Umeå: Too much cold, little sun (Pablo en)
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I will tell the story of my experience in a little village in the north of Sweden. I don´t know what is going to happen with me, but I will have too much cold!!!!!! (en)
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Umeå, that place that for sure, you don´t know!
I´ve thought that it could be a good Idea to translate my blog, in order to help me with the writings in english. Umeå, one of those hidden places on the world, near the Arctic Circle. You can see on the map You may ask, what is Umeå? It is the destination for my...
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Finally... YES!
Things in my Erasmus proyect are progressing slowly, after all the mess with the university, now I have to continue to organize the things before going there. A week ago I received an envelope of Umeå. It was supposed to arrived by mid-June, and it was like that. This...
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Only one week!!!
The time is inexorably passing, and in only one week, 7 days for leave Madrid, leave all my friends, family, memories, my life... Many future Erasmus will have to wait even more than a month to go, but in Sweden classes begin soon, on 1st September, and they recommended...
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Umeå
Yes! That remote place in the world texists! I'm ithere! and yes, well, this a little lost, but is full of forests everywhere! Well, I will talk a bit about the trip: I woke up at 4 am, having slept less than 4 hours. at 5 I was with Hernán and Adriana in the airport....
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My first day!
On Tuesday, it was my first full day in these northern lands. I woke up more or less early, and I meet with some people, ) and went to the supermarket to buy more things for installing my life here. I organized the room, and we went to the university, for some speaking...
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My second day!
The second day was more little calm, but of course funny! In the morning, simple university´s speaks, some more interesting than others. About Iksu, one of the biggest gyms in Europe and the largest in northern Europe. In addition, about groups that are for snow sports...
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Party party and more party!
Logically, I will not talk about my life all the days, so I'll summarize the important things. on Thursday, we had a visit to Umeå with the buddy program. a jincana similar to the one of last day. we had to do an interview a person from Umeå, look for a local...
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The sky is also blue here!
Life here is getting better each time, and now finally we have seen the color of the sky! All of us thought that it was a myth or something like that, but today we have discovered that the sky is blue here! and the sun shines and warms and everywhere (well, less heat......
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My own bike!
I have already bike! I have just bought it, a little bit expensive, 895 kr! that is more than 90 €. some people have gotten much cheaper bike, but I'm stupid and there's nothing left! I only hope that nobody steals it to me! I was afraid of not remembering how to...
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Party+Party=Siesta!
Another weekend happens through these lands, and other stories to tell. On Friday we all knew it would be a good day, and certainly It was! after a hard day in the lab, we had a meeting with the buddy program for a drink something after class. We were drinkong and just...
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Barbecue at the lake
Comfortable, simple and cheap! We were like 4 hours on the lake with incredible views, surrounded by ducks, trees... GREEN NATURE! nature not as yellow of Spain... hahaha And for dessert... Smarsmallow! we went home when the fire was extinguished, it was night and we...
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Medical odyssey
When I came here from Madrid, was a little sick in the throat, with cough. Well, I'm still cold... I'm getting better, getting worse... but are already 3 weeks! (I have been here 3 weeks, I still can not believe it! ) Today I have decided that this could not continue....
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Swedish class!
Tuesday has been a hard day of class, but had a great incentive! Swedish classes started! I'm going to assist to a Swedish course of 4 hours per week in a beginer level. I already knows to say things like... Hej, hur mar du? (= how are you? ), bora bro, tack (= Fine,...
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More and more parties!
This weeks almost all the days I have done something, not always parties, but almost! Monday was the birthday of Laura, whether we did a surprise party, but we were few. It was good, was surprised and everything! Each had to bring something to the party, seasoned...
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China town
When you are in an Erasmus, especially in a country like Sweden, you must know that you will meet other Erasmus people, foreign people, and Swedish the least. At first I only knew internationals, because there was talks for internationals, international games (buddy...
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Routine life
Once you are settled in one place and with friends without the stress of the early days, life is becoming a bit routine. There are no so many new things to do (actually any), and it is not so exciting to go to ica maxi, but rather is already boring... you're still...
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Good weather
This week has made pretty good weather, and I had the suspicion that I was gonna see a lot of photographers around the campus, and my intuition has not failed me. why? because if you look all the photos from umea, especially those of the university(see the photo...
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Umea: perfect Erasmus place
After 1 month here, I must admit that I'm very very very happy with my Erasmus place. At first I dreamed of going to Lund, which is south of Sweden, but finally I didn´t get the place (in the interview I was assured that it was mine). Lund is very warm, near the sea...
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2º bbq int he lake!
As I have said, this week the weather has been really good. So we decided to do yesterday, Saturday, a barbecue on the lake. We were only four, but it doesn´t matter, we had a great time with our;strange; barbecue without pariilla, trying to make hamburgers with...
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bye bye routine!
The other day I was talking about routine. So well, no more! On Thursday we went to Krugen Krugen, a pub in alidhem, which is caraoke in a room, and disco in another, So we had a good time dancing and singing! (Although I did sing in the caraoke). Worst of all, was the...
