Erasmus tips
-
![N/A]()
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!
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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......
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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 ...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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,...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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,...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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.
0 0 , 14 years ago -
![N/A]()
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...
0 0 , 14 years ago
