Personal - Ahmed Musaad

The Journey Towards Swedish Citizenship

I've just become a Swedish citizen, a significant milestone that's been in the works for almost seven years. These are my thoughts and experiences about becoming one.

6 min read Jan 17, 2024

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Trying FreeStyle Libre

Ahmed Musaad

I have had some issues managing my blood sugar levels and have always wanted to try one of these continuous…

4 min read Feb 16, 2022

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I don't usually write about my daily life on this blog, but week 47 was full of lovely activities and joy that I think it warrants its own blog post. Team days, dinner with friends, and bowling were some of the things I got to do during this week.

2 min read Dec 3, 2021

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My Favourite Mobile Apps

Ahmed Musaad

I use my mobile phone quite a lot, in fact, my usage borders on the unhealthy type of attachment to such devices. In my defence, a lot of my life is made much easier through the use of applications I have on my iPhone. In this post, I list a couple of those that are among my favourite ones.

3 min read Sep 11, 2021

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My First Gaming PC, Ever!

Ahmed Musaad

I have always avoided building my PC for a multitude of reasons, but after careful consideration, I did it. I am super excited about this PC and can't wait to make the best out of it.

1 min read Jul 15, 2021

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It's Midsummer Time

Ahmed Musaad

Swedish Midsummer is an interesting holiday, it can be a bit confusing for immigrants at first, but it grows on you. The holiday offers a chill way to celebrate the start of summer, vacations and moderately good weather.

1 min read Jun 25, 2021

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I Hate Hot Weather

Ahmed Musaad

Sitting in my living room, taking a break from studying for an upcoming AWS exam and writing this blog post to rant about how much I hate hot weather which isn't exactly an informative topic but hey, that's what rants are for, aren't they?

2 min read Apr 20, 2021

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What is it like to live in Scandinavian countries?

Ahmed Musaad

I wrote this answer on Quora back in 2017, a year after moving to Northern Sweden. I share some of my initial shocks, struggles and happy surprises about my - back then - new life. Hopefully, you will find this post useful or failing that, amusing.

4 min read Apr 2, 2021

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Why Sweden?

Ahmed Musaad

I have to admit that I gave different answers to this question depending on the person asking. In this post, I will try to summarize my answer to this question and hopefully shed some light on what made me want to live through these crazy winters.

5 min read Mar 22, 2021

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The Secret We Share

Ahmed Musaad

Andrew Solomon opened his famous Ted talk by reciting a poem written by Emily Dickinson and for some reason it stuck with me since the first time I heard it. If you have some time, watch the full talk, you won't regret it.

1 min read Feb 14, 2021

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Securing My Home Network

Ahmed Musaad

My home network always had a simple security setup, a router, a firewall, and a bunch of computers. After months of ignoring it, I finally got around to reviewing the setup and making some improvements.

3 min read Jan 17, 2021

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My Privacy-Focused Productivity Setup (2020)

Ahmed Musaad

We all need a way to send our friends the latest memes but that doesn't mean we should sacrifice our privacy and data control while doing so. In this post, I share some of the services I use to protect my privacy and remain productive.

4 min read Dec 26, 2020