Erasmus tips of J. 343909
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Student card - Paperwork
In Sweden is one of the most important thing for a student. Almost everybody has a student card. You have to pay around 15 euros each semester but you can get many discounts, especially in public transportation.
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skype account - Before
Skype is a program you call with. You can call other computers for free and also some telephones around the world just paying around 7 euros/month. I reccomend you to have an skype account to talk to your family and friends. Remember, Skype!
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packing baggage - Before
When you go to a Scandinavian country the best option is to carry your warmest clothes. In that sense, you can survive until the winter comes. My advice is you should buy your coat in the country you go. Maybe would be more expensive but surely more adapted to the...
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Improve your english watching the TV - Language
If you want to improve your level of English, a good advice is to watch the TV in English. It will help you to learn informal English and it is very useful for your daily life. So, my advice is not watch doubled Tv, use the subtitles.
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Culture shock? - Language
A very good way to stay in contact with Swedish culture is start reading books as Millennium for example. I did it as soon I came to Sweden and thanks to the book I found very interesting places here. I recommend you to immerse yourself in the culture of your Erasmus...
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if you lost your id - Paperwork
It is a mess when you lost your id or other kind of identification. In this case and first of all, you have to report to the police. Then, you have to go to the embassy to get a paper to be identified in any case.
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Small things - Curiosities
When you stay in a Erasmus programme you usually miss many thing from your daily life. In my case I miss Spanish tomato and other things as my mother meals. My advice is that you should carry thins small and very important things with you, better than a extra jumper,...
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to get a job in Stockholm - Jobs
To get a job in Sweden is quite hard but maybe if you try, you can. First of all because you have to speak swedish. It is true that everybody can understand english but their mother tonge is their mother tonge. So, my advice is to start learn swedish, now! (of course,...
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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...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
