{"id":4285,"date":"2017-05-01T15:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-05-01T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=4285"},"modified":"2017-04-27T14:00:57","modified_gmt":"2017-04-27T04:00:57","slug":"study-snow-and-sauna-in-beautiful-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2017\/05\/01\/study-snow-and-sauna-in-beautiful-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Study, snow and sauna in beautiful Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"

Daniel D, Bachelor of Urban Development<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kungliga Tekniska H\u00f6gskolan (<\/strong>Semester 2, 2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n

My name\u2019s Daniel and right now, I am writing this blog looking out at the snow-covered streets and trees below and it\u2019s a bit surreal compared to Brisbane. But I have to say that my semester here at Kungliga Tekniska H\u00f6gskolan<\/em> (or Royal Institute of Technology) here in Stockholm, Sweden has been amazing.<\/p>\n

There are some interesting differences between\u00a0KTH and QUT though. For a start, the university just north of the heart of the city has some stunning old Harry Potter-like buildings and a beautiful nature reserve right behind it. The semester here is divided into two parts and you finish two subjects completely in part one and the other two in the second part. This means that lectures and tutorials are a bit more intense (halfway through one lot of classes in three weeks!). But there are also similarities, coffee everywhere and at least for my subjects a lot of work on some big but interesting projects.<\/p>\n

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The main building at KTH after an Autumn snow fall.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sweden is an interesting country, the stereotype is that they are very introverted but each study area has a social chapter and I got the chance to meet a lot of Swedes who were outgoing and very friendly and so many had been to Australia on a gap year and one of my class teachers actually went on exchange to QUT before they graduated. This chapter also put on some great events like a traditional Swedish Gasque<\/em> (dinner, drinking and traditional drinking songs) and a sauna and dip in the freezing river as well as sports like Innebandy<\/em> (floorball).<\/p>\n

Most Swedes seemed surprised that an Australian wanted to come over in winter, sub-zero temperatures and 6-hour days but it is these differences that makes Sweden such an interesting place. Christmas was so \u2018chrismassy\u2019, for want of a better word, and snow makes it magical.<\/p>\n

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Christmas Market at Gamla Stan (the old town).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Have a backup plan. I went travelling and was unfortunately pickpocketed in Poland but luckily I had all my documents and everything backed up so I got back to Sweden okay and everything was sorted. Also, make sure you have Google Translate; it\u2019s great for finding out what the food is in the supermarket, like sour cream is gr\u00e4ddfil<\/em>, and filmj\u00f6lk<\/em> is not milk and if you don\u2019t know that then your breakfast is going to taste very weird. Which leads to the next thing, stuff is a bit expensive in Sweden and Scandinavia in general, even compared\u00a0to Australia so be prepared for that. With this in mind, the most important tip is take things as they come and appreciate the whole experience as it will be amazing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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During a wander through a local national park. That white space is a lake I went to on an excursion in summer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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