I'm Stephanie, the webmaster for USWIB, and I'm also studying in London this semester!
This is my first time in Europe, and I know I'm stating the obvious, but definitely take advantage of all of the opportunities to travel if/when you go abroad! Last weekend, I found myself in Stockholm, Sweden. SWEDEN! Of all places. But honestly, sometimes the most interesting adventures come from just going on skyscanner.net or ryanair.com, finding the cheapest tickets, and just going with it. Sure, it's nice to plan trips to Paris, Rome, the French Riviera, and Barcelona, but I found this to be a lot of fun, too, even though it was only about 5 degrees fahrenheit. Some of the things we did in Stockholm included going on a guided tour of the Royal Palace, visiting Skansen (a miniature version of old Sweden), shopping at H&M, and exploring a few of the Stockholm islands. Here are some pictures!!
Royal Palace of Stockholm
View from the ferry as we traveled to Skansen
A couple of words of advice if you ever find yourself going to sweden. First, try to go in late spring, otherwise, bring LOTS of layers. I brought two pairs of skinny jeans with me, and it was a last minute decision of mine to wear leggings to the airport. Glad I did, otherwise I would be "one unhappy bunny" as the british say, since my legs probably would've been frozen if I didn't wear two layers. Second, make sure you budget correctly, food in Stockholm was more expensive than the food in London!!!!
That's all, I hope everyone is having a great start to the semester!
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