Category: How-tos and tips

It is mushroom time! After almost a year of my mushroom picking post, now you should know what to do with the mushrooms. It is never too late to share the knowledge.

Let’s talk about packing electronics ! If you’ve been following my last two blog posts you already know what essentials to pack :   Packing for Sweden: The Essentials   and what study items to pack :   Packing for Sweden: Study Items   If not, what are you waiting for? Have a read and […]

Are you ready? Are you out of your mind excited to move here and go to IKEA to try and sincerely pronounce the words of the furniture now you live in Sweden? To try and get through as many conversational steps with a Swedish cashier as possible before you have to say, “Talar du engelska?” […]

Study Items: Pack Light ! Hey again, I’m so happy to help you pack ! It’s awesome to have you reading post 2 of 3 in the Packing for Sweden Guide. Now this list should be the easiest of them all. As with the first post, I want you to think light while packing! I’m […]

Credits: Melker Dahlstrand/imagebank.sweden.se Its time to start packing those bags! For some of you its only a matter of weeks before you pack for Sweden, print your boarding passes, jump on a plane and begin the wonderful experience that is to study in Sweden. For others, it might be in a few months or even […]

A heliophile is defined as ‘Any organism that is attracted to large amounts of sunlight’. It’s no sunrise that Swedes love the sun. For most part of the year, the weather is well…tolerable. But Summer is here and this post is dedicated to the ultimate summer sun worshiper.

As a student while studying in Sweden you will at some point have to contact a Swedish Agency for anything from getting an ID card, registering your address to getting a phone contract. Here is a list of five Swedish Government Agencies you need to know while studying in Sweden.

Sustainability, environmentalism, and recycling are a big deal in Sweden. Bicycles are a very popular way to get around in Swedish towns and cities. What do you get when you put these two together? Let’s find out!

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 […]