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Hello everybody and welcome to this new post! The final exams are finally over, and my first year at KTH has come to an end. It was such a rollercoaster of emotions! In between up and downs, I changed and grew a lot – and today I would like to tell you what I learnt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Rooftop season has officially started in Stockholm!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Study is not everything<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Back in my Bachelor’s days, I used to spend a lot of time studying. Like, really a lot of time. I had very few hobbies and struggled to balance study and private life, which is also one of the reasons that pushed me to change environment and come to Sweden. When I came here, I started the academic year with a similar mindset, but then, something changed. I realised I was in a foreign country, with new people, new possibilities and new challenges, and this pushed me to try and do as many new things as possible. What I understood is that it is very possible to balance everything out: you can study and have good grades while at the same time being able to enjoy all the new things found here in Sweden. Now, I feel more conscious and I manage to organise much better to have more free time! Being able to relax is essential and is also an important part of Swedish work culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Planning is key<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As I wrote in my previous post on study tips for KTH<\/a>, I wasn’t used to study in the Swedish way. Here, there are a lot of projects, assignments and deadlines to respect – hence, being able to organise yourself becomes crucial! I feel like this year taught me a lot regarding this. At first, it was fairly difficult to organise everything while having some free time left for me. Whereas now I find it much easier to organise study time, group work and deliveries, while being able to keep a lot of free time for me and my hobbies. I think this is really important and will definitely boost your study experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The importance of family and friends<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Finally, living away from home probably taught me the most important lesson of all: the importance of family and friends. Since I’ve been away, I enjoy much more every moment I spend with my Italian friends and family – it really makes me understand how much I miss them and how much I need to know that they support me and care about what I’m doing here. At the same time, being alone in a foreign country also means that the friendships you make here become even more valuable: daily mutual support, study and hanging out together become very precious time which makes you feel like you actually are in your home-away-from-home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this regard, one great chance you’ll have to make new friends is to arrive to KTH during the Arrival Days<\/a>, when many activities will be organised and it will be super easy to meet new people from all over the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My beautiful housemates, who contributed to make this year unforgettable!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

That is all for today. Thanks a lot for reading, and don’t forget to check out Martyna’s last post on her graduation<\/a> and Raygo’s post on his final review<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll see you in the next post, have a nice Saturday!

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