Last weekend, DIS organized an ice skating trip for all of the students to go on. Since it has been so warm, we weren’t sure if we would be able to actually go since a […]
So you know that point in the semester when you realize that you’re not actually just in school to hangout with your friends and have fun and that you actually have work to do and […]
Det är mycket snö–There is a lot of snow. My host dad said this to me, and once again, I stared blankly back at him until he said it in English. Some day I’ll make […]
I am very late to the blog party of posting about the first part of Core Course Week, but I figure better late than never! Skiing was on my mind last post. Back to your […]
I’m not going to lie, this past week has been stressful. I’ve been feeling pretty homesick and stressed about planning a trip up north and then there was some drama within my friend group and […]
We only went to one class, our core course, for the first three days of this past week–all other classes were suspended. My core course is World of the Vikings, and we spent time in […]
while realizing that this is probably the number one cliché about studying abroad in a nordic country, I have come yet again to another piece of advice: go skiing. it is required. Even if you […]
This week, we had… core course week! At DIS, we choose a core course that is a large focus while we are here and throughout the semester we have two weeks that are aimed to […]
O’boy! Like the “Nordic favorite instant chocolate drink” that I had with breakfast, our trip to Åre over the weekend was amazing. My host family’s cabin looks at the heart of the resort, and I […]
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Tess
February 9, 2021
