Alright Valentine’s day is coming up this weekend for many in Sweden Valentines day is considerd a day to celebrate love.  A very romantic and special day to show their love and appreciations for their girlfriends or boysfriend, or for those who are just dating it might just be the perfect day to take it to the next step .

For others Valentines day is considerd as just a commerical overrated day with nothing real content other than demands from your girlfriend.

However in Sweden Valentines day is still pretty big and no matter i Valentines day is for you, here at Misi.se we are going to present to you a very nice little shop right by Handels. There you can find many nice Valentines day items if you would like to spice up your Valentines day here in Sweden a notch, and make it one Valentines day not to forget

So if you are looking to make your Valentines day special why not go by the Haga Heartstore,  right by Handels in the cousy streets of Haga (Haga Nygata 18). There you can find many really nice Valentines day presents ( I know cause my girlfriend took me there sevral times :=)) and everything in there is heartshaped. So if you are planning for something special go check them out right HERE!

And don’t miss the Valentine’s Day Party this Thursday on Parken! More info in the Calender…

Hope all students will have a very nice Valentines day here in Gothenburg!

Best wishes

the Misi.se crew

Tailor made Kiruna trip with great prices is finally organised by Students!

Hey all international student! Swedish students from Uppsala are now  offering an international student trip to Kiruna! If you are looking to go there why not go with fellow international students?

Around Sweden  is an expert on adventurous travels and now they are pronouncing their trip to Kiruna! From the 25th March to 31 March they are going with students all over sweden to explore the extraordinary North!

This is the perfect tour for those who have less than a week for travelling but still want to see Lapland. The group spends two nights in Kiruna and two nights in Abisko National Park in Swedish Lapland. There are enough time for awesome adventure activities, experiencing sami culture and seeing the northern lights if you’re lucky!

For booking and more info go to Student travels on www.aroundsweden.se Limited amount of seats! At first 6 seats will be released this week. Then the remaining 48 seats in the beginning of next week. If your payment is denied, wait a few days for the remaining 48 seats to be released.

This thursday the 11th of Feburary 19.00 oclock they will also be holding a information meeting at Blendasgata 59 (Take Buss 18 or 19 and get off att backa kyrkogata)

Send a intrest notification to info@aroundsweden.se for thursdays information meeting if you are planning to come and they will prepare some fika for you! Sending a notifacation before the information meeting is obligatory if you are planning to attend the meeting.

CHARM is the Scandinavia’s leading careers fair and it celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2010!

CHARM 2010 will be held 9-10th of February

Take the chance to prepare yourself for the future by visiting Scandinavia’s leading careers fair, CHARM. Chalmers Student Union and the architecture department will turn into a careers fair to host international companies. There will also be seminars and talks during these two days. Don’t miss the chance to participate this big event.

The entrance is free of charge for every one.

For more information visit the CHARM website.

/Molood, misi.se team 2010

Spring promises to be a bright season for everyone interested in photography, as the master’s students at the School of Photography prepare to put their work on display in a series of exhibitions at Galleri Monitor. Although the first exhibition has already ended, six still remain, the last one closing on 25 April, months from now.

The street outside Galleri Monitor on the first day of a new photo exhibition, summer 2009.

It was in the early summer of 2009 I received word that I had been accepted to a summer course in digital photography at the School of Photography here in Gothenburg. That summer turned out to be the best in years. Together with other photo enthusiasts who, like myself, were lucky enough to be accepted to the highly popular summer course, we worked hard to realise our chosen projects in time for the exhibition at the end of the summer.

The work was, as I have mentioned, hard and the course would not have been the success it was if it had not been for the fantastic teachers who were always there for us, and whose enthusiasm for the photographic medium inspired us all to keep on working until we got the kind of results that we were happy and proud to put on display. These teachers were, with very few exceptions, full time students pursuing their master’s degrees at the School of Photography.

Now, and all the way through to 25 April, there is a chance to see their work on display at Galleri Monitor. Having met and been a student of theirs, I suppose I may be a bit biased, but I am really looking forward to seeing some of their work at long last. And to all out there with an interest in photography, I can happily recommend this series of exhibitions – it should be a blast!

Additional information

Exhibition schedule:

• Linda Hofvander 23 – 31 January
• Erik Berglin 6 – 14 February
• Kim Westerström 20 – 28 February
• Annan Lamberg 6 – 14 March
• Johannes Samuelsson 20 – 28
• March
David Molander 3 – 11 April
• Kerstin Hamilton 17 – 25 April

How to get there:

• Galleri Monitor (map). The closest tram/bus stop is Valand. Visit Västtrafik for information about public transportation services stopping at Valand.

Opening hours:

• Wednesday-Friday, 4.00pm-7.00pm.
• Saturday-Sunday, 12.00pm-5.00pm.

/Nils, Misi.se team 2010

Looking for somewhere to take your Valentine’s date or hold a big Spanish birthday dinner for your friends? Even if you just want to go out for a glass of wine and have something small to eat, Spanish Mañana is the place to be! This hip and incredably popular restaurant/bar is not too expensive and have a menu of tasty tapas. Their slogan says “Easy food & happy people”  and that’s exactly what you find in Mañana!

The first opened Mañana restaurant, situated in central Göteborg,  is always crowded, filled with young buissness poeple having an after work glass of wine. Why not make a quick visit here? The second one, opened this Automn, is not as hip but more cosy- situated in the old and cosy district Majorna. A mix of different tapas is the perfect dinner to share with your date or between friends, and on the menu you find tapas dishes like chorizo, calamares and goat cheese salad with beetrote. Due to the popularity you need to book a table at least 2 weeks in advance, but trust me- it’s worth it!

/ Sanna, Misi.se team 2010

Mañana: Lasarettsgatan 6, 031-711 72 90 / Karl Johanssgatan 6 ,031-711 72 91 / www.restaurangmanana.se

So in the midst of this blistering cold weather here in Gothenburg, why not party all out like if it’s in the sunshine states? This week’s club guide let me introduce Tranquilo Bar & Resturant.

Tranquilo Bar & Resturant is big bar/restaurant situated right by kungportsplatsen just in front of the Saluhallen I the center of Gothenburg. Tranquilo is bar inspired by the exotic South American culture and the sunshine relaxing feeling. The walls are painted red, orange with a touch sunset colour. Downstairs at Tranquilo there is large a dance space along with lots of comfortable seats as well.

During night’s you can order some really nice tropical drinks such as the traditional Tranquilo Twist, Pina colada, mojitos etc.

The music played at Tranquilo is pretty mixed however mostly with a slight touch of South American inspired salsa, latinmusik and house music.

It’s a nice local club, not as noisy as the other larger nightclubs, a great place to go if you’re looking to hang out with your friends and socialize over some nice food or tropical drinks

During weekend nights it’s usually a pretty crowded club where many Swedes go wash away the cold and have a change of nature.

// Misi.se

Do you want to practice you language skills in a relaxed milieu? Don’t miss Haga’s first language café of this semester! The student buddies of Haga Exchange Group and FFS offer you an opportunity to meet new friends, practice the languages you are learing and of course, eat cheap delicious home-baked cakes and cookies!

The ambition with Språkpunkten is to facilitate language learing through fun and relaxed meetings between Swedish students and Erasmus students. Språkpunkten can also be seen as a possibility to establish contacts for futural language exchange between students of different nationalities.

Welcome!

18.00-21.00 Wednesday February 3

Sociologen’s Café Sprängkulle  Sprängkullsgatan 23

It is cold, it is dark and it is winter. What is there to do? Well, why not seek shelter? And it just so happens that there is an old nuclear bomb shelter a mere 15 minutes by bus from the city centre. Completed in 1955, more than fifty years ago, the old rock shelter resides some 30 metres below ground and measures a massive 22,000 square metres. Originally intended to shelter Swedish air force airplanes in case of nuclear attack, the underground rock shelter remained a top secret military air force base during the cold war and was later converted into an aircraft museum in 1999.

What makes Aeroseum stand apart from other museums is in part the fact that it is housed in an old rock shelter. Exploring this once top secret air force base and imagining what it was like when it was newly built and still operational is indeed very exciting. Exhibitions about the cold war and the construction of the rock shelter further add to the feeling that you have journeyed back in time to a much harsher era, whilst at the same time maintaining a sense of distance. It is as if you are walking around in a place where time has stood still for the last 30-40 years.

Even the airplanes and helicopters on display, both civilian and military, are mostly older models, although not necessarily contemporary with the base itself. Some are obviously older, whereas some are just as clearly much younger than the base. Still, to a casual visitor like myself, this does little to change the feeling of being somewhere where time has stood still for a long, long time.

What further sets Aeroseum apart from many other museums is that you are actually allowed to touch several of the airplanes and helicopters on display. Indeed, they even allow you to enter the cockpit of some of the helicopters as well as the Swedish Viggen and Draken fighter jets. On the Viggen they even allow you to crawl through the engine compartment, should you feel inclined to do so. There is supposedly also an airplane simulator where you can try flying the civilian Commanche sports airplane and the military Viggen fighter jet for an extra fee, but this was closed when I was last there.

Although slightly on the expensive side (80SEK) for students on a budget, a visit to the Aeroseum is definitely recommended if you are interested in the history of flight, old rock shelters or are simply looking for a slightly out-of-the-ordinary museum experience.

Practical information:

• Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 11AM-6PM. Closed on Mondays.
• Prices: Adults – 80SEK
• For further info and the latest updates, visit their calendar.
• The Aeroseum website.
• Find Aeroseum on Google maps.
• Bus line 35 can be boarded at Hjalmar Brantingsplatsen and will take you to Granhäll, the closest bus stop to Aeroseum. From there, there is a short walk to Aeroseum. As usual, visit Västtrafik for updated information about public transportation services in the area.

/Nils, Misi.se team 2010

Last minute film tips

The Gothenburg International Film Festival runs from Jan 29 to Feb 8. It is one of the biggest events on the Gothenburg calendar and over 120,000 tickets are sold annually.

This year there are just under 450 films to choose from. If you are still in the market for last minute tickets, here are some tips from the organisers.

R – The festival’s toughest and most exciting film. Innovative, surprising and form safe. A brilliant Danish debut!

NIGHT AND FOG – Ann Hui is not a big name in Sweden, but in Hong Kong, she is a renowned filmmaker with a long career. Night and Fog is a powerful and engaging drama from a director with great social pathos.

KILL THE REFEREE – This documentary follows the behind the scenes of a group of referees during the European championships 2008. Revealing, interesting and funny.

FISH CHILD – The Argentinian Mulholland Drive, where a lesbian couple is drawn into a dramatic turn of events. A beautiful visual experience! Nominated for The Ingmar Bergman International Debut Award.

RAGE – Do not miss the Orlando-director Sally Potter’s visit to the festival! Her new film is about a murder on the catwalk. Experimental and with great actors like Jude Law, Steve Buscemi and Judi Dench.

Kontiki- a feeling of holiday…

If you’re already tired of the Swedish winter and want to try something different I suggest you take the tram to Botaniska Trädgården. Not to take a walk in Slottskogen or look at the nature in Botaniska Trädgården, but to forget about the darkness in the bar Kontiki. Sorrounded by exotic flowers, small huts of bamboo and with a coulorful cocktail in you hand you’ll soon feel like being in a South Sea island. As well as a restaurant which uses both cocos and mango as common ingrediences Kontiki has many interesting live acts, clubs and DJs of different genres. During the summer there is a big terasse outside which serve as a “after parc” chill out because of the closeness to Slottskogen, but aslo during the winter this small bar will make you happy!

www.kontiki.nu

Storängsgatan 2,

tram stop Botaniska Trädgården (and across the bridge).