Hi! :) I'm Esther and I've just moved to Sweden to continue my master studies. I'm introvert, so I think a lot and talk less, that's why I'm gonna share here my thoughts, experienceses and write about what catches my attention.

First time in Sweden was a bit shocking,  I knew it's a multicultural country, but I guess I've seen more arabs and other immigrants than Swedes. And they were speaking Swedish, meaning they were born here and have been living for generations. That's cool actually, it's like you've been born already poliglot, you know Swedish, English and your native language. Aweseome! And the funny thing is to see an asian family selling in a swedish souvenir shop. :)

A few things really impressed me like many bus drivers are women, the buses lays down near the pavement for the elderly and disabled to get on, people are jogging no matter what time of day, bikes are parked almost everywhere, drivers drive their cars in a very calm and relaxed way almost asking you nicely to cross the street, people dress very casual and the elders  keep their natural hair colour. The last one is quietly surprising, because in my country in the cities the elder women are very neat and their hair is lightly purple, blue, blonde, red, and they wear makeup for a walk in the park, but here is different.

The weather is sneaky, now is sunny, and after a few minutes is rainning. But until now it was warm with strong wind. People are friendly, almost all speaks English, willing to help you if you are in need and they smile a lot at their job. For example, in the bus, the driver welcomes you with a smile and after you pay thanks you. How cool is that! Of course this friendly attitude is in my country too, but it's not a lifestyle. Here it's like they are thought to treat all the customers well and tha's a rule which can not be broken. Services are for people, so people are the most important.

Yeahp....so these were my first thoughts about Sweden and more to come...  Cheers! :)