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Public Health Core Course: Long Study Tour (Part II): Migration Museum, Brixton, and Bookshops
Hej! How are you all doing? It is almost departure time here at DIS Stockholm, and it feels like yesterday when I wrote my first ever DIS blog post. I am feeling bittersweet about leaving Stockholm and seeing my family. Things are also wrapping up, with final papers, presentations, showcases, and course evaluations all underway. […]
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Public Health and Migration in London: Long Study Tour (Part I)
Hej! How are you all doing? A couple of weeks ago, at the start of November, my Public Health core course visited London for a week to understand the history and impact of migration in London and the current work done by various organizations related to migration and public health. In this blog post, I […]
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Becoming Songwriters
Hej all! How are you doing? I just came back from my long study tour in London with my public health core course. More on that later, but today, I want to talk about my songwriting class! Why Swedish Pop Music? Before I talk about the class, let me touch on Swedish pop music. Have […]
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Learning while Traveling & Trip Planning
Hej Hej! How is everyone doing? Here at DIS, we have opportunities to learn through field studies, site visits, and short/long study tours. These experiential learning opportunities have allowed me to explore and learn how classroom discussions apply in real life. Other than DIS-directed opportunities, we can also explore Sweden and beyond, and combine learning […]
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8 Sights, 5 Museums, 5 Eateries: A Weekend in Oslo
Hej hej friends! How is it going? School and other life obligations have been a bit overwhelming so I have not been updating as often as I had intended to. I am also at the end of our first travel week, where some students travel with their core course, while others like me, travel within […]
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Updates and reflections on finding balance…
Hej hej! It’s getting even more chilly here in Stockholm – I cannot leave my dorm without my down vest and my thick sweater (which unfortunately shrunk in the dryer because I left it in for too long). I have also gotten even more comfortable with the public transportation system here in Stockholm. Thanks to […]
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A Week in my Life: Nature in Stockholm and Short Study Tour in Malmö
Hej Hej! This past week was our core course week where we would spend around 3 days visiting a city in Sweden and take 1-2 days of seminars in Stockholm. For my Public Health core course, we visited Kista in Stockholm on Tuesday and Malmö from Wednesday to Friday. Monday: Scenic Walk in Hellasgården On […]
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A Solo Trip to Gothenburg
Hej hej! I can’t believe it’s been more than 3 weeks since I have arrived in Stockholm. I have settled into my lovely studentboende and have done some exploring in Stockholm (more content on that to come). Yesterday, I did a little solo trip to the second largest city in Sweden – Gothenburg! Fun fact: […]
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Counting down to Stockholm…
Hi there! My name is Charlotte and I am a rising senior at Northwestern studying Social Policy, Global Health, and Data Science. In a week, I will be heading off to Stockholm, Sweden, studying various courses relating to Public Health, Politics, History, and Swedish. As part of my Social Policy and Global Health Studies curricula, […]
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