Erasmus tips of J. 343909
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J.'s blog with useful tips for future erasmus
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Get a job in erasmus - Jobs
If you are erasmus i am quite sure you will need to get a job, specially if you are in a nordic country as i am... i have some advice in order to get a job: teacher, physical jobs, cookers... it is difficult, more if you can not speak the language in the country, but......
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adapting to fly - Trips
In erasmus, i am sure you will be travel a lot and it is neccesary, overall if you travel with a company as Ryanair to bring your products adapted, I mean everything with less than 100ml: shampoo, bath gel...
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basic for erasmus - General
I am sure if you are erasmus you will need to call your home, to listen music in your free time, to translate your papers... and i can advice you some web pages, programs, applications... Spotify, google translator, skype... maybe you can add something......
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REuse your plastic bags - Food
In Sweden plastic bags when you go to the supermarket cost 2 SEK, so i recommend you to reuse as much as you can. Keep at home and save money and environment!
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Buy it a guide - Trips
Yes, you can see all the information on internet but i guess everybody prefer travel with a paper guide... more confortable and useful!
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Write a diary - General
I don´t mean a dear diary: but a kind of notebook where you can write sometimes your trips, memories, feelings etc. I´m sure when you finish your erasmus and want to remember it is enough with open it and enjoy!
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Ask for your mentor - Before
A mentor is a person from the country you go who will help you in your new life. He or She can advice you about the university, the city... Some universities include a mentor but some others not!
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Bring your own alcohol - Food
Sweden is a country with the higest taxes in the World when you buy alcohol. My advice is bring your own alcohol. Obviously, not too much but maybe a bottle of your favourite spirit is quite ok.
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Bring your cards - Leisure
If you are a erasmus, you can not forget your cards. You can play dozens of cards games in free time. One of my best memories are playing cards with my erasmus frieds.
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Bring your umbrella - Before
Bring an umbrella if you are visiting Sweden. If it does not rain, will come in handy for snow too. Of course, if you come in summer is almost better that you leave it at home, but if you come at another time... you know, raincoat or umbrella.
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Monthly grocery - Food
You always going to be much cheaper to do a great buy to go shopping every week. It is true that commodities are always needed, but it is also true that if you always go to the supermarket you always buy something you dont need. So my advice is, the less you have to go...
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Don´t forget your post-it - General
One of the most essential things in the Erasmus are those yellow slips your motheralways puts in the freezer of the refrigerator to make a "message. Well, here are also critical because the slippage of schedules that we will be very useful if you aim it! especially if...
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sewing box! - General
If you can sew perfect, if you do not know, learn. Because it is very typical here break your buttons, you descosa occasional break your jersey or your favorite shirt. For that, and who proved it knows, it's always very useful box attachment of wires to stick a...
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Buy a small calendar - General
Without it would be a disaster. There I organize my day trips, classes and all plans and visits I have to do. It is small, useful, and you can take it absolutely everywhere. You know, if you have no memory, get a paper.
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The hungers - General
Some hangers never hurts. I know that the suitcase full of things to come often and more at first, but one or two clothes hangers more likely to wrinkle, it never hurts, I did and no regrets.
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Computer charger, always with you - General
I think it is good advice, not only in the Erasmus but for everyone. I am very keen to takethe computer class and I always run out of battery. Do not laugh it sure has happened to you. Well, it's as simple as you always carry in your laptop bag and prevent situations......
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Don´t forget your USB memory - General
It is also crucial, and if you can, bring one with plenty of capacity or even two. Are tiny, manageable and fit anywhere. So if you go visit a friend, you have your pictures in one second. It is also useful for documents to print ...
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Swedish chocolate - Food
If you like chocolate come to Sweden. It is true that they don´t have such a wide variety of typical meals but, when it is about chocolate and sweets there is no comparison! You can find chocolate bars and cakes everywhere. It is like they need it as a essencial food...
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First Certificate - Language
What better moment to get one official certification of your english level, after your erasmus? FCE is a Cambridge university exam that provide you a B2 european level. It is very useful for your cv, for example. You also has advance certificate, it is a c1 level. good...
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passport and id - Paperwork
I recommend you to have both: id and passport when you travel because if you lost one, you can identify yourself with the other. Maybe if you have to fly, you can do it in case you lost it one of them. I tell you it because one of my friends lost it his id and we have...
