Category: Social life

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Hi! Last time I shared the insights of my first semester in Sweden Student Life in Sweden: My first semester in Gothenburg in 7 words also I shared with you a blog about why some latin scholars decided to study in Sweden : Why did I choose Sweden? : Latin Students in Sweden Now I decided to […]

One especial characteristic in spring of 2020, is that universities around the world had to do the transition from face-to-face education to distance education. In this blog, I am going to share my “online” experience as a master student in Sweden. I will write from my perspective how I overcame the negative and take advantage […]

#AloneTogether In this new COVID-19 reality, most students are navigating a world of social distancing and virtual learning. With Zoom lectures and virtual student happy hours as our main mode of feeling connected, it is easy to get weighed down with feelings of anxiety, loneliness and despair. Because of this, now more than ever, it […]

Hi everyone! I hope you and your loved ones are doing well in these troubled times. In case you were wondering how I am doing, read my last blog post here. Like everyone else, my life has been changed lately because of the pandemic. So, I am writing my thesis at home while self-isolating -with acknowledging […]

Living in a new country that is very different from my birth country has been challenging in many aspects; however, I must admit that I enjoyed the change a lot. Not only my daily routine has changed, but also my entire way of see the life. In short, I have a swedish way of life […]

My dearest love. It feels too long since I last saw your beautiful face. In your absence I now realise, I took your radiance and warmth for granted. I steal a glimpse of you when the clouds part but they’ve become so greedy these days. Sadly I cannot spend every waking moment outside in your […]