Great tips!

Now when it's soon time to pack my bags i will think of some tips i've got, which is pack LIGHT! In half a year you will probably snap up a couple of "souvenirs" along the way. I got some other great tips from this blog: http://blogg.lnu.se/studerautomlands/blog/category/emma-pluggar-i-australien/

- Pack light. You need room in your luggage. Believe me!

- Check carefully how the climate is before you leave, So you'll get the right stuff with you. ”Australia is always hot and sunny, right”. NO. I have experience that it ain't.

- Don't spend to much time thinking about Sweden and everyone you'll miss. 6 months will pass by so fast, live for the day and try to get the most of your experience.

- Take part in as much as you can in the beginning. That's how you get to know people!

- Be careful of you choice of ackommodation. Don't just take the first best! There are often more alternativs than you think. It is important that you feel comfortable where you live so that it at least feels a little like home. Position is also important. Think of your priorities before you choose a place to live in.

- Get a blog. So people at home can keep track on what you are doing and how you are, this way you dont have to mail them 700 times a day.

- Call from Skype using a webcam. See to that your parents have Skype and webcam. They get to see you live from time to time and their worries will calm down a little at least.

- Get a sim card in Australia. Check which operator has the best offers. In Australia you can say that the most expensive operator has the best coverage (Which is important when you are traveling around), while a cheap operator has generally a bad coverage.

- Take a jack with you. Then you can use several Swedish standard appliances at same time as you only need one adapter.

- Travel! Try to see more than just the place where you are studying. To travel as an exchange student is about so much more then just your studies.

- Don't just hang out with the other exchange students, try to get friends from the domestic population as well. They can learn and show you so much!

- Start studying in time. Don't shoot on it until the exam starts.

- Check out which discounts that are available. A good way to save money! For instance in Australia it is cheaper to go to the cinema on tuesdays when you are a student.

- Be prepared that you will change. It's not certain that everything will be the same when you come back home again. People at home change as well.

Switching to english

From now on this blog will be written in English considering my international friends and future friends. It can also be good practice before my Exchange program in Aussie :)

Nattsurf

Det här kommer jag inte göra p.g.a. min lilla fobi för mörkt vatten men gud vad härligt detta ser ut.

Nightsurf from Iker Elorrieta on Vimeo.

38 Dagar kvar

Nu är det snart dags. Snart sitter jag i planet mot Australien.

Det är snart ett år sen jag skickade in min första ansökan. I Mars i år fick jag det 90% beslutet att jag kommit in på skolan La trobe university i Melbourne och slutligen fick det sista och avgörande beskedet att JA jag är antagen i April i år.

Checklista av allt som skulle göras efter det beskedet:
Försäkring 

Learning agreement

Ladok registrering

Visum

Vaccination

CSN

Boende

Andrahands kontrakt till den lägenheten jag har nu.

Jag sätter en STOR bock på allt ovanstående ;)