Exchange Girls

In the Name of God the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful,


Some of the girls that I bonded with in Canada last semester are coming to visit me today! We're going to stay in Malmö for a few days and after New Years Eve we're heading to Stockholm for a few days. My lovely girls are from Argentina, Germany, UK and Norway, and we're all reunited after 8 months :) I still haven't properly planned what to show them here in Malmö, but we'll figure something out. There's always something to see. *EXCITED*.



Peace,
S.

Oops

In the name of God the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful,

I just remembered my blog out of nowhere. I was supposed to blog throughout my whole exchange in Canada which didn't happen. But to summarize my experience: I had an amazing experience, alhamdulillah. I met beautiful souls and saw beautiful places. I visited Ottowa, Montreal, Quebec, New York City and Washington D.C. 

This immense love for travelling has been sparked inside my heart, and I would love to explore God's creation little by little insha'Allah. As Rumi beautifully puts it: 

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”

Peace,
S.

Exchange Semester & Canada

In the name of God the Most Compassionate the Most Merciful,

I was planning to create a blog two months ago before I was about to leave for Canada and my exchange, but I never found the time for it. But as they say: "better late than never" (;

After a couple of months of undecisiveness last year, whether to go on exchange or not, I decided to go on this journey and make it a chapter of my greater journey. As cheezy as it may sound I'd been wanting to study abroad since I was a little girl.

So, after a few hours of New Year celebration with my crazy lovely extended family in Copenhagen, I took off to Canada. It was a 17 hour long flight due to my transit in Frankfurt and Ottawa, but it went fairly fast because I had a movie-marathon and caught up with all the recent movies.

I arrived in Toronto in the evening on January 1, 2013 (what a way to start the new year, right!). By the way, a friend of mine told me that if you end up travelling on the very first day of the new year it'll be a year full of travelling *fingers crossed*.

Anyway, a sweet friend of mine who happens to live in GTA (Greater Toronto Area) picked me up and I stayed at her place for a few days, which was perfect because I got to see downtown Toronto before I headed to my university in Guelph which is about 1 hour from Toronto.

I stayed at my friend in Markham for approximately 4 days and then I left for Guelph! I arrived to an empty townhouse in Guelph which was quite overwhelming. I had no working internet, no phone - no nothing first world problem. However, another lovely friend of mine who happens to live in a town nearby Guelph came by a few hours later after my arrival and helped me settle in. We went on a big shopping spree and bought everything from groceries to cutlery to bedding!

That night I slept all alone in my three floored townhouse with a noisy ventilation. Subhan'Allah, I remember, that night I solely remembered God constantly, just making dhikr. And I guess it was because I felt so detached from everyone and everything except from God which reminds me that I need to get unconnected more often.

Peace,
S