Category Archives: pastries

Break for Pastries.

Rebecca Shaheen

I am spending my Saturday in, working on two literature reviews. It’s really quiet. Annette and Bo left for home yesterday, and Kristina and Yakob won’t arrive back from Dubai until tomorrow. It’s just me and the rain and the humming refrigerato… Continue reading

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Bike Trip # 2

Rebecca Shaheen

With luxurious pastries displayed in clean glass windows on every street, it’s hard to not eat ridiculous amounts of butter and sugar. I’m trying to stay relatively healthy while I’m here, so on days where I buy pastries, I’m going to go on lon… Continue reading

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My family has safely arrived! After a busy morning yesterday,…

Dana Clowes

pastries to greet the fam fam at Christiansborg pensive? first dinner in Copenhagen dangerously delicious dessert fam at the ny carslberg museum connor with Hans Christian Andersen Fam on the top of the Round Tower My family has safely arrived… Continue reading

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You know you are in Denmark when…

Dana Clowes

you feel like you stand out as being American even when wearing many layers to save yourself from… Continue reading

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A Dinner Party, A Paper, and A Transportation Pass

Alyssa Van Denburg

A lot has happened since I last posted.Casey and her Delicious DinnerSaturday night I went to a dinner party at Casey’s host family’s home in Frederiksberg.  All of the attendees were other DIS students with the exception of two students: one of w… Continue reading

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The wheels on the bus go round and round…

Caitlin Aymong

Today after classes I had the pleasure of going to pick up my new PicCell phone. I asked if they could ship it to DIS but I was told it would be $20 and on top of the $50 I’m paying for the broken phone..well no. So right after my four classes in a row… Continue reading

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The Circles of Life

Caitlin Aymong

A wise woman once said “When God closes a door, somewhere, he opens a window”. And then began confidence-filled tune that has inspired generations of nannies.Okay, well maybe it didn’t go quite like that. But the line has stuck with me since my first v… Continue reading

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Short Study Tour to Western Denmark

Emily Adair

I just spent the last few days with my Public Health class traveling around western Denmark for our short study tour. We had three academic visits in order to learn more about healthcare in Denmark, but we also did some cultural and fun stuff as well. … Continue reading

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In Season Now: Fastelavnsboller

Arya Moallem

Don’t you love it when your host family surprises you with traditional danish cakes on a friday afternoon?
This past friday my host mother brought home a type of wienerbrød that I haven’t yet had a chance to try; fastelavnsboller.  “Fastelavnsbo… Continue reading

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Get some: Tea

Arya Moallem

Now that I’m beginning to get settled into life in the ‘havn, its time to begin checking out some of the local food venues!  ”Get some: …”  posts will feature reviews of local Copenhagen dining establishments that are regarded as being the… Continue reading

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So today I finally had a Danish, although apparently here they…

Dana Clowes

A Danish Danish! First Dinner So today I finally had a Danish, although apparently here they call them pastries…it was the most delicious thing I have ever tasted!!
Today we were on a scavenger hunt around the city…there were a total of five stop… Continue reading

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