Category: Sport

During January and February, I joined a crash course in bandy, which is a popular winter sport in Sweden. This sport is not originated from Sweden though, a source told me, probably from the UK. Nevertheless, bandy holds a special place in the Swedish society.

It seems like ski is the national sport of Sweden as I spotted so many people during my first ski trip. So, it does not come as a surprise to me when I found out that five out of seven medals which Sweden gets were from skiing. Let’s dig out more about Sweden in the […]

One should expect to ski in Sweden during their time living here. It is one of the legit reasons to study in Sweden. This becomes even more special for me as I grew up and lived in Indonesia beforehand. This post is dedicated to my first skiing experience, and here are some mementos.

Have you ever felt like your weekend was so incredible and full of new experiences that it lasted an entire week? That is certainly how this past weekend felt for me! I decided to plan ahead and take a break from the daily routine of  studio work on the weekends with the occasional visit to […]

What to do with all this snow? I hadn’t put on a pair of skis in almost 15 years, but when I was called by a Swedish friend and was invited to a local hill, Middagsberget, in Vännas for a weekend of skiing, I couldn’t say no. It was no problem that I did not […]

My assumptions… Rock climbing is one of my favorite ways to spend my free time, and by far my sport of choice. Moving to Umeå as a masters student at the Umeå Institute of Design, I knew I wasn’t going to have too much time for climbing anymore. I was comforted by the fact that […]

Spending time outdoors is easily one of my favourite pastimes. When moving to Sweden, one of the big questions I had was how the outdoors life would be. Despite living in one of the bigger cities, there’s been plenty of nature to be found!

In this series of post, expect a story on how Sweden changes us into someone new – someone better (hopefully). After a conversation with my dear colleague Andrés during our last meetup, we agreed on telling the world about how great the force is in Sweden. The kind of force that encourages us to change. […]

part 1: About Sarek National Park, Getting there, Stay in Sarek part 2: Hiking Trails, Other notes, Links Hiking Trails in Sarek There are plenty of trails available, however I only research small part (that I visited this summer). Kungsleden trail from Saltuokta to Kvikkjokk is well marked and can be followed easily. I divide […]