Yesterday was the DIS picnic. It was held on Amager Strand, which is a park by a beach right outside Copenhagen. We were so lucky to have good weather for it. It was almost sixty degrees and sunny all afternoon! I think it’s the first time that I’ve wo… Continue reading →

After finishing classes on Friday, I went to Tivoli. It’s located right in the center of Copenhagen, and I walk past it everyday on my walk from Central Station to DIS. Once you’re inside, though, you nearly forget that you’re right in the middle of Co… Continue reading →

Yesterday morning, I had my usual three hour break between classes, and rather than spend it inside studying (or procrastinating), I decided to return to a few spots in Copenhagen that I hadn’t visited since the beginning of the semester. I walked up S… Continue reading →

This morning I woke up pretty early, considering that both my morning classes were cancelled today. I wanted to cram in some last minute studying for my Danish final this afternoon. Danish, however, is something that isn’t the easiest thing to cram for… Continue reading →

Since getting back from France, I’ve been struck by the ways in which this semester is beginning to come to a close. Yesterday, I took my final exam for my public health core course, Health Prioritization and Delivery in Northern Europe, which means th… Continue reading →

Once everyone was at school on Friday, Kathryn and I took the tram to see one of the chateaus. There are a number of these chateaus in Montpellier, and throughout France, that reminders of the past wealthy residents of these regions. A number of them a… Continue reading →

Yesterday, we went to a beach near Montpellier. We took a tram and then a bus and were there after not too long. It’s still too cold to go into the water, but it was beautiful to be near the water. Down by the water, it was a little windy, but it wasn’… Continue reading →

Yesterday was my first full day in Montpellier. After waiting for everyone to finish classes in the morning, we went into the center of the city to have lunch. We got crepes in the Place de la Comedie, a square in the center of town. They were deliciou… Continue reading →

Yesterday, I left Copenhagen in the afternoon and flew through Paris on my way to Montpellier. I had a three hour layover in Paris and had to indulge in some of the macarons. Ladurée is a place that is famous for their macaroons, and they’ve now opene… Continue reading →

Sunday evening, as a field study for Danish class, I went to an FCK soccer game in Copenhagen. I’m not a big soccer fan, but the game was a lot of fun regardless. All the DIS students taking Danish Language and Culture this semester were given tickets,… Continue reading →

I’d planned to go to Tivoli on Saturday afternoon, but when I went into the city on Saturday morning to work on a group project, I changed my mind after seeing how windy and rainy it was. Instead, I met some friends and we decided to check out Statens … Continue reading →

Today was a beautiful day in Copenhagen, and I’m so glad that I got to spend a good portion of it outside. I had class this morning and had a break from 10:00-1:00. Usually it’s too cold or rainy out to spend this break between classes outside, but tod… Continue reading →

Blogspot is great at keeping me informed on all kinds of things (like that I have readers in Singapore and Serbia, what?) and it let me know that this post is my 50th of the semester. Given that this semester is beginning to come to a close, I wanted t… Continue reading →

When I came to Copenhagen, I was convinced that I wasn’t going to ride a bike while I was here. Sure I’d heard how bike friendly the city is and how nearly everyone bikes to work/school, but I was sure that that wasn’t going to be me. Ever since I was … Continue reading →

The last two and a half days in Iceland proved to be just as wonderful as the first couple. Ryan and I had such a whirlwind week of travel the first week of travel break that it felt great to be able to stay in one place for longer than a couple days. … Continue reading →

Ryan left my host family’s home at 5:00 AM on Tuesday morning to catch his flight home. After saying goodbye, I was able to get a few more hours of sleep before waking up to finish packing and get to the airport for my flight to Iceland at 2:00.Iceland… Continue reading →

On Easter Sunday, Ryan and I packed up, left Berlin and flew to Copenhagen. While I was sad that the traveling part of our trip together was over, this feeling was dwarfed by how excited I was to show off Copenhagen to Ryan. Our flight got in around no… Continue reading →

Now that I’ve posted updates about my first week of travel break, I wanted to take a break from all that and share what I’ve been up to for the last few days since being back in Copenhagen. It’s bittersweet being back. Spring has finally arrived, flowe… Continue reading →

After a few really great days in Prague, Ryan and I boarded a train at 8:30 Thursday morning in route to Prague. I haven’t traveled much by train in the past, but the train to Berlin was much cheaper than a plane ride, so we opted for it. It was a grea… Continue reading →

After a wonderful weekend in Amsterdam and saying goodbye to Sydney and Joost’s family, Ryan and I got onto a flight to Prague. We didn’t plan ahead so well and only had the name of the place we were staying and weren’t sure exactly how to get there. L… Continue reading →