My apologies on the delayed post. I got home almost three weeks ago now, and it’s taken me a while to sift through my feelings upon returning home to Chicago. The two questions I’ve been asked the most since being home is “What surprised you most about Copenhagen?” To which I respond: the biking culture….
Should you study over “study break?”
It’s almost Thanksgiving… in America. Here in Denmark, they obviously do not celebrate Thanksgiving, as it’s an American holiday. However, DIS has given us a “study break”, i.e. five days off from Wednesday-Sunday, which I’ve been told is supposed to be over Thanksgiving week, but for some reason or another, the break was a week…
A Gluten, Dairy, & Meat-Free Girl’s Guide to Surviving Copenhagen
So you have dietary restrictions… now what?! My nickname is Karrot (carrot + Kara = Karrot). How did this come about? Well, I have a lot of dietary restrictions that force me to eat really healthy, so much to the point that in high school I would bring vegetables for snacks during class while everyone…
Fall Break: Venice & Budapest
If you remember several weeks ago, I went to Amsterdam with my core course, Prostitution and Sex Trade in Europe, for a week. During that week, half of DIS students had the week off and half were traveling with their classes. So, this week, I had the week free, and some students were traveling with…
A Day in the life… finding home in Copenhagen
My last post, I discussed several different ways one can manage their feelings of homesickness, whether that be for their home city & family, or their home university and university friends, or both! This Wednesday, I set out to do just that — find comfort in a city so far from what my usual ideas…
How to manage homesickness
Several nights ago, I dreamt abroad was over and I was enjoying time at home with my family, only to wake up in my bed in Copenhagen confused, sad and relieved at the same time. I was sad I was not with my family, but happy abroad was not over yet. In fact, we are…
Long Study Tour Week: Amsterdam
This past week, I traveled to Amsterdam with my core course, Prostitution and the Sex Trade. As you might have guessed, Amsterdam was a fantastic place to go to really get some interesting insights into sex work, as in Amsterdam prostitution is legal. Here’s a rundown of the week! Sunday Flight from Copenhagen to Amsterdam…
The truth about anxiety abroad
Let’s get real. On my first post, my pre-departure post, I talked a bit about my anxiety and how nervous I was to go abroad. Since then I haven’t touched on my anxiety as much — which does not mean it hasn’t been present. Abroad is not all sunshine and roses, as much as it…
Tea with Rabbits: Study Tour Wednesdays
A quick recap on the past few Wednesdays, when we don’t have official class, but instead go on “study tours” or field trips with our classes. Several weeks ago, my Sociology of the Family class went to a kids after-school day-care program. This specific program was for kids aged 9-11 years old. Parents paid $85/month…
Dancing, running, eating and hiking with the locals
Hej! Hallo! Hi! First things first – if you’ve never been to a salsa class, go right now. Stop reading this article, put the cup of tea down, and sign up for a beginner class in your town. You will not regret it. This is what I did when my friend asked me to go…
Hygge and Cobbled Streets 