#student

Sweden can be amazing! 🇸🇪

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We have things I think the whole world should embrace, like free higher education and healthcare. Students even get PAYED in benefits to study, not much but still 💵

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There is gorgeous nature, which is made easier to explore and experience thanks to laws which allows you to walk on private property as long as you are respectful. Sweden has a rich history which is reflected in the beautiful old architecture in most Swedish city centres. Many palaces and mansions can also be found in the countryside 🏰

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It's also a country where you're truly free to be who you want to be, cause of the longstanding separation between religion and state. Some of the best pastries can be found here too, from princess cakes and chocolate balls to "semlor" 🍰

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But there are times when it's not so amazing. There's been an increased amount of violent crime and substance abuse recently. In the town where I live it's apparently very easy to get a hold of dr*gs if you want to. I don't notice it in my regular life though, except for the ways my student organization tries to crack down on it. I think it very much has to do with what kinds of circles you're in. You also often hear about shootings and gang wars in the news 😨

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It may not be perfect but comparitively speaking, I still think Sweden is a great place to live. I'd be hard pressed to come up with many better alternatives 😊

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And I'll soon have my bachelor's degree in urban planning! 🎓

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Well, today I haven't done that much! Just went to a lecture and been answering ask questions. But I'll head to the student musical in a few minutes' time, it's finally musical week! Which is simultaneously the most fun but also the most busy part of the semester.

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Today we in the PR group will be working on the leaflet which has all the songs, information about the different characters and such inside. We'll also hand out T-shirts and other kinds of merch people have ordered to then end the day by taking a big group picture with all of us.

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Then the dress rehearsal is on Wednesday followed by the premiere on Thursday, after said premiere we also have a huge party with all of us crew members which is always a lot of fun! Followed by three additional shows on Friday and Saturday! So I'm very excited for what's to come 🥳🎭

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Denki Kaminari (上かみ鳴なり電でん気き, Kaminari Denki?), also known as Stun Gun Hero: Chargebolt (スタンガンヒーロー・チャージズマ, Sutan Gan Hīrō Chājizuma?), is a student in Class 1-A at U.A. High School, training to become a Pro Hero. Denki is a friendly, social, and energetic boy who likes to hang out with people. He is rather casual when interacting with others, including the generally unfriendly Katsuki Bakugo, although he's also not above petty complaining or overreacting if feeling annoyed or shocked enough. Denki may come off as blunt and reckless at times, but is always well-meaning. Denki is a person who helps people be more of themselves and become more comfortable doing what they like to do. This is shown when Denki compliments Kyoka's skill with multiple musical instruments during preparation for the U.A. School Festival. Denki is somewhat flirtatious trying to pass himself off as a smooth talker, denki is also a bit of a jokester and likes to tease others with playful comments. Overall, it seems that Denki has an interest in appearing cool and trendy in order to impress people, but has a shallow understanding of how to do so properly. Whenever Denki exceeds his wattage limit, he loses his ability to discharge energy, with his entire personality changing into that of a giggling idiot for a certain period until he reverts back to normal. In this state, he is always giving thumbs-ups, as a way to let others know that he is fine.

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I'm good!! Just been busy with uni, have an assignment which we'll recieve instructions for tomorrow and that's due on Friday. I'm also part of a student musical, where I'm in the PR group! So now when it's only three weeks left to the premiere and the ticket sale has started we're doing our best to advertize and to get butts in the seats 💺🎭

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I'm actually writing this just before I'm gonna get ready to head over to where we all gather! We always have a dinner at the end where we get free food, sing chants and shout out funny rhymes of names of famous people. One example I've shouted out was "If Gunilla Bergström had gotten the lead role in the next King Kong movie she'd be Gorilla Bergström!" That's basically how you structure those rhymes, we're given a name and then rhymes are shouted out left and right 😆

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You are a wise person.
What I have learned is that those who can't often believe they can even when it is obvious to their audience they can't. When it comes to music and inflated egos, here is my rule of thumb i.e. Whenever I am performing or experimenting with guitars in a music store or teaching a new student and they start shredding, I politely ask them to play a song with melody, chords, bass lines and counterpoint all at the same time. Not only do they look at me incredulously like I have 5 heads, but they immediately do one of two things:
1. They stop shredding and quietly walk away
2. They ask me to demonstrate what I mean.
Those who listen, typically become students and those who don't, continue to shred without developing the ability to play songs. The point is simple. good musicians who are proficient and understand music, can play songs and those who do not understand music, cannot.

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I’m doing good! Yesterday me and my dormmates are gonna celebrate the birthday of one of us by having a Mario Kart night with tacos and cake, it was a lot of fun! Today I made a bunch of errands, like buying a new plant for my room and been preparing for what's to come! 😊

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Tomorrow I’ll be going to a huge student ball! Have bought a tailcoat suit for it and similar events in the future and it’ll be my first time wearing one! We’ll be having a three course dinner, a dance, entertainment on stage and during the afterparty two big Swedish artists are gonna play, so I’m really hyped!! 🤵‍♂️

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On Sunday, me and and a group of friends are gonna play Dungeons and Dragons 🐲🎲

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Last but not least, the preparations for the student musical I’m a part of starts next week! These upcoming six weeks are honestly the highlight of the semester and I can’t wait, even though I’ll be busy. It’s gonna be interesting, since this semester is the first one where I’ll be part of a re-run of last semester’s musical! Cause we run with one newly written musical a year and I joined last fall. So I’m excited to see what’s been changed and how our work in the PR group is gonna differ 🎭

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One I often used to use is “People Bingo”.
You can make your own version appropriate to the type of group and people in it you are working with.
Basically print off some bingo type cards or sheets featuring 12 - 16 boxes with statements in them like:
🥕 Find a vegetarian and get them to initial (or sign) here.
🎧 Find someone who likes techno music and get them to initial here.
🐇 Find someone with a pet rabbit and get them to initial here.
🤸🏽‍♀️ Find someone who regularly practices a sport. Find out which sport and get them to initial here.
(And so on)
The first person to get all their boxes initialled/signed shouts “Bingo” - or you can continue until everyone completes, if you wish.
If the group know each other well and are comfortable, you can throw in tasks like “sit on someone’s knee and get them to initial here”; if they don’t know each other you could go more for “Find someone whose name contains a Y and get them to initial here” and so on.

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