Ida Karlsson

maple leaf  tattooSwedish exchange student Ida Karlsson shows off the maple leaf she had tattooed on her wrist as a memento of her semester in Canada.

Exchange students send greeting to UWindsor friends

The time she spent at the University of Windsor was her “best semester yet,” says Ida Karlsson, an exchange student from Sweden’s Jönköping University. In addition to her classes in communication, media, and film, she enjoyed the opportunity to see more of the Americas, visiting Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New York City, Costa Rica, and Cuba.

As a memento of their Canadian adventures, Karlsson and some of her exchange friends now sport maple leaf tattoos on their wrists.

MazarinerSwedish almond tarts are one of the foods international students most miss during their time in Canada.

Students list the foods they miss

The world is filled with different kinds of food cultures, dare to explore them all, says Swedish exchange student Ida Karlsson.

Jonkoping Foreign Exchange Student Ida Karlsson begins a semester long internship at UWindsor’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications.Jonkoping Foreign Exchange Student Ida Karlsson begins a semester long internship at UWindsor’s Office of Public Affairs and Communications.

Exchange student asks, 'are Canadians really that nice?'

Swedish exchange student Ida Karlsson says she thinks of the stereotypical Canadian as helpful, apologetic, and nice.

Proof positive was when Karlsson landed a free ride from the Windsor International Airport to the University after chatting with a woman during her Windsor bound flight.

While at the University of Windsor, she will be taking classes and generating content for one of the busiest social media channels in the city — the University's.