After the exciting orientation weeks, it might be tough to really head off with studying. So, make sure to keep doing fun things! Paula Dubbink has been living in Lund for a year and gives you some tips for entertainment for the moments that you’re not using all your discipline to get back into the study-mode.
New in Lund? Then I hope you have two marvelous weeks behind with lots of orientation activities, parties, maybe a Swedish course and hopefully some funny introduction into Swedish culture! From tomorrow on, it’s time to open the study books again – no, there is no denying possible anymore. But as you obviously can’t study 24/7, here are some tips of what to do now you won’t anymore see your introduction week family on a daily base.
Have you not yet chosen a nation? Don’t worry – firstly because you still have quite some time to choose and secondly because the choice is after all not so important. All nations are fun and even if you are in nation A, you can still participate in the activities of nation B. (Yep, the nations will disagree on this point, but just trust me.) If you nevertheless want to make a well-considered choice, it’s best to visit activities at as many nations as possible. Here you can find an overview of all brunches, lunches, pubs, parties, dinners and whatevers are being organized weekly by the diligent nations. Soon, you’ll see where you like the atmosphere best.
Did you not get into a Swedish course but do you still want to practice? Every other Tuesday, the City Library offers a Language Café where you can practice your Swedish with ‘real’ Swedish persons while drinking a cup of coffee. The first time is Tuesday 3rd, 4 PM. You need a certain basic level to participate. If you don’t have that yet, attending Café Multilingua might be better: here you can practice virtually any language or help others to learn yours, while enjoying free treats. Café Multilingua used to meet on Wednesdays; check their website to see when they’ll resume.
If you’re in the City Library in any case, it might be worth getting yourself a library card. It’s for free and the City Library has a sizable English section, plus smaller sections in many different languages – maybe find yours? The Library is open every working day until at least 7 PM and some hours in the weekends.
Feel like having some culture? On Wednesday September 4th, a group of six musicians and a Japanese dancer will perform the piece ‘Killing the Houses, killing the trees’. The dancing will be in Japanese style, while the music has been written by a Scandinavian composer. Entrée is free, location is the Cathedral, time is 8 PM. Other options for culture are the free organ concerts that are also in the Cathedral on Saturday at 10 AM and the lunch concerts in Odeum – updated info to be followed soon.
In case you’re more into museums, you probably have already come across the fantastic open-air Kulturen, but the Museum of Sketches (Skissernas Museum) might also be a nice way to spend your afternoon. On September 1st, they will have a tour in English at 2 PM. Closed on Monday.
Enjoy the first week of this term and don’t forget to get your nose out of those books regularly!
