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The small town of Växjö

26 November 2018 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Sweden is full of little gems. Even when most people know about Stockholm, Gothenburg or Malmö, there are places such as Växjö that maybe don’t ring a bell right away. However, if you know about Småland, IKEA, Astrid Lindgren or the traditional Swedish art of glass making, then you know about Växjö.    I have to be honest, […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: adventure, Astrid Lindgren, cathedral, forests, glass, IKEA, lakes, Love, nature, småland, Sweden, University, växjö, wood

Things to do in Linköping  

1 October 2018 By The Newbie Team Leave a Comment

Written by Sara Al Arab I have lived in Linköping for almost 4 years now. I love it here. People are so friendly! Even when is not one of the most known cities in Sweden, I think you should know a few things about it. Linköping is one of the largest cities in Sweden and […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: culture, Domkyrka, Göta Kanal, Linköping, Students, Sweden, University

How a gap year in Sweden helped me in many ways

12 February 2017 By The Newbie Team 3 Comments

While I was walking down the street and felt the millionth small stone stuck in my shoe (these small little annoying stones seriously end up everywhere!), I realised that actually I didn’t feel annoyed at all. I’ve been feeling relaxed and happy most of the time that I’ve been in Sweden! I started to think […]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: gap year, nature, student, Sweden, travel, University, young

Moving to Sweden from Nigeria

Wemi swapped Nigeria for Sweden in 2014. She has a background in Engineering and is currently living in Umeå with her husband.

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