My Swedish Family
My connection with my contact family is strikingly natural, so easy to slip into the soft rhythm of their family. From doing so, I have inadvertently learned so much about the Swedish way of life and special elements of their family that I want to co-opt into my own.
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From Stockholm to Splor
After jumping into the icy Baltic, I followed the family into the sauna. It was there, warming up over a shared plate of Swedish beer, meats and cheeses, that I would cement a special travel memory that would change the trajectory of my life forever.
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A True Home Away from Home
By Marina Stam, Bowdoin College '19 / My semester in Stockholm was one of many firsts. It was full of new experiences, relationships, and connections that I could never have imagined prior to my arrival in January.
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The Perks of a Host Family
By Jack Wright, Hamilton College '19 / While searching for study abroad programs, I knew that to truly experience cultural immersion, I would have to live with a host family. I can say with absolute certainty that living with my host family (including my two host siblings and a dog) has been the highlight of my semester so far.
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