Forming Lifelong Friendships in Sweden
Though I consider myself outgoing, I was very scared that making friends would be the hardest part of going to a new place: I couldn’t have been more wrong.
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Pull Up a Chair: Friendships Through Food in Sweden
Sweden fit me like a glove (or like the mittens I had to buy before our trip to the Arctic) because Swedes take the process of bringing people together pretty seriously.
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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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Studying in Sweden
On the days when I know I need to do work but would rather socialize, the atrium is a safe bet. The spacious indoor patio at the heart of SSE is filled with small cafe tables that always manage to fit one more Swedish Program student than it should.
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