{"id":3709,"date":"2017-03-14T13:50:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T04:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/international.flinders.edu.au\/?p=3616"},"modified":"2017-03-14T13:50:15","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T04:20:15","slug":"hej-sverige","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2017\/03\/14\/hej-sverige\/","title":{"rendered":"Hej Sverige!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s been over two months now since I\u2019ve left home now and it has already been a whirlwind of experiences, overcoming changes, meeting people from all around the world and adventuring to all different places.<\/p>\n

The first couple of weeks in Malm\u00f6 were very busy! I settled into my student accommodation (R\u00f6nnen International), bought my own bike within the first few days, tried to navigate my way around a whole different university, whilst trying to remember the names and faces of the people I would be spending the next six months with\u2026 so it was all very hectic!<\/p>\n

I live on the fifth floor of R\u00f6nnen alongside 25 other international students, and with a total of nine floors in the building, there is no denying that the social life here is never (ever) dead. With the iconic \u2018floor parties\u2019 every weekend, group dinners and movie nights, there is always a friendly face to talk to and keep you company. My favourite thing about the student accommodation is that it feels like one great big family!<\/p>\n

The topic I currently take runs a bit differently to Flinders. For starters, I have no lectures, attendance isn\u2019t compulsory and I have a 4-hour seminar once or twice a week. The long seminars definitely took me a while to get used to, but the work-load is somewhat similar to Flinders. I\u2019m given weekly study questions as well as two major assignments- so far I\u2019m really enjoying it!<\/p>\n

A few days ago, I just arrived home from a trip to Lapland, Finland where I spent the week in Levi alongside 40 other students from Malm\u00f6, Copenhagen and Helsinki. The bus ride from Helsinki to Levi was a painful 18 hour trip, but it was all worth it when we were greeted a white snowy winter wonderland. Some of the highlights during the week included swimming in the Arctic Ocean, going on a snow-shoeing adventure, a husky safari, trying out skiing for the first time\u2026and of course seeing the Northern Lights!!!<\/p>\n

Tomorrow I set off to my next adventure where I will be backpacking around central Europe for nearly three weeks with a group of friends, starting from Budapest and going through Vienna, Prague, Berlin and finally finishing off in Hamburg. I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m nearly halfway through my exchange, but I\u2019m looking forward to see what\u2019s next! Until next time!<\/p>\n

Isabela Kodhyat, \u00a0Bachelor of Education (Middle and Secondary Schooling), Bachelor of Arts, Semester 1 2017 exchange at <\/i><\/b>Malmo University<\/i><\/b><\/a>, Sweden\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n