Why study?

My main reason for studying at the Karlstad University is because I want an education that gives me more opportunities to get a job that I like and also can make a decent living from. I guess most people studying share that reason with me. Even if it seems harder now and university studies is not longer the "free ticket" getting a job I still believe it is at least some kind of ticket. Where it leads is for us to see. There are not many other ways to choose from.

The drive to learn new things and gain knowledge in different areas is of course another important reason for continuing studying all your life. I think the many years since leaving high school in a way makes me see things in a different way. Just like a fine wine maturing with age life gets better. At the same time you develop your own taste. I can say I appreciate studying more now than I did right after highschool.

Getting a family makes me feel even more that I want to do the best I can to someday be able to provide for and support it in the best way possible. To have a proper education and one that opens up for more possibilities is essential for achieving this goal.

But at the same time it is not easy to be a student for years with next to no money having to buy expensive course books that you often just will be using for a couple of weeks. After that they are mostly just taking up space in your cupboard. Expensive space I say! But I hope the contents of the books will leave something useful in my head and fill up the holes there too!

Why I choose to study in Karlstad is because I live here and I want to be near my family. (Yes of course they want me to be here too!)

Studying English for science and technology

Hello! This is my first post to my all new blog! I am taking a course called English for science and technology at Karlstad University in Sweden. In this course we have assignments and one of them is to write entries in a blog on topics provided by our teacher. So here it is! My very own blog!