Community: Since arriving in Sweden, I have had very few social interactions. Reasons include: the time I spent navigating the Swedish bureaucracy when trying to settle in, age differences between myself and other students, and …
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Levels to Living Like a Madrileño
Now that I have been in Madrid for almost three months, I’ve discovered that learning to live like the Madrileños (citizens of Madrid) has levels. They range in difficulty from low to high and are …
Q&A, Coming Up
14th, November I thought it might be nice to do something a little more interactive and want to give Q&A a try. I will collect questions over the next week and post the responses here …
Professional Gains in D.C.
Since my time in D.C. is going WAY too quickly for me, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on all of the professional and educational activities and meetings I’ve had the opportunity to …
The Aristocats
One of my favorite movies of all time, the Aristocats, is set in Paris, France. So you can imagine that going to Paris for the first time made my inner child extremely happy. I could …
A Long-Overdue Update
4th, November 2019 The past several weeks have been very hectic and time to write has been fleeting. Since my last entry, I settled into the Swedish education system as much as one can expect. …
Getting REAL About Culture Shock
As it is midterm season here in Spain, this is a great opportunity to take a break from the typical traveling posts and talk about something a little different. Culture shock. My first ten days …
Solo Travel
During the past week, DIS had Travel week 1. In DIS, you must enroll in a cour course and you are able to travel with your class for a week. My core course travels during …
Scan Design Viking Ship Excursion
In the past couple weeks I was able to go to my first event for the Scan Design scholarship program. This is a scholarship I applied to back in spring. While I was still in …
Education through DIS
During my time abroad, many friends and family ask about how the school and classes are set up. Studying with a group of people who all come from different universities is apparent when you are …