Category: Social life

I’ll be home for Christmas… or not. If you’re from Europe then maybe yes. But to be fair… the school schedule, flight prices, environmental consciousness, or most importantly, our student budget can stop us. First of all, DON’T PANIC! You will not be the only one who stays in Sweden for Christmas. And you know […]

10 Things to be Grateful for When You Study in Sweden:

A couple of weeks ago, I read an article that stated a human needs approximately 6 hugs per day to have the feeling of a healthy, emotionally supported and secured social life.  Now, when you move away from your established group of friends, family, acquaintances and perhaps significant other to Sweden, you might not get […]

If you plan to study in Sweden, one of the most important things you should know about Sweden is that you practically will not use cash. So if you are desperately looking how to change money from your local currency to the local currency of Sweden. First check out this guide ! EXCHANGE RATE The […]

Once you arrive to Sweden you expect the best experience in your life. Unfortunately, it isn’t all roses, and there are some truths that can make you feel uncomfortable. For me, the solution is to understand these truths from the beginning. Let’s start. 1 Not everything is in English Yes!!! Almost everybody in Sweden speaks […]

If you know me, you know I tend to find myself in some unexpected and incredible adventures from time to time! I thought I already signed up for the craziest journey since I found out 5 months ago that I was awarded a scholarship from the Swedish Institute and I would be studying my master’s […]

I made my first friend in Sweden on a walking tour of Uppsala. I overheard her voice and she reminded me of home. By the fourth day of knowing her, we’d shared pints and dinners and a bonded over a twin talent of being able to fall asleep in under a minute. We eventually shared […]

Indeed time flies. It feels like yesterday when I joined Lund university. Before our official graduation, the Swedish Institute invited us (the scholars) to Stockholm for the Swedish Institute diploma ceremony. Stockholm is always exciting and the ceremony made it even more exciting. This was a time to meet all our fellow scholars one last […]

This day one year ago, I slowly but surely started preparing my arrival. I felt a mixture of extremely excited but also a little scared all at once. I moved abroad in 2015, and by now was used to being away from home. Still, I really had no idea what to expect from the first […]