Welcher Studi kennt es nicht: Am Ende des Monats ist das Konto wieder gähnend leer. Das Geld ist in Konzerttickets, spontane Kurztrips und den dritten Matcha-Latte der Woche im Lieblingscafé geflossen – und die Spardose wurde wieder mal links liegen gelassen. Für gesunde Einkäufe oder den nächsten Semesterbeitrag bleibt dann oft nur noch das Kleingeld. […]
„Das Studium ist die beste Zeit deines Lebens …“ – Diesen Satz oder ähnliche hört man immer wieder. Für viele klingt er nach Leichtigkeit, Neuanfang, Freundschaften fürs Leben und endlosen Sommernächten in WG-Küchen. Doch bei nicht wenigen löst er etwas ganz anderes aus: Druck. Zweifel. Vielleicht sogar Schuldgefühle. Denn was ist, wenn man dieses Gefühl […]
Everything is coming to an end… And so does my Erasmus semester. That means this will be the final entry of my Study Abroad Diary! To close this chapter, I wanted to do something a little different — and instead of only sharing my reflections, I thought it would be fun also to include a […]
My Erasmus semester is slowly coming to an end… The past few months in Norway have taught me so much. I tried to stay curious – about the culture, the people, the society, and everything this beautiful country offers. In this article, I want to take a moment to reflect and appreciate the journey I’ve […]
I spent a long time thinking about where I wanted to go for my Erasmus semester, weighing all the options and dreaming about different places. But in the end, the choice was clear – it had to be Scandinavia or nowhere. It was clear to me that I wanted to go further north, where there […]
“I’m totally open to everything!” You’ve probably heard this sentence a few times or even said it yourself. Regardless of the topic, the self-attribution of being “open-minded” comes quickly to mind. But what happens when we are really confronted with something that challenges our beliefs, our comfort zone, or our worldview? Or when we encounter […]
Today I want to talk about a feeling that many people who have done Erasmus can probably relate to and a feeling that will come to all those who are still planning to do so. It comes very slowly and you only become aware of it when it has already happened, we are talking about […]
… and suddenly I’m standing there with my far too heavy suitcases, in my new four walls that will now be my home for quite a while. For everyone who has moved or will move abroad, this moment comes, the moment when it suddenly clicks: there I was on the evening of my arrival in Oslo
It’s been a little over a month now – the moment when I stood at the airport with my packed suitcases and mixed feelings of joy and nervousness in my stomach, ready for my Erasmus adventure. But the adventure began long before this moment, namely with the planning. It was over a year ago that […]
Welcome to my first entry in my Study Abroad Diary! A semester full of little adventures – and I’m taking you on this journey. There are moments in a semester abroad when you suddenly realize you’re no longer just visiting. Today was one of these moments for me: I knew exactly where to go without […]