After arriving in Stockholm just a little over a month ago, it was surprising to see how little I knew about the country i’d be spending my semester abroad in. With … Continue Reading Stockholm – The land of IKEA, meatballs and … vikings?
It has been more than a month since I’ve arrived at Uppsala, Sweden as part of the exchange program at Uppsala universitet, yet there hasn’t been a single day where … Continue Reading A month at Uppsala, Sweden: First impressions.
Every day that passes sees the sun set at a distinctly earlier time than its predecessor. I have witnessed the beauty of a European summer and as September marches to … Continue Reading Winter is coming…
My exchange adventure at KTH Royal Institute of Technology began the moment I walked into the arrivals hall at Stockholm Arlanda Airport after two weeks of travelling around central Europe … Continue Reading Hej from Stockholm ☀
The environment is very friendly and welcoming to foreign students, and the majority of people speak English. If learning some Swedish is your goal, everyone assumes at the beginning of … Continue Reading Uppsala is more than just a cathedral
My first impressions of going on exchange was wonder. I had heard about going on exchange in High School and throughout the years until I finally went, it was always … Continue Reading First Impressions are Never Enough
My first impressions of going on exchange was wonder. I had heard about going on exchange in High School and throughout the years until I finally went, it was always … Continue Reading First Impressions are Never Enough
Sweden. If i asked you your first thoughts about this country, what would you say? IKEA, Aboslut, ABBA, blonde blue eyed folk, Vikings and Volvos? Before arriving here I knew … Continue Reading Sthlm
Firstly, It’s true, they are almost all blonde and blue eyed, and most of them are also really attractive… It’s hard for me to believe that I’ve been living in … Continue Reading Hej Hej From Jönköping, Sweden!
Arriving in Sweden 2 months ago from sunny Sydney was definitely a shock to the system. With thick layers of snow everywhere it was nothing like I’d ever experienced. Although … Continue Reading HejHej from Uppsala!
Upon arriving in Stockholm mid-January, I was not prepared for a Swedish winter which seemed to leave me knee deep in snow. The city was covered in a blanket of … Continue Reading Stockholm, Sweden
After travelling around Europe (so exhausted) I have finally arrived in Sweden and have officially begun my 6 months of exchange at the KTH School of Architecture. It has been … Continue Reading Exchange in Sweden 2014 – The Start
I have just moved into my new place which will be my home for the next 5 months while I study at KTH, Stockholm. Despite the major housing difficulties that … Continue Reading Living and Studying in Stockholm plus a little bit of travel
After an amazing two months travelling Europe and staying in cheap youth hostels, I was very happy to arrive in Uppsala, to my very own room and (joy) bathroom. It … Continue Reading WHAT’S UPPSALA
After 7 weeks of travelling throughout Europe – my body and wallet are finally ready to settle back down – and what better place to kick back and unwind than the … Continue Reading Welcome to Linkoping ja!
Exchange was always a concept far off in the back of our minds. It was this exciting opportunity that we’d been planning for basically our whole university careers, a treat … Continue Reading Uppsala: Where the Bikes do Roll