From D.C, United States to Lund, Sweden
The featured couple Grant and Jenn.
Episode Synopsis
Grant and Jenn are moving from D.C after receiving scholarships to study in graduate school at Lund University in Sweden. They are both looking to earn PhDs in their own disciplines.
Grant, Jenn, Lund and Demographics
The episode mentions that half the population of the city of Lund is comprised of students that attend Lund University. In addition, Lund University states that approximately a fourth of the students living there are pursuing masters and PhD degrees. Grant and Jenn's situation is therefore common to approximately an eight of the population of the city.
In addition, Grant and Jenn join the largest age group by percentage 25-34 year olds of Lund county.
A Comparison of Maps
Both the tourist map, and HGTV's minified view agree on the importance of Lund University, and the Kulturen Museum. The couple visits this museum in this episode as seen in the b-roll gallery below.
The top iTunes charts for Sweden.
Sounds of Sweden
The depiction of Lund, Sweden in this episode starts with an opening shot with light use of a guitar and piano. The popular songs of Sweden are closer to this than the next example.
The second depiction of Lund features the use of reed instruments. It is important to remember that this is not representative of Sweden, perhaps it's past.
Works Cited
“Facts and Figures.” Lund University, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, 20 Mar. 2018, www.lunduniversity.lu.se/about/about-lund-university/facts-and-figures.
This source was used to create an opinion on the demographics presented in the episode.
“Scandinavia Map Tourist Attractions.” ToursMaps.com ®, 19 Sept. 2016, toursmaps.com/scandinavia-map-tourist-attractions.html.
This source was used as a local tour map of the given location.