Apartment shots, market meandering and cathedral hopping I didn’t take any pictures of the apartment so I stole these from Nikki. Keeping in mind our mixed yet overall positive review, you guys should check this place out if you’re ever in Helsinki. The location is …
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Hell-yeahsinki Part 1
Why Helsinki and Booking Arrangements Last weekend Mario Party did like any group of exchange students would do and made a trip to Helsinki in Finland. Now first out of the way, why Helsinki? To which I respond, I have no idea. I think most …
First Stack in Stockholm
It rained in Stockholm two days ago. This caused a lot of the snow to melt, revealing unsettling greenery in all the expanse of fields around us. I’m not sure what I expected, did grass just die for half a year only to resurrect themselves …
Meet Mario Party
It is 4 pm and I am finally functioning, demonstrating this by sitting atop my bed in pyjamas and my scratchy cardigan, eating rye crackers with some kind of Swedish crab paste my mom bought from IKEA. It’s packaging is deceptively simple, so simple that …
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Earlier this evening I received my first knock on the door. Against the excitement of having unannounced guests, I was apprehensive in opening the door as I was bra-less, in Chesire Cat-esque fleece pyjamas and had my freshly laundered undergarments strewn across my bed. A …
Meals by the Windowsill
So my first week in Stockholm has come and gone already. It was a crazy whirlwind of parties and fikas, meeting an entire group of people at once, exchanging Facebook and phone numbers and then possibly never seeing them again. We’re only a cohort of …
Moved into Lappis!
As the title states, I’ve moved into the place I will be living in for the next 6 months, Lappis! Lappkarrsberget or Lappis as the students call it is a residential area made up of low rise apartment blocks that house over 2,000 students. I’m …
Restaurant Frantzén
Disclaimer: I am not a food critic nor do I attempt to be one. I also believe that half the food endeavour lies in doing the research and understanding what you are eating and not simply consuming mindlessly. I do my best but naturally there are …
First Two Days in Stockholm
Today marks day two in Swedenland, the pre to the pre pre’s of a six month exchange extravaganza with Stockholm University. Our travel itinerary was that our first flight would be at 11.50 pm Malaysia, our second at 10.30 am London time and we were …
Korea: ELBON the Table
The best advice Mother gave me that trip (and trust me there were many to choose from, oh so many) was to do your best to get lost in a country. Within reason obviously, please don’t wander into the backyard of a human traffickers hideout …