Kaere Alle, I’m sorry it has taken me so long to write this blog post. I’ve been thinking about how to condense everything I’ve learned from studying in Denmark and put it into one post. I’ve learned much more than cultural differences between Denmark and the U.S.; studying in a different country has taught me …
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Depressed and Anxious in Denmark
Hej alle, sorry for the delay in my weekly posts. There’s something I’ve been keeping out of my blog posts in order to maintain the facade of the happy study abroad experience. I’ve been struggling with anxiety and depression. My mental illness manifests in days where I can’t get out of bed and then I …
A Very Hygge Week
Hej alle! Last week was chill. The highlights were spending time with my friends and family(my parents visited me). It’s Christmas season in Denmark, so that means the Christmas beer is on sale everywhere, there’s a Christmas market on every corner, and I’ve seen signs in front of restaurants for “glogg.” My friend Claire showed …
An early “Taks”giving
Hej alle! We’re at a weird stage of the semester where we’re done with core class study tours. There’s only one month left! That means exams will be coming up soon and then we’ll have to leave. I’m going to make a small bucket list of things to do before I leave. Louisiana Museum is …
Travel Week 2
Hej alle! This past week was a relaxing break from school work. I stayed in Copenhagen mostly, but I also took two day trips to Malmö and Aarhus with my handy-dandy Eurail pass. Two Saturdays ago, my host fam’s grandma invited me to a Danish Christmas dinner. I love hanging out with them and trying …
You want to live in Folkewhatskole?
Hej! This will be useful for DIS prospective students considering living in the Folkehøjskole option for the semester abroad. Here’s a brief history of the Danish tradition of the Folkehøjskoles: There was this dude named N.F.S. Grundtvig, someone you would call a Renaissance man, who founded the first folkehøjskole(AKA folk high school) in 1844 in …
Someone got married?
Hej! I know you’ll be wondering about this random title, but you’ll figure it out by the end of the post. This week, the RoFH students went away on their study tour to Italy so the DIS students had to fend for themselves. We got a stipend for food which I spent on cups of …
Berlin Study Tour Pt. 2
Wednesday was our free day. After visiting the Berlin Wall Memorial, we had the whole day to ourselves. I decided to visit Audre Lorde’s old house after reading this article in the NY Times. I took three trains to Lorde’s house in Dahlem. I was so surprised at how ordinary the neighborhood was. It looked …
Berlin Study Tour
Hallo! I just got back from my core course study tour to Berlin, and I already want to go back. My core course really bonded in our museum visits, walks around town, and meals together. Each day we had readings pertaining to Berlin. I am obsessed with the public transportation in Berlin. Each station has …
Christiania!
Hej! This week I explored more areas of Copenhagen. I’ve been here for more than a month, and there are still so many places I want to see. On Monday, I visited my friend in Vestamager for Rosh Hashanah. The walk over was gorgeous, as you can see in the picture below. I was so …
A North Carolinian in Copenhagen 