Category: How-tos and tips

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 […]

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?)…

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 […]

Discovering the origin of certain traditions always adds an interesting perspective to how these traditions define holidays. I have been curious, for instance, why pumpkins carving is done during Halloween. Many countries celebrate Halloween and Sweden is no exception. There have been a couple of Halloween parties at my university this last month in celebration of this. Therefore, when […]

As a student, I got the chance to attend to specific conferences’ talks before, but I’ve never been in a conference as an official attendee, participating from the beginning till the end of the event. And so, last week I got the chance to attend to one of the most popular conferences about Innovation in […]

Swedish Forest Sweden is covered by 53.1% forest. No matter where you go, you can easily find beautiful woods in Sweden. Monotonous trees endlessly lie in the forest make me feel somehow peaceful and cosy. There are a variety of plants living in the forest. And this definitely gives some more reason to go into […]

If, like me, you’re from a place where English is a second language and you’re looking to study in Sweden, how do you know your English is good enough? Back when I got the admission letter from Uppsala University, I ran myself through a few checks: – Scoring high enough on a standardized test as […]

– EU Citizens Edition – Quite a few inspirational people believe “It’s about the journey, not the destination” and that may be true in many cases. However, and I am sorry to tell you, this post is about the destination, because you want to get a personal number and an ID, am I right? I […]

Navigating life in a new city can sometimes be tough, but since I moved to Gothenburg I’ve found smartphone apps to be an absolute lifesaver. And here in Sweden, there’s an app for almost everything! Hungry and need to find a quick meal on a budget? There’s an app for that! Your bike’s got a […]