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Gotland in July is a postcard: long golden evenings, bikes along the medieval wall, and the island filled with tourists. It’s lively and so pretty. Gotland in December is a whole different vibe. It is quieter and cozier. I spent a whole winter here, including the Christmas break, so here’s what it’s really like and […]

I have always been a fan of history. As a child, I used to have dinosaur toys by my bed (my favourite was Spinosaurus by the way!). And as a teen, reading history was my bedtime habit. One cannot simply come from the Pharaohs’ land and not read history! 😀 So, as a history geek, […]

After choosing Uppsala University and having lived that life for a little over a year, I think I can finally justify why I made that choice. When I started looking into universities to do my Masters, I had a picture in my head of what I wanted this chapter of my life to look like. […]

When I first moved to Uppsala, I had a pretty good idea of what Swedish student life would involve: lectures, fika, nations, and eventually learning to pronounce my best friend’s field of study, “sjuksköterska” without embarrassing myself. What I didn’t really anticipate was how much of my life here would somehow end up involving sport.  […]

By October the days start getting shorter and shorter. I knew it would happen, but it somehow still took me by surprise. I was never sure which sunny day would turn out to be the last one, so I spent all of them outside. Until one day I was wearing my shorts and biking to […]

My name is Katlyn, and I am from the United States. I am a first-year Global Health student at Uppsala University. Though I have not been in Sweden very long, I wanted to share a few things to hopefully make your transition as an international student a bit more meaningful and manageable. Budget Extra Time […]

It was the 24th of August 2025. I packed my life into two suitcases and boarded a plane from Sri Lanka to Sweden. As a new bachelor’s student at Campus Gotland, unlike many other international Uppsala University students heading to Uppsala, my destination was the small medieval town of Visby on the island of Gotland. […]

Lately I have been reflecting on spare time. What we decide to do when we are not doomscrolling till our head hurts; maybe it’s crafts, maybe it’s being in nature, whatever it is I feel like I am relearning what a hobby is. In Swedish it is called fritid, spare time. There is an after-school […]

We’ve almost made it to summer, and the days are only getting longer! A few months ago, I was leaving campus in the dark, checking my phone to see what time it even was, and convincing myself that 3:45pm was not, in fact, bedtime. Now I’m sitting outside with friends, no jacket, no rush to […]

Moving to a new city and a new country is very exciting! Daydreaming about your new life, being curious about your new favourite coffeeshops, parks, or clubs is becoming a new hobby! But before that dream can become true, one of the most crucial steps needs to be taken: find your new home. This can […]