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DIScussion (haha) of study tours, plus update from the week

Arrival logistics

Yay! You made it! Velkommen til Danmark 🙂 In this post, I’ll discuss: converting currency and credit cards in Copenhagen transportation from the airport to your hotel public transportation and bike lanes Arriving in Copenhagen: Cash or Card? Are you hungry or thirsty from your long flight? Do you have a bankcard with an electronic…

Apartment, new friends, and a road trip

Hej friends! I’ve finally moved into my own place! It’s a one bedroom apartment, full of natural light, close to DIS in the center of the city. It’s in a historically protected building, and the ceilings are so low that my friend who is 6’4″ it too tall for the place–he had to sit down…

Spring Break, and the final 21 days of school

THE C O U N T D O W N: 21 days until the last day of classes! 29 days until I come back to Lawrence!! 39 days until I graduate from Skidmore College!!! 43 days until I leave for Copenhagen, Denmark!!!! The last 21 days are so hectic and crazy, but I can’t wait…

Back to Copenhagen!!

I am very pleased to announce that I’ve been accepted as the DIS Housing and Student Affairs intern next year!!!! I’d like to continue writing this blog while I’m in Copenhagen again (SST in CPH, of course) Here’s an update on my senior year, followed by a brief presentation on the DIS internship. Senior year: I’m taking:…

HOME for the summer

Hey! So Phyllis Copt and Mark Potts and my mom and other people have suggested I keep writing here, so I’ve decided to keep posting to this blog. It’ll be about –well, I’m not sure yet. My adventures of daily life (haha, how exciting!). No but really, I want to work on storytelling (and just…

CPH -> LFK

What an amazing semester–I’m sad to be leaving the city, but I’m happy to be coming back to the Midwest too. The last days I was in Copenhagen, Anton and I went around with my camera (yes so glad about camera so so glad) and took photos and had a fun silly time, as usual…

I GOT MY CAMERA BACK!!!! / + long overdue Budapest photos

GUYS I RECOVERED MY CAMERA!!!!!!!!!! // MY CAMERA FOUND ME!!!!! SO MUCH JOY JUMPING FOR ALL THE JOY Here’s how it went: Tuesday, 24 May 02.16: I was half asleep when I got a Facebook message from Sophie Laufer. DUUUUDEEE! Somebody found your camera and they found pictures from when you were visiting me at Jbug…

Europe’s refugee crisis

When I was at Skidmore last fall applying to study abroad, I was a little nervous about coming to Denmark to study. A couple of friends were in Paris during the November 13th attack, and they returned to school quite shaken. One girl even declined going on our annual NYC Honors Forum trip–she was anxious about…

M&D come to CPH! (+ finishing the semester)

Man oh man, what a crazy semester! The last two weeks of classes I had at least an exam, quiz, paper, or final presentation due every day. It was totes bonkers! But now the semester is finally over, and I’m enjoying the beginning of my summer 🙂 I have a lot of stuff I want to…