DIS has lots of choices for housing. I chose to live with a host family in a homestay. And they ended up being one of the best parts of my time abroad.

Somewhere around 90% of Swedes can speak English. In the capital city of Stockholm, while taking public transportation and/or studying with other university-aged students, the percentage is closer to 100%. Still, it’s good to keep in mind that Swedes’ default will be Swedish. Until you come along.

The Long Study Tour, back at the end of March, is basically a longer version of Core Course Week.

One of the pulls of studying abroad is, of course, immersion. Learning about culture, people, customs by living them all yourself. So here’s a short list of what you might expect.

It’s not too good to sweat the small things. Moving to a different country for a few months is difficult, and there are a lot of large reasons for that. But today I want to dedicate a blog post to the little things. The small things that are different.

So, what is Core Course Week? Essentially, it’s a week off from all your classes, except for your core course.