Marica Hansson

The weekend that passes was spent in Strömstad. I took the train home friday morning and worked during the journey. On arrival I joined my mum and her boyfriend for a boat ride and this years first swim in the ocean. A great welcoming to the west coast! The reason for this quick visit at [...]

My second semester as a student in Göteborg I signed up to be a Student Buddy, which meant that I was involved in the welcoming of international students who did their semester abroad at Handels in Göteborg. In hindsight I can easily say that it was one of my best decisions so far! During this [...]

Buying the trip to Modena was kind of a spur of the moment thing. I didn’t think I would have the time, nor afford it. But, as I didn’t manage to get a job before the trip and with Ryan Air selling return tickets for 30 euros I lacked excuses not to go and therefore [...]

Jag säger som Björn Gustafsson: “Göteborg är kärlek för mig”. Jag spenderade mindre än 24 timmar i stan när jag besökte Västkusten senast och mitt beteende under dessa stackars timmar kan närmast liknas vid ett barns beteende på julafton. Det fullkomligt glittrade i ögonen på mig när jag kikade runt på Åhlens som hastigast strax [...]

What was meant to be an easter skiing in the Norwegian mountains turned out to be a relaxed holiday at my dad’s house. No complaints from my side! I arrived on the west coast wednesday afternoon and had barely put my bag into my room before I put on my runners and went out for [...]

Montréal is a city located in the Canadian province of Québec. The majority of the population is francophone but there is also an Anglophone minority, along with a large number of other minorities of course. An interesting occurrence is that all the information given to the public such as menus and information about contents has [...]

To a lot of people Lille doesn’t really ring a bell. In my opinion it is one of the hidden jewels that the north of France has to offer. It might not offer that many well known sights to visit but it is a perfect place to live in. Admittedly one of the great advantages [...]

In 2004 I spent 13 weeks, from January to April, in Nice on the French Riviera. The aim of the stay was to improve my French skills in order to be better prepared for the French classes I planned to take at the University of . I stayed at a host family and studied French [...]

Sydney (pronounced /ˈsɪdniː/) is the most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million (2008 estimate).[3] It is the state capital of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British colony in Australia. It was established in 1788 at Sydney Cove by Arthur Phillip, admiral of the [...]