Preparing to Go Abroad #HogsAbroad in Sweden #TravelTipsTuesday

Hej! That means Hi in Swedish. My name is Alice Chan and I am a Business Management major with a focus in pre-med. 3 days ago, I was in Sweden studying the health care system in comparison to the US.

When I was getting ready to study abroad it was close to finals week. I was so tired and my brain was fried from all of the studying and stressing I was experiencing and the Friday of finals I had to pack all of my things because I was leaving in 3 days. Fortunately, I am a great last minute packer so I was able to strategically gather my things as fast as possible so I could go back to doing something more fun. First, I looked up what the weather was like in Sweden. I packed accordingly but as simple as possible because I am weak and can't pick up 50 pounds easily so I always try to go under. I packed 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of pants and 3 dresses. As for shirts I packed 5 shirts that I could wear with the various things I brought. For jackets, I brought my rain jacket and some cardigans/sweaters. I also figure I would buy some things while I was abroad. When I got finished with clothes I just packed the essential toiletries and hoped to bum off of the people going with me to provide me with a hair straightener or a blow dryer. I also watched a lot of YouTube videos on how to act in the country I was in. I am a big advocate for trying to mimic the way other cultures do things when you are abroad; I think it is a great way to understand why the people from a different culture do the things they do.

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Alice spent the 2018 summer term in Sweden with our U of A Faculty-Led: Health Teams Abroad in Sweden with the help of our our Office of Study Abroad Scholarship and the Sam Walton College of Business Study Abroad Scholarship.

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