{"id":6888,"date":"2022-06-26T23:59:20","date_gmt":"2022-06-26T21:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/?p=6888"},"modified":"2024-02-05T17:25:56","modified_gmt":"2024-02-05T16:25:56","slug":"my-first-year-at-kth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/2022\/06\/my-first-year-at-kth\/","title":{"rendered":"My first year at KTH"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-content-wrapper\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s honestly hard to believe almost a year has passed since I started my journey at KTH. At least I have another year to go, and I\u2019m glad that my student years are not over just yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I just moved to Stockholm, I didn\u2019t know much about the city and definitely knew nothing about the people here. But during this year, I\u2019ve met so many amazing people! We hung out with fellow bloggers Claire and Declan, my classmates, and other international students from around the world, not only from KTH but also from other universities in Stockholm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking back, I feel like I\u2019ve grown a lot since moving here. I got used to living on my own and learned to solve any kind of everyday problems living in a foreign country. Most importantly, I became confident in my inner feeling that wherever I go, I won\u2019t be lost because this year in Sweden proved to me how strong and independent I am.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I can tell you many things about it; however, it feels like some visualizing might better help you feel the atmosphere, so <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vt.tiktok.com\/ZSdwStpBb\/?k=1\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vt.tiktok.com\/ZSdwStpBb\/?k=1\" target=\"_blank\">here it is<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/files\/2022\/07\/photo_2022-07-03-23.58.15.jpeg?fit=900%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6936\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/files\/2022\/07\/photo_2022-07-03-23.58.15.jpeg?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/files\/2022\/07\/photo_2022-07-03-23.58.15.jpeg?resize=748%2C997&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.kth.se\/blogs\/studentblog\/files\/2022\/07\/photo_2022-07-03-23.58.15.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Me, Declan and Claire having a year later we started our blogging at KTH <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will be telling more about my future plans in the upcoming posts, so stay tuned &amp; take care! <br><br>\/\/ Valerie <\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s honestly hard to believe almost a year has passed since I started my journey at KTH. 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