Tag: story

  • 7 Flowers You Should Know to Believe that Swedish Spring isn’t just a Myth

    Wise men say, “You never appreciate spring until you have been through a tough winter,” and trust me, if you want to experience one of the toughest winters in the world, Sweden is definitely the place. Winter in Sweden can be really harsh indeed. The Scandinavian winter depression is known for a reason. However, when February →

  • Every corner of Lund, Sweden

    Been living in Lund for four months now and I’ve just realized that I haven’t write any single piece about this city. Wouldn’t even think about it if a friend of mine didn’t text me the other day and ask me things about Lund. About how Lund looks like. How the ambience is. How I →

  • I can read AlQuran but I don’t speak Arabic: My life as an Indonesian Moslem living far from home

      As a woman with a headscarf, people can tell my religion based on my appearance. This won’t cause any problem, of course, if we live in a world free from assumptions, judgments and prejudice. But sadly, we don’t. So every time I walk, wherever I go, or whatever I do, I carry the identity →

  • Life as We Know It

    Some people tend to think that living overseas is all about traveling and those fun things. In fact, living far from home is also about rethinking the life itself. Living overseas giving you space. Space to realize things you previously took for granted. Food, for example. In Indonesia, finding Indonesian cook is never an issue →

  • Australia or Sweden?

    During my first weeks in Lund, every time I met new people, they always asked me same question: “What do you think about Sweden?” It sounds like a simple question, but honestly, it is hard for me to answer. Not because I don’t like Sweden, but because I never really ask myself about that. I →