Lusanda 21 Nov 2020 at 2.56 am Holidays and occasions How-tos and tips Social life
A self-study guide to succeed in your English exam! Studying for your English exam can be stressful, especially if your score is an admission requirement. BUT, with some determination and the right tools in hand, you are likely to succeed and get your desired score. Here is my self-study guide and the tools that I used to get to my target score. Before we […] Written by Lara 14 Nov 2020 at 1.45 pm Academics How-tos and tips
Netflixology and Cinematography: My favourite Swedish movies – PART 2 Welcome back, movie junkie! I assume you have read the part1 of this article! If not, you can do so, by clicking here! In these two articles, I am giving you a brief teaser of my favorite Swedish movies and in each article a tv-series as well. As I stated before: these are my personal […] Written by Sara Roza 8 Nov 2020 at 11.01 pm Learning Swedish Swedish culture Uncategorized
Autumn trekking – something you should not miss in Sweden As I took a deep breath, the scent of after autumn rain filled my nostrils, fresh, earthy and autumnal. I looked up, the fall canopy – full of yellow, orange, red, brown was all over my head, vivid and dazzling. Under my feet, the leaves lied crunchy. Around me, the autumn mist was swirling like […] Written by Nguyen 8 Nov 2020 at 12.21 am Everyday life Travel
Netflixology and Cinematography: My favourite Swedish movies – PART 1 Hej movie junkies, Netflix addicts, and hardcore cinema fans! The upcoming lines and paragraphs will be filled with my biased recommendations on my (and this is important to disclaim!) favorite Swedish movies and Tv series. In the part 1 of this article, I am going to share 1 TV -series and 3 movies, and in […] Written by Sara Roza 7 Nov 2020 at 8.17 pm Learning Swedish Swedish culture Uncategorized
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE CYCLING IN SWEDEN Where I come from, cycling is something you do for fun and it is often too dangerous to use in the city. Never have I thought that I would cycle as a mean of transportation. The moment I arrived in Stockholm, I was shocked by the number of cyclists and the excellent cycling paths throughout […] Written by Lara 30 Oct 2020 at 7.44 pm Everyday life How-tos and tips
A Day Trip to Söderköping I have been in my program at Linköping University for two months now and have made meaningful friendships. Our program is in a smaller city so my friends and I try to explore somewhere new on the weekends. My friend suggested that we make a trip to Söderköping after it was suggested to her. All […] Written by Brooke 29 Oct 2020 at 10.56 pm Everyday life Social life Swedish cities Travel
How to Socialize Safely in the Time of Corona Socializing in the time of Corona The pandemic is indeed raging on, and cases in Sweden are rising. In fact, students are thought to be the driver of this new spike, as the majority of positive-cases have been student-aged. In fact, in Uppsala, the city where I live and attend university, has seen the highest […] Written by Jordan 23 Oct 2020 at 3.25 pm Everyday life How-tos and tips Social 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
