![50 shades of Swedish Autumn](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/10/20161024_133817-scaled.jpg-1920x.jpg)
Written by Anita
27 Oct 2016
Autumn is here…can you feel the weather changing?
So gone are the days we used to get away with wearing a T-shirt and hoping for a few hours of sunshine . It’s Swedish Autumn and 6 degrees is here to stay and you can’t get away with wearing sneakers and ankle socks. Boot and jacket weather is upon us.
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On the up side, autumn is putting on a beautiful show. Carpets of yellow, red and orange leaves litter the streets, you can’t help but stop and stare at the nature and all it’s wonders.
![Autumn in Gothenburg](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/10/20161020_100305-e1477583028900-902x1604.jpg-1920x.jpg)
I jokingly laugh and say that back home when leaves start to fall off a tree it means that it is dying. However, here it just means they’re going to sleep and will wake up when spring time comes calling.
It’s sad but poetic in a way. It’s like when L.M Montgomery said:
My first Autumn
It has been truly magical ride. The array of colours and the picturesque views of leaves changing and apples blooming on trees has been like living in a scene of a Disney movie.
Armed with my phone and in need of a well-deserved break from being cooped up indoors, I decided to explore Gothenburg and see what autumn had in store and boy did I happen upon some amazing colours and scenes like this one at the Chalmers Lindholmen campus.
![Swedish Autumn at Chalmers Lindholmen](https://studyinsweden.se/transformations/2016/10/20161024_134306-902x507.jpg-1920x.jpg)
In preparation for autumn, I have a list of 5 things you need to be prepared as a student:
- Coffee mug – (highly portable) for those long nights of studying or lectures when you can’t keep awake (you can find interesting mugs your local supermarket, I found mine at Clas Ohlson). They range in price from about 30-100 KR.
- DIY herbarium – here’s a link for a cool DIY. If like me this is your first autumn or you just love all the colours of autumn in general. This is a great way to keep some memories.
- A great pair of gloves – with the weather kicking in you need something that will keep your hands toasty. There is a variety of styles from ones that look like oven mits to the more traditional fleece to wool.
- Camera or Smartphone – you never know when you’ll happen upon a great picture walking down the street.
- Fika spot – in these cold times, there’s nothing better than getting out of the cold and slipping into a little café to have some hot chocolate (insert coffee for swedes) and a sweet treat to lift up your spirits.
So, enjoy Autumn. For Winter is coming.
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