As a native californian, I’m not a huge fan of winter. Bears don’t like winter either. Hence the whole hibernation thing. You’ll have to forgive my absence on the blog over the last several weeks as I’ve clearly been hibernating. Today I realized something… I’m not a bear… and should probably get back to blogging. So hey!—I’M BACK!!!…
Hey there! I’m back with another post about my excellent adventures abroad!!! So this post is about Core Course Week at DIS. What this essentially means is that I had the great fortune of traveling with my Business Entrepreneurship Project (aka my core course) for a total of five days. Of that time, three days were spent…
So I’ve never been to a ballet before, let alone a Danish ballet. Well, tonight I went to the ballet on a field study with my Danish Language and Culture class to see the Kameliadamen (english: The Lady of the Camellias). Our destination?—the Det Kongelige Teater (english: Royal Danish Theater). The theater is located in Kongens Nytorv (english: King’s…
Hey there! So this post is a few days late and I hope that you will forgive my tardiness. As I mentioned in my previous post, I had the great fortune of sailing a modern day reconstruction of an actual danish viking ship! Between the facial hair and the longship, I am pretty close to going full…
Amusement parks are fun, happy places. Disneyland is a fun, happy place. It is actually regarded as “The Happiest Place On Earth” (or so the slogan goes). Other sources disagree (See Here) and contend that Denmark—the world’s happiest country—is actually the happiest place on earth. Given all of this information, shouldn’t visiting an amusement park (a fun, happy place)…
If you asked me to describe my first impressions of Copenhagen & DIS in one word, then I would answer with SUAVE. Wait Matt, what do you mean?—excellent question! Simply put, the Danes don’t just have class, they are class. Allow me to list off a few reasons why the Danes are some of the classiest folks on the…
As I eagerly await the days remaining until my departure for Copenhagen, Denmark, I could not be more excited to embark upon my semester studying abroad! You may be wondering “Why Denmark?”. What an excellent inquiry! To explain my reasoning I’ll provide both a short and a long explanation (some people like faster answers than others!): The short answer?—why not?…
Chasing Copenhagen: The Saga Unfolds 