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A First Bike Ride

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Just enjoyed my first bike ride from IPC to the local Helsingor library, it was so nice! Comparisons to biking in Baltimore:
smooth, paved streets, not to mention we get our own traffic track (this infrastructural consideration is highly monitored by t… Continue reading

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"Even the dust from the ground would taste better than that!"

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“Even the dust from the ground would taste better than that!” – Tay, on eating Lakerol (Danish licorice) Continue reading

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Jeg vil gerner have en salat nicoise.

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Jeg vil gerner have en salat nicoise. Continue reading

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View of my Hojskole in the early morning. The brightest part is…

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View of my Hojskole in the early morning. The brightest part is the dining room. Continue reading

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"Who wants to answer? Who feels neglected?"

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“Who wants to answer? Who feels neglected?” – My Danish language and culture teacher Continue reading

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Wonder what that tastes like?

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Wonder what that tastes like? Continue reading

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Warming up with a Sole Varmer at the student union-a warm berry…

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Warming up with a Sole Varmer at the student union-a warm berry juice:) Continue reading

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Studying at the lounge/hallway at DIS (nice lamps)

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Studying at the lounge/hallway at DIS (nice lamps) Continue reading

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A cultural night at IPC, we’ve got tables set up and…

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A cultural night at IPC, we’ve got tables set up and everyone’s smoozing over tea and drinks. A very unique scene at my Folkehøjskole, a Danish live-learn place where people of different backgrounds come to be “educated for life.”

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"bæredygtighed (bear-dig-tig-hill)"

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“bæredygtighed
(bear-dig-tig-hill)” – Danish for “Sustainability” Continue reading

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Sweden for the first weekend

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Things are going well at IPC thus far. I’m enjoying the company of those around me; and though the initial novelty may have worn off for some people, luckily there is always another acquaintance to be made, another cultural conversation to be started… Continue reading

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"The bad boy of Danish Design"

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“The bad boy of Danish Design” – CDC about Verner Panton
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Pølser

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For lunch today I tried Restit hotdog. I picked the vegetarian option sausage just to try it, and was pleasantly surprised. The bread was multiwheat and thicket than normal hot dog buns, and the toppings come with a choice of pesto sauce and onions in … Continue reading

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First class from Interior Architecture

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I just had my first Interior Architecture studio today and was pleased. I lucked out and have Johan C as a teacher. As a speaker he is funny and engaging and seems to be the perfect blend of expertise. I recently switched my focus from strictly Archite… Continue reading

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A simple (and slightly costly) lunch from the Living Room, a…

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A simple (and slightly costly) lunch from the Living Room, a comfortable cafe/bar/restaurant on a corner near DIS. Ordered goat cheese sandwich on rugbrød, or eye bread. Very hearty, creamy and delicious! Continue reading

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Foreign and Frozen

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Being in Denmark is really starting feel like being in another country. That might sound like an empty statement but I think the initial excitement of seeing the city as a foreigner has worn off and I’m starting to penetrate and observe the customs a… Continue reading

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ducks and swans in the water! I was at first taken aback at the…

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ducks and swans in the water! I was at first taken aback at the sight of these gorgeous birds. Continue reading

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Looking out Train windows

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It’s great to sit by the train windows and watch the landscape change like a thousand moving paintings.
It’s like looking through a flipbook, one minute’s flat snowy fields are followed by a network of residential houses. The sky begins to light… Continue reading

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In the morning, view of Helsingor city before boarding the train

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In the morning, view of Helsingor city before boarding the train Continue reading

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"Ost = cheese Parmaskinne = prociutto Viennerbrod = Danish pastry"

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“Ost = cheese
Parmaskinne = prociutto
Viennerbrod = Danish pastry” – Food Danish Continue reading

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