No, I didn't die during a snowstorm or froze to death or contributed to the suicidal tradition that makes Sweden famous around the world - that and IKEA and meatballs -, not yet at least.
I just had a lot to do, like, you know, graduating.
Twice.
Do not worry, I'm back into normal student mood right now.
I mean, I have moved again, to another Uni, for another year, in Glasgow, so I don't know if that could be considered truly normal, but yeah, as normal as my student life can be. Yay.
Oh yes, didn't you know? I live in the UK now! I know, it might now be the best time for this, but it's Scotland so all is good - yes England and Wales, I'm still very mad at you for Brexit, don't you think I'll ever forget.
Nevertheless, Sweden is still perpetually in my thoughts and I noticed already that there are quite a few things that I miss about living in Stockholm: some I expected missing, some others came as a surprise to me too, to be honest.
And yes, there are a few things that I'm GLAD to have gotten rid of too.
So here we go with a new beloved list:
MISS The independence: I don't know what it is about Glasgow, maybe it's the fact that I'm once again sharing a flat with other people, or maybe the fact that the school here is much more structured in some ways, I don't know, BUT dear lord I felt much more free and able to do my own things and be respected for that in Stockholm than I do here. Maybe I'm still adjusting, maybe it's all in my head.
DON'T MISS Living 1 minute away from Uni, on foot: it may sound an ideal location, and frankly, it was a great area to live in, but I was going mad. Just think of it: access to the studio 24/7, all your neighbours are either your class mates or they still study a creative subject, whenever you meet someone the first thing you talk about is ongoing projects. I was basically turning into a DesignBot. Trust me, it's not a good feeling.
MISS The T-banan (the underground): I'm sure my old class mates are gonna laugh hard about this, as my degree project could be summed up as "Fuck you Stockholm Underground". I am laughing at myself as well. It's just that going from changing at least two lines to just go to work to have only one line with 15 stations in total is... I mean... mh.
DON'T MISS White: this might sound strange if you've never been to Stockholm, or better, Konstfack. Everything, I mean, literally everything is white there. We even had a big atrium that was called the White Sea. At this point they could just rename the whole school White Ocean and be done with it forever.
MISS Kanelbullar: or cinnamon buns. Don't need to add anything.
MISS The people: not going to lie, it really was hard to make some friends, especially Swedish ones. But in the end I think I made it and leaving it all behind is even harder. It always is.
I could go on forever if I wanted to, but unfortunately there's some work to do tomorrow and spending hours going through a whole year of experiences won't make it easier, actually quite the opposite.
All in all, though, it's been a good year. Vi ses.
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