Lund (week 1)
It feels like ages since I last updated my blog (only two days?!), maybe because so much has happened in the past few days... I can't believe it's already Friday and halfway through orientation! I will try my best to make this post as interesting as possible but it won't be as exciting as Finland or Bergen!
Settling into a new home will always be difficult, even more so in a foreign country. I've been setting myself little goals to accomplish each day :)
Monday Moved into my room in Parentesen and finally unpacked...
Tuesday Registered at the university, set up internet in room
Wednesday
Attended General Information Market to learn a bit more about the different Nations (to be explained later) and General Information Meeting, also attended my first Swedish language class (språk = languages, click 'Listen')
Thursday
Met my co-ordinator and had my subjects all sorted ('The Politics of the Environment and Sustainable Development', 'Global Governance and Democracy' and 'Swedish Politics'), also went to the Migration office in Malmö to do my residence permit card (not an experience I would like to repeat...)
Baked a batch of chocolate muffins to soothe my cake cravings... I had to make do with ingredients in the kitchen and improvised with a 50mL measuring cup. Cut them in half and shared them round. They were much appreciated and earned me the 'responsibility' of baking for the corridor :)
Friday
Had my second Swedish class (beginners course, held over the two weeks of orientation... learnt the Swedish alphabet, numbers and some hello/good bye phrases), got my student ID card and did my second lot of grocery shopping
Settling into a new home will always be difficult, even more so in a foreign country. I've been setting myself little goals to accomplish each day :)
Monday Moved into my room in Parentesen and finally unpacked...
Tuesday Registered at the university, set up internet in room
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| Lund Cathedral - yet to enter... |
Wednesday
Attended General Information Market to learn a bit more about the different Nations (to be explained later) and General Information Meeting, also attended my first Swedish language class (språk = languages, click 'Listen')
Thursday
Met my co-ordinator and had my subjects all sorted ('The Politics of the Environment and Sustainable Development', 'Global Governance and Democracy' and 'Swedish Politics'), also went to the Migration office in Malmö to do my residence permit card (not an experience I would like to repeat...)
Baked a batch of chocolate muffins to soothe my cake cravings... I had to make do with ingredients in the kitchen and improvised with a 50mL measuring cup. Cut them in half and shared them round. They were much appreciated and earned me the 'responsibility' of baking for the corridor :)
Friday
Had my second Swedish class (beginners course, held over the two weeks of orientation... learnt the Swedish alphabet, numbers and some hello/good bye phrases), got my student ID card and did my second lot of grocery shopping
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| From the Faculty of Engineering - perhaps it holds some mystical mathemical meaning? |
