…again!  Friday afternoon, my friends Molly, Laurie, and Sara decided to go on a spontaneous trip to Tivoli, Copenhagen’s awesome amusement park (rumored to have inspired Disney World!)!  It was probably my fourth or fifth time visitin… Continue reading →

Recently, DIS set up a trip for the Culinary House to a local farm.  Members of the Culinary House, as well as members of the Green House, boarded a bus and journeyed an hour and  a half outside of Copenhagen.  None of us were sure what to expect- i… Continue reading →

My entire apartment got to hear me repeating that line from Harry Potter for about a whole week before our trip to the Copenhagen Zoo!  Fun fact: for a long time when I was little, my life goal was to be a wildlife biologist and have my own nature… Continue reading →

On Saturday, my housemate Molly convinced me to do this:Clearly, as the update of this blog suggests, I survived.And I have to admit, it was pretty fun too. Continue reading →

1) We live with 16 people who all share a love for FOOD
2) We are all from different backgrounds and have a lot to bring to the table (literally and figuratively)
3) Each Wednesday night we get to eat together in a “hygge” setting with our … Continue reading →

Every Wednesday, we come together on either the 2nd or 3rd floor of our beautiful building.  Four “chefs” are in charge for the night, and they decide the menu of what they want to cook.  Sometimes we have themes, sometimes we don’… Continue reading →

Hi, I’m Tara, the manager of the DIScover Culinary Copenhagen blog.  You might be wondering why, with all the housing options that DIS offers, I chose to live in the Culinary House.  
It’s simple really- I love food.  Although, until qui… Continue reading →

I spent my last two days in Iceland on my own!This was a decision I made after considering a flight back to Copenhagen on Thursday cost just about as much as paying for two more nights at the hostel and getting a cheaper flight on Saturday morning. &nb… Continue reading →

Whenever I told people about my plans for the second week of travel break, usually the response my answer elicited was “What?  Iceland?  Why?  What are you going to do there?” Admittedly, I didn’t know much about Iceland apart from the i… Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to spend the first week of travel break, also the week of my 21st birthday, in the lovely state of Massachusetts with some of my favorite people in the world! This was the absolute best for a number of reasons.  Not only did I g… Continue reading →

California Roll
Ingredients:
1/2 seaweed sheet (sushi nori)
80 ml. sushi rice 
120 ml. water
1.5 tbsp. rice vinegar
2 surimi sticks
2 cucumber sticks
1/8 avocado
1/2 tsp. mayonnaise
some lemon juice
roasted seasame seeds
1 Japanese horseradish (wasabi… Continue reading →

For the past few weeks, I’ve been off the grid.  Aside from schoolwork picking up, I’ve also been keeping a low profile on the blog/Facebook for another reason.  Another sneaky, sneaky reason that I’ve been scheming since February.  As o… Continue reading →

Recently, DIS set up a trip for the Culinary House to a local farm.  Bright and early on Saturday morning, my housemates and I, as well as members of the Green House, boarded a bus and journeyed an hour and  a half outside of Copenhagen. &nbs… Continue reading →

With the help of my housemate Rita’s sister, we discovered this charming little beer bar called Mikkeller.  It’s a classy little place, and they have 20 beers on tap- 10 from their own brewery and 10 from others.  They pride themselves on pus… Continue reading →

With only a quick two hour “nap” between getting home from Istanbul and hearing my alarm, it was time to get to the airport to catch a 8am flight to Amsterdam with my friend Margaret, who had also been in Istanbul with me. After a quick flight, which I… Continue reading →

On our last day in Istanbul, we had the whole day to ourselves to do any last minute sight-seeing, grab one last simut, or make one last visit to the Spice Market or Grand Bazaar!  Study tours are usually packed with visits, so having the whole da… Continue reading →

Off to another university!  This time, we visited Yeditepe University.  We got a tour of the campus (which was beautiful, and the whole thing was constructed in a ridiculously short amount of time) and talked to professors in the law/internat… Continue reading →

Our morning started out with an academic visit to the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) where we spoke to the head of the democratization department about minority issues and rights in Turkey, focusing on the Kurdish question. Then… Continue reading →

Monday morning we visited Bahcesehir University, a private university in Istanbul, for a lecture on the position of Greek minorities and women in Turkish society.  The presenter focused a lot on identity and how where we come from shapes a large p… Continue reading →

Vegan GumboAdapted from Whole FoodsServes 6
Ingredients2 tablespoons olive oil2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped2 cups frozen bell pepper strips3 1/2 cups dices tomatoes (1 28-oz. can)1 can red kidney beans, drained and rinsed1/2 to 1 table… Continue reading →