One of my favorite places to visit is Marbella. It is a small town in the South of Spain. I had to fly into Malaga and then drive 45 minutes to get there. My friend …
year abroad
I’m Halfway Through the Program and I Need Your Help! Also, “Science Humor.”
It is hard to believe that my time here is half over. Perhaps this is because I still have not really explored much of Sweden? Maybe because there are so many things I want to …
International Trips Part 2: Nice and Monte Carlo
Once classes were finished, my friends and I decided to do one last trip together before they all go back to America and I go to Wales for Christmas. We looked at prices and saw …
Holidays Abroad
19th, January Universities in EU nations do not have a 4-week winter break like many of those in the US. We have 12 days, give or take, depending on one’s class schedule. I spent the …
International Trips Part 1: Barcelona
I decided early on to study abroad for a year because I wanted to spend most of my time in London for the first semester. I wanted to do most of my traveling next semester …
Field Trip, or “Academics: What Exactly I Am Doing Here.”
07th, December I realized that, aside from complaining about Stats, I have not really said much about what I am doing here academically or scientifically. I had hoped to get involved in research but that …
Community, Cooking, and Q&A:
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 …
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 …
Tourist Attractions and Parent Visits
My family took turns visiting me because I wanted to make sure I could give everyone the attention they needed. I definitely don’t call my family as much as they would like. It is just …
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. …