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Ondrej Gomola

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Ondrej Gomola was one of Lundagård's writers and columnists 2020-2022.

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A short guide on ‘how to Lund’ for exchange students

Guider In English Novisch Novischbloggen Nyheter Student life Studentliv
Many international exchange students call Lund home and maybe you are one of them! The same questions and obstacles come up, year after year. Hopefully this brief guide ...
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Canada, you’ve treated me well

Column In English Krönikor Utbytesstudier
As my time in Canada is drawing to a close, I am taking the time to reflect on this country and people. It’s quite strange to know that ...
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Canada is closer than I thought

Column In English Krönikor Utbytesstudier
For the last two months, all I’ve heard from native Vancouverites is just how it will rain. “Did you pack your waterproofs?”, they would joke. I found this ...
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Canada, a big country with incorrect pastry names

Column In English Krönikor Utbytesstudier
At 7 560 km across, Canada is a fairly large country. The world’s second-largest country by area, it spans across six time zones. I was not truly aware ...
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Swedish culinary curiosities

Column Krönikor Kulturkrönika
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world”. A poignant insight on societies since time immemorial by ...
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An ode to documentaries

Column In English Krönikor Kulturkrönika
Some say that documentaries are boring. Nauseating, almost, in their slow, laborious and geriatric storytelling. Certainly, in contrast to what some would call the never-ending joy, nail-biting excitement ...
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A Visit from the Finnish Ambassador

Intervju Porträttet
In the modern, plush interiors of a building called ‘The Spark’ in Lund’s bioresearch hub, Medicon Village, I met Maimo Henriksson, the Finnish ambassador to Sweden. She was ...
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When war hits closer to home

Column In English Krönikor Kulturkrönika
When I was at a club last weekend, I was bopping to great ‘bangers’ (as the youths would term them to be) such as Queen’s Radio Ga Ga, ...
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Music: a front-row seat in Swedish class

Column In English Krönikor Kulturkrönika
Why are swedes so obsessed with schlager? And why does every party end with Stad i ljus? Lundagård’s culture columnist Ondrej Gomola reflects over Swedish music and what it ...
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We are more than just a soulless subject name

In English Krönikor Kulturkrönika
Can you tell who a person is by what they study? Are all archeology-majors Indiana Jones-replicas? Lundagård’s culture columnist Ondrej Gomola writes about not judging the book by ...
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