• 8/5: snowed in the morning, having migoreng for lunch and seeing people in corridor for once (Aleksi, Alex, Johan), having a lazy day at home, being absolutely depressed by the news that it's our last basketball practice for the semester :((((((( when I thought I had at least a month left, frying pork and trying to hide it from Kamil, taking photos of things to sell, playing basketball, hitting the decks by guy that always calls me girl, talking a bit more with Marcus, Gustav and David (about Valborg, what I study, him liking Uppsala, me liking Uppsala, I look forward to Mondays bc of basketball, their competitiveness which is a good thing etc) (and a bit with Johanna), telling Gustav to organise basketball practices despite not being able to play in Katedralskolan, biking home with David and Gustav even after trying to say I bike slow (talked about...

• Take photos in the snow
• Christmas party
• Visit Sigtuna and Fjällnora
• Have Eurovision / Surströmming party
• International food night
• Watch ice hockey game
• Make snow man
• Make snow angel
• Get into Eurovision
• Accent challenge
• Aussie slang challenge
• Play board games in Östgota Nation
• Try Swedish snacks
• Make Swedish friends
• Order in Swedish or use basic Swedish words when buying stuff
• Find a rape seed field and take photos
• Chill by lake

• Law students think they're gods gift and think they are v entitled
• Same as some Swedes (from personal clubbing experiences). They just push and shove people out of their way, and dress as if they're really important
• You click with some people and you don't click with other people. You're not the problem - you've just been surrounded by people you don't click with and you just need to find the right people
• I don't click well with other 'typical' Australians - no excitement or eagerness in me to get to know them - unless they're interesting
• In Finland, they have military conscription for men and can afford to move out because the government subsidises all of the rent cost plus you get a bit of extra dosh for personal expenses (I think)
• Americans like being Americans, idiot. So...

• Get a bike especially if you live in Flogsta! Buses are expensive
• Biking in the snow is actually really, really fun! Just be careful! People will scare you off at first but it's pretty normal for people to bike in the snow
• Try to befriend your Swedish corridor mates and be nosy! Ask them what Swedish dish they're cooking or what Swedish music they're listening to so you can really get to know the Swedish culture. Because for many, the Swedes on your corridor are the only Swedish people you'll interact with
• On the first week, don't be afraid to go out to the events by yourself! There's always people on the same boat and you're likely to make new friends that way!
• Buses are expensive especially when you have to pay by card each time (35 SEK)! Download the UL app to save you some money ...

• Gain more experiences
• Make a friend or two in every city (Facebook verified)
• Befriend Swedes
• Meet new people everyday/every week
• ✔ Make lifelong friends
• Make friends from all over the world that I can visit in the future
• Potentially date (lol gross)
• ✔ Potentially go on a date with a Swede (lol gross)
• Potentially find love (lol gross)
• Definitely eye attractive Swedish/Scandinavian guys
• Make progress with Youtube and vlogging, travel blogging and create a highly aesthetic instafeed with new camera and glass
• ✔ Northern lights
• Visit every Nordic country
• Iceland road trip
• Hike Trolltunga

• Made a listography
• Gone to IKEA twice - one time to practice eating by myself
• Listened to ABBA, bought their album, watched their Eurovision 1973 winning performance
• Watched Mamma Mia!

• No Scrubs - TLC (duhhhh)
• Never Ever - All Saints
• Killing Me Softly with His Song - Fugees

• Making a Murderer
• How to Get Away with Murder
• Narcos
• Gilmore Girls
• Gilmore Girls revival

• Spain: Barcelona, Montserrat, Madrid, Seville, Cordoba, Toledo, Segovia
• France: Marseille
• Italy: Genoa, Palermo, Civitavecchia
• Malta: Valetta
• Morocco: Marrakech
• Portugal: Lisbon, Fátima
• England: London, Bath, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon
• Hungary: Budapest
• Czech Republic: Prague
• Germany: Berlin
• Denmark: Copenhagen
• Sweden: Malmö
• Thailand: Bangkok
• Philippines: Manila, Davao

14 Countries, 27 Cities

• Mum and Dad’s 25th silver wedding anniversary
• Getting the best blonde hair done @ Kelly’s
• Europe, Africa and Mediterranean cruise with the family
• SPAIN!!! <3 <3
• First ever cruise with MSC in the freaken Mediterranean
• Getting backpack stolen in Barcelona
• Watching FC Barcelona (Messi Messi Messiiiii and Neymar)
• Watching Miss Saigon musical in London
• Visiting Marrakech, Morocco! And ticking off Africa from my life bucket list! (Only two more continents now to go: South America and Antarctica... lol)
• Backpacking Eastern Europe, Copenhagen and Thailand by myself (my first solo trip without family or anyone else ever)
• Going to Denmark and just happening to se...

• the happenings in Turkey
• protestant church
• malcolm turnbull - like or not like
• political spectrum in Australia
• refugee situation in Australia
• crisis in the detention centres
• refugee situation in Australia vs. the Sweden rest of the world
• tony abbott
• type of government in Australia
• duterte admin
• martial law and marcos' heroes burial
• general trump

• Do you really get paid to study in high school/university?
• Why does everyone seem to have a good voice?
• Why do girls go into the toilet cubicle in twos or threes or fours?
• Why do you say congratulations when you greet people on their birthday?

• Welcome Reception at Östgöta Nation - Friday 13 Jan 2017
• Ostgota Walking Tour - Sat 14 Jan 2017
• Downtown Pres via Kamil - Tue 17 Jan 2017
• Welcome Reception and Fair @ Blasenhaus - Wed 18 Jan 2017
• Stockholm Nations Welcome Dinner and Stocken Club - Thu 19 Jan 2017
• Cocktail Lounge with a Clubquiz and Club @ Varmlands Nation - Fri 20 Jan 2017
• International Committee Hangout - IK on Ice - Sun 22 Jan 2017
• ✿ Smålands Fika ✿ Tema: Choklad ✿ - Sat 28 Jan 2017
• Reccemottagning på Gotlands/ Freshers reception at Gotlands - Wed 1 Feb 2017
• Reccemottagning / Freshmen reception @ Ostgota Nation - Thu 2 Feb 2017
• International Gasque @ Norrlands - Sat 4 Feb 2017

• On the plane from Singapore-Qatar: WORST TURBULENCE IN THE HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE. I was already prepared to die. But lucky I became brave, brave enough to be able to sleep through it at times. Had to show I was tough and not scared...
• 13/1: Arriving at the Welcome Desk, meeting initial group of girls, sitting on bus alone and taking in the sights, arriving in the OG Nation, hecticness of arrival, sorting out admin stuff, buying tickets to International Gasque, meeting with buddy leader Daniel and going to the Cathedral, meeting with buddy's Su and Sam and eating at the Kebab place, having a "snack pack" as my first meal in Sweden, shuttle bus to Flogsta, arriving in dorm and unpacking, not being able to shower because I couldn't figure out shower knob situation, not being able to set up wifi
• 14/1: Eating leftover Gyro for dinner, me...

• I have a very active imagination which leads to so many things. I get so scared for weeks from not so scary movies (I.e. Making a murderer LOL) and I get so scared to the point I imagine Steve Avery's face every night and get scared, can't go to the toilet if i'm tucked in bed but busting to go, feel like someone will come into my room and kill me, and need my sister to escort me to my room or stay out the door and wait for me pee.
• I think this comes from my big fear of death. I just imagine the worse possible scenarios
• Winter to scorching summer nights, I will always have my blanket on me covering my whole body because again, I'm a scaredy cat and it serves as protection even though a blanket won't really do much say if a thief decides to enter and hold me up. But to me, it is a matter of life or deat...

• Importance of doing
• 'Do' reminds me to live life
• Living life
• Doing more
• Instead of not doing anything
• Studying Shakespeare's Hamlet/King Lear and the struggle between action/inaction

• Cheap eats
• Authentic Asian food
• Local beautician for cheap $5 eyebrow waxes
• Political correctedness (when compared to some backward countries in Europe)
• Cheap clothes

• Wicked the Musical (Sydney 20--?)
• Les Misérables (London 2014)
• Aladdin and His Wondrous Lamp (Sydney 2016)
• Miss Saigon (London 2016)
• Ghost the Musical (Sydney 2016)

• Never Be Like You - Flume ft. Kai (Skin 2016)
• Spectrum - Goldlink (And After That, We Didn't Talk 2015)
• Lose It - Oh Wonder (Oh Wonder 2015)
• Lose It (Oh Wonder Jerry Folk Remix) - Jerry Folk (via Soundcloud)
• Roses - The Chainsmokers ft. Rozes (Roses 2015)
• One Dance - Drake ft. WizKid & Kyla (Views 2016)

• Redone - Childish Gambino ("Awaken, My Love!" 2016)
• California - Childish Gambino (Kauai EP 2014)
• No Problem - Chance the Rapper ft. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz (Colouring Book 2016)
• Blessings - Chance the Rapper (Colouring Book 2016)
• Juke Jam - Chance the Rapper ft. Justin Bieber & Towkio (Colouring Book 2016)

• Time I was on a casual bus (from the airport) in Budapest and my face was running in sweat and I was drenched in sweat all over, and people were just looking at me or trying to avoid looking at me
• Any time I sweat profusely
• Going to the dentist and resisting they put on the bib around my neck because i'm extremely ticklish on the neck, and so I was laughing and being a kid
• Getting my braces stuck on the ropes when I was rock climbing in the Philippines

• FLAT COCA COLA!!!!!!!
• Yuck teeth when eating
• Eating with people u hardly know because I can't down my meal or even with people u know because SOCIAL ANXIETY and I enjoy eating like a pig

• Australia: Sam, Pei, Erica, Dominic, Alex
• New Zealand: Maxwell
• Canada: Catherine, Eric, Nadine, Julia
• USA: Su
• Singapore: Ming, JiaQi
• Slovenia: Eva
• Hong Kong: Flora, Jason, Cindy, Kelly L, Kelly K
• France: Kamil, Ferny, Thao
• Belgium: Elien
• Netherlands: Rose
• Sweden: Daniel, Lisa, Swedish people in corridor (Citra, Leo, Alex, Johan), Erik from IK, Ibige, Andreas, people from G-land Bball (Dardan, Marcus, Gustav, David, Pavel)
• Finland: Aleksi
• Mexico: Omar
• Czech Republic: Hugo
• Italy: Simone, Anna

• Fun New Years Eve playing with the babies, playing drinking games and dancing with the cousins. Lowlight was stuffing up the Mannequin Challenge lol
• Field Day 2017 i.e. my first ever music festival!!! Highlights: being with friends, dancing, realising festivals aren’t that bad and Australian crowds aren’t that mean; and then grooving to AlunaGeorge, Chance and Gambino (1/1)
• Thai dinner with Tita Joiji, Martyn and gang near UTS; The Courthouse (Newtown) for drinks, The Marlborough Hotel (Newtown) for a boogie [where they played the best mix of music], then an early morning Maccas run with the cousins at Stanmore (6/1)
• My Despedida with the Maneze family / first sit-down and Kamayan feast! Bo was the "Lechon de Leche" of the table. Mum surprised (and embarrassed) me with a dedicat...

• Duterte gaining presidency in the Philippines
• Donald Trump gaining presidency in the U.S.A
• ISIS massacre in an Istanbul night club
• Meryl Streep at the Golden Globes

• Make an impact in kids' lives
• Cultivate their innocence from bad things like racism and any discrimination
• Make them feel appreciated in every way to prevent depression or anxiety in the future
• Teach them about differences between people in the world and to embrace it
• Prepare them for harsh world
• Make their lives happier

• Kids talking to other kids in their native tongue
• Kids translating for the new arrival kids
• Eastern European mum’s congregating and talking to each other before or after school

• Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
• Star Wars
• Lord of the Rings
• The Hobbit
• Harry Potter
• Jaws

• A Walk to Remember
• 10 Things I Hate About You

• Indonesia: Bali
• Philippines: Manila, Boracay, Palawan, Davao
• New Zealand: Christchurch, Queenstown

• Netherlands: Amsterdam
• Belgium: Brussels
• England: London, Dover
• Germany: [Rhineland - Black Forest, Schaffhausen], Heidelberg
• Switzerland: Lucerne
• Liechtenstein: Vaduz
• Austria: Innsbruck
• Italy: Verona, Venice, Rome, Bay of Naples i.e. Sorrento, Pompeii, Florence, Pisa
• France: Monaco, Nice, Avignon, Lyon, Versailles, Paris