Stockholms Universitet (SU)

No. It is to be expected that you will spend more money when living away from home in another country.

There are many nearby interesting places to travel to from Stockholm. (Helsinki Finland, Tallinn Estonia, Russia, England, Denmark, Norway) You can save money on travel easily by staying in hostels, cooking your own food, last minute discount travel, charter flights.. etc.

While Swedish is the native language in Sweden, almost all Swedes speak fluent English. Swedes will speak Swedish to each other in social situations.. so sometimes it is difficult because you can't join in on their conversations. Most signs, magazines, newspapers etc. are only in Swedish.. so sometimes that can be difficult as well. However, Swedes are very friendly and helpful people.. if you ever have any questions about anything most Swedes will be glad to help you out. My classes at school were all offered in English.. so that was not a problem. It just takes some getting used to living in a country whose native language is something completely foreign to you. You will not understand everything that is going on at all times. However, if you speak to a Swede in English.. he or she will automatically switch over to English for you.. which is very accomodating. As I said, almost all Swedes speak fluent english.. but they will speak their native language of Swedish.. until you request otherwise.

Nightlife is unfortunately very expensive in Stockholm. There are plenty of clubs and pubs.. but the entrance fees are high.. and some clubs require you to be at least 23 or sometimes 25 years of age. It depends on your musical tastes where you should go. I enjoyed a club called "Medusa" in Gamla Stan, Stockholm.. as well as a club called "Bonden Bar" in Sodermalm, Stockholm. These are small clubs that play a variety of music. The best places to go if you don't want to spend a lot of money, however, are University pubs on campus.

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