The Swedish semester is odd, and classes start and end seemingly randomly, but sometimes this strange system can lead to unexpected breaks. With a week between lecture sections I decided to visit some old friends from my wild hostel-working days,…
There Shall be Fun and Studying!
Being on exchange is finding the balance between travel, new friends, and study. Sometimes there is some overlap, studying or traveling with friends, but mostly its all about juggling! A while ago I looked through my schedule and carefully planned…
The Importance of Being a Tourist as Well as a Student
It can be surprisingly easy when living somewhere to miss out on the local museums, gardens, and interesting sights in favour of looking around neighbouring towns and cities. When on exchange it is especially important to remember to actually get…
In which I go to Helsingborg and Helsingør
One of the wonderful things about Europe is the train lines. Trains are cheap, fast, and frequent, making it easy to sightsee nearby cities and get around. This is a definite bonus when you only have weekends to explore! I…
Finding a Bike in a City Obsessed with Bikes
One of the most iconic and exciting parts of living in Lund is Lund’s bicycle culture. There are separated bike paths all across the city and it is the fastest and easiest way to get around. This mode of transport…
Moving North? When to go; the pros and cons of the spring semester
As this is my first blog post, let me introduce myself. I am a third year geophysics specialist student at St. George campus U of T, and this semester I am on exchange to Lund, Sweden! I have now been…