“This tale begins on what seemed like a normal night: Friday, February 27th, the night before flying from Copenhagen to Athens, Greece. The setting: Nutid, one of my favorite Copenhagen cafes.” I was sitting there, drinking peppermint tea with a friend, when unexpectedly I received a call from my host mom. While I had been …
“After my late night out in the city, I spent the rest of that weekend resting up for something called ‘Core Course Week.’” My core course (the one about Icelandic Glaciers and Climate Change) traveled around Eastern Denmark for a few days, hitting up some very cool natural sites, a ‘Folk High School’ (Vallekilde Højskole), …
“I know you’ve all been eagerly waiting by your computer screens for the latest installment of my adventures in Copenhagen, so I’ll try my best to do the last week and a half justice.” I left you all last time with the riveting tale of my trip to the Copenhagen Zoo and overcoming the struggle …
“I’m back with a vengeance. This past week has been non-stop, with meeting people, traveling around the Copenhagen area, and battling the end of January weather and transportation system.” I began classes last Thursday and most of the “orientation” events are over, establishing some sense of normalcy and a schedule to being here. My DIS …
“Meet Hvidovre (pronounced kind of like vee-door), the small suburb of Copenhagen (København) where I’m doing my home-stay this spring semester.” I arrived just a few days ago, exhausted, hungry, and slightly concerned. My flight leaving Chicago left about 2 hours late, making me miss my connecting flight in Brussels hours later. It wasn’t a …