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Hygge
I know that I’ve used the words hygge or hyggelit a few times in the blog, but after a weekend in Jutland with Jakob and Kristina visiting Jakob’s parents, it’s time I give hygge a formal explanation.
So hygge is a noun and hyggelit i… Continue reading
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Hip Hurra Det Min Fødselsdag!! (Hip Horray It My Birthday!)…
Hip Hurra Det Min Fødselsdag!! (Hip Horray It My Birthday!) Danish Cooking 101
So yesterday, I attended the Danish Cooking class on Birthday Delights!! We made:
Layer Birthday Cake
Layer Cake with Meringue and Strawberry
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My new life as a commuter (and everything Denmark up to this point)
Wow! Not to sound cliche, but words cannot even describe how amazing my experience has been so far! As soon as my host family picked me up, I knew it was a perfect match right from the start. The family consists of Pia, the mother, Palle, the father, a… Continue reading
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Well, it’s official…
Tomorrow I will set off on my semester-long journey to Denmark. Which could also be stated as “today is my last day in Houston for over four months.” Visa-vie, this is my absolute last day to check every item off of my to-do list, cross all of my T… Continue reading
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15 Days
That’s how much longer I’m in Denmark. I honestly cannot believe how quickly my time has gone. The second half of the semester went by so fast because of all of the traveling and homework, and I’m kind of in shock. As much as I’m excited to go … Continue reading
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Christmas beer, Christmas lights, Christmas markets
Happy Black Friday, America! While I didn’t spend my day fighting off the insane New Jersey traffic or hiding in my house all day from the shoppers like I usually do, I definitely still had a productive day. Kendall’s boyfriend Brendan is in town… Continue reading
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it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
After taking a step back amidst final papers, exams, and assignments (I can’t believe it’s that time of the year already), it’s hard to ignore the transformation that has occurred in Copenhagen over the last few weeks. Since we returned from ou… Continue reading
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Winter
All of the seasons change a little sooner than I’m used to in Denmark, and when I got back from the travel break, it was definitely winter. It’s dark when I wake up, dark when I get home on some days, I can see my breath almost all the time, and mo… Continue reading
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Agnes Cupcake, Risalamande, Belgisk Vaffel. Heaven…
Another great (and delicious food-filled) weekend! Friday afternoon in my European Clinical Psychology class, we had a field study during class time since some people have a conflict with our scheduled Wednesday time. We visited a really cool social psychology clinic called SKC, where anybody with mental health problems can drop in and chat with [...]
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a little taste of the hyggelig life
A few months before I left for Copenhagen, I really began doing my research on the city (Wikipedia and blogs count as research these days, right?) and tried to get a feel for the culture that I would be making part of my daily life. There was one word … Continue reading
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Back to Reality… Sort of
The week of family activities has come to a close and I had to drop them off at the metro early… Continue reading