Before going and after arriving to Umea (Pablo en)
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This is a recopilatino of all my advice and helps that I have been doing by my erasmus experience (en)
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Intersport
If you need thermal underwear, or coats, ski pants, snow and cold things go, do not hesitate to go to Intersport. Ersborda is next to the Willys and Coop Forum, so you will need to take the bus number 8. It is quite cheap, more than other shopping. Although still more...
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other big supermarket
WillysWillys is another cheap supermarket Umea. Ersborda is in the suburbs, so you also have to take the bus (number 8). The food there is pretty cheap, especially the cheese (do not know why). It is worth enough to go, because there are other things, in addition to...
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Maxi Ica
Remember the name of this store. Ica has several types of supermarkets, the supermarkets (such as alidhem), NARA (more expensive but more centrally located)... but to me the one I like is the Ica maxi. It's like a Carrefour, and the prices are incredibly low. Especially...
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second hand in umea
Secondhand the alidhem There is a thrift store in alidhem, if you look at ica from the front, go to your left, walk, you'll see a sign of the store, is a little more straigh and turn left there aren’t so many things, is a tiny shop, but you can find interesting...
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Get a bike
I advise you to get a bike as soon as possible. You can look online at blocket.se, or the buddy page facebook group. You'll also find many posters on lampposts, or the international office. There are several thrift stores where to buy, but there are usually more...
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Coop consum
This is the second of the supermarkets which are in the centrum alidhem. It is a bit more expensive than ica. Has always been a rivalry between ica and coop. The ICA is cheaper, but the coop has a policy of environmental protection and other social things. For example,...
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Ica supermarket
In alidhem centrum is the Ica supermarket, a supermarket that could be assimilated to mercadona. It's expensive, because things are expensive in Sweden, but prices are not bad. Look at brands like Ica, or euroshopper (incredibly cheap). They have always discounts if you...
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Swedish Mobile: halebop
I have already recommended to unlock the phone, and the reason is that I think it's best to have a halebop card. Is a cheap Swedish company, but cheap cheap! Talk to (all are from this international company) is only 0kr/min, call set 0. 6 kr, and messages to 0. 5 kr. In...
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Talks Initiation
The university recommends you, to arrive one day at uni, because the next day start the talks. Even one week before school starts, they will leave you time to organize your life, but that first week, no lectures. Of course they are optional, but not bad. Some are simply...
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University
The first thing you need to find is the Universum, there will have talks from the beginning, and is at the center of the university. On your right is the MIT building (for science), after passing a bridge and the lake is the lindelhallen university. Here are the library...
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Ålidhem Centrum, Umeå, Suecia
Ålidhem Centrum will be your meeting point and a fairly important area in your new life. It is a mall, but only has 2 supermarkets ('Ica' and 'Coop'), a hairdresser, a newspaper kiosk, a restaurant and post office. It is in the center of Ålidhem, whether if you live...
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Keys
About the keys is a little mess at first, and varies a lot depending on the room. In my case I have 2 keys, one of which I have never used, because I have no idea what it is. With a key I can open everything, my corridor, my room, the entry building (and other things...
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Talk to your neighbors
When you arrive, one important thing is to talk with your neighbors. It’s not only socialize yourself, but to know the kitchen rules. Every kitchen is different, and people usually live in the corridors for many years, so it is unusual that everyone is new. Normally...
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The bathroom
The bathroom deserves a separate post, because it is rather;peculiar.; Almost as soon as you arrive, you can notice a thing there isn’t a shower! There is only one hole, and the water goes there. What does that mean? Well, every time you shower, the whole bathroom......
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The room (II)
Another important thing to know about the room is that there is 2 radiators, one in the bedroom and the other in the bathroom. You can adjust the radiators to control the temperature, but only slightly. Actually you can only turn it off, the owners of the buildings...
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the room (I)
The next step is the bedroom. Upon entering there is a mini appetizer before the room (sometimes has a door that separates him, sometimes not). Just to the left is a strange kind of rack, where you can leave shoes and others things. On the right are the closet, which is...
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The kitchen and the common room
As I said, each corridor has a kitchen and common room. The kitchen is equipped with 2 panels of 3 / 4 burner stove with hood and 2 ovens. A microwave and 3 refrigerators, 1 locker per person (a top cabinet, a drawer and a cupboard under the counter) and a common...
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The corridors
Each building is divided into a number of corridors. A corridor is like a floor of several rooms, with shared kitchen and common room. The number of rooms per corridor relies a lot, from 5 until 12 (as I know). I live in one of 9 rooms. The corridor is closed by a gate...
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Residences
Try to give an idea of what homes are, and how are the rooms. The residences are large blocks of rooms. They generally have between 3 and 4 plants (mariehem have even 6) The buildings are fairly similar in all Alidhem, although some have been remodeled. The fourth plant...
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Alidhem
Among all the residential areas, the only one I know well is Alidhem, there are more, but only I can help you with this one. Without any doubt, I recommend it 100%, it mix the university environment and the proximity to the university. At first you will think it is a...
