Four Months in Copenhagen and Beyond
Six days in Finland and Estonia. The beginning of this week marked my seventh (!!) week in Denmark, and time for one of the most exciting points in the semester: Long Study Tour! Long Study Tour is a week where your core course travels to two different locations in Europe to explore certain academic and …
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Two weeks ago, one of my favorite people, my grandfather, came to visit me in Copenhagen! After six weeks of adjusting to a new style of living and a new city, it was comforting to see a familiar and friendly place. We had a wonderful time together over 4 days, and below are some snapshots …
Fun with my visiting host family! Time has been moving faster and faster, and as the weeks get busier I’ve found it harder to keep up with this blog. But I’m dedicating myself to writing at least one post for every week that I’m here and to make reflecting on my experiences a priority. I …
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Staying afloat in one of the world’s most expensive cities. This post is partially to reassure my mom that, yes, I am eating well, my bank account is (relatively) full, and I’m having a good time without too much spending. When I was planning to study abroad, I didn’t really think about how expensive the …
Three Days in Western Denmark This week marked the beginning of my fourth (!!) week in Denmark and the first big milestone in my DIS semester: Short Study Tour. Short Study Tour is three days of travel in Denmark or a neighboring country during which you have the opportunity to further explore the themes of …
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Cooking Okay, well that headline is a little bit misleading. I still do worry for pretty much the time the entire time that I’m cooking or baking. Mostly that something I make will taste atrocious or that I’ll burn down the LLC. But this week I’ve challenged …
Living in the Public Health LCC, it can sometimes be hard to interact with non-Americans. For this reason, I am grateful that I signed up for the Visiting Host Program, which is offered by DIS for all students who don’t live in a Homestay. For those unfamiliar with DIS, an LLC is a Living Learning …
Today marks the end of my first week in Copenhagen, and what a long, long week it has been. There is something about moving to a completely new city and shifting forward many time zones that makes everything just feel so sluggish. Oh wait, that’s jetlag! In honor of moving to Copenhagen and dealing with …
In exactly three days from now I will be en route to Copenhagen! It still feels unreal. I spent the last three months playing with the idea of going abroad, never really fully acknowledging what that would mean, and waiting for the moment when it would be all feel “real”. Well, I’m not quite at …
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