Tag: Stories from Sweden

  • The Weekenders

    One of the most common “needs” in our generation is the urge to always spend the most of the weekend. As if, after five consecutive days of hard work, we all deserved two days full of joy and excitement. Work hard, play harder, they say! And frankly speaking, I’m not an exception 😅. Ever since… →

  • My Life as a PhD Student’s Wife

    If you think life as a PhD student is so hard, you’re absolutely, 100%, unquestionably, RIGHT! The truth is, it’s super hard it makes the life as his/her partner is NOT easy either! 😄 I’m writing this not to complain about my current situation. Among all, I’m sincerely happy and grateful for whatever happened in the… →

  • The Perk of Being a Lundensian

    With only 25.75 km² area, Lund is indeed small compare to other cities in Sweden. You can explore the city in three days and you would have literally been everywhere 😄. The city is also bit quiet as the population is just around 90.000 inhabitants and much lesser on July to August, because most of them… →

  • How to Save (a little bit of) Money in Sweden*

    It’s a common knowledge, I think, that living in Sweden is not cheap. According to a data from Numbeo (2018), “Cost of living in Sweden (rent is excluded), is 15.47% higher than in United States.” However, thanks to the Swedish ways of life, there are some things that we can do to save a little… →

  • Where to have fika in Lund?*

    Visiting a city in Sweden isn’t a complete experience without having the famous Swedish coffee break better known as fika. Where the best places to have it in Lund? Here is the list: 1. Love Coffee Roasters Located in Klostergatan 1, at the very corner of Lund’s cathedral, this café is famous for its manual roaster… →