Blog Posts

Day Trip to Vaxholm

On the first Sunday in September, my new roommates (Estrella and Zelal) and I decided to take advantage of the beautiful summer weather to visit Vaxholm, a popular day trip destination in the Stockholm archipelago. You can reach Vaxholm by bus but we decided to take the commuter ferry instead. The ferry ride was about…
Welcome Events

KTH has an amazing program to welcome international students. The university has a very strong student union called THS and one of the three chapters of THS is THS International. This chapter coordinates dozens of super fun events for new international students to get to know the school, the city, and each other. In this…
Buying a bike

One of my top priorities after settling in was buying a bicycle. Biking is very common in Stockholm, especially among students. There are many bike lanes and paths in the city that are very well designed and maintained. People even bike year round here through the ice and the snow. I’m a bit nervous for…
Settling in in Stockholm

I made it to Stockholm! This week has been very busy and lots of fun. It took a while to get the Wi-Fi set up in my apartment so I haven’t been able to edit photos or post anything without using up data on my phone, which is pretty expensive. Travel I flew out of…
So how did I end up here?

Why grad school? Why now? I have been vaguely interested in energy for a long time but my passion for sustainable energy has really grown over the past few years. In my job as a contractor for the federal government I got to work on a few really interesting energy-related projects. I researched South American…
Hello and welcome!

Hello and welcome to Nordic Breeze, Iberian Seas! In this blog I will be sharing my journey as I pursue a Master’s degree in Sustainable Energy Systems in Europe through EIT InnoEnergy. In my first year I will be studying at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden and in my second year I will be studying at…