Hello all and welcome to the holiday season! It's been that way here in Denmark since November began - there's no Thanksgiving holding us back - and though I normally refuse to get pumped for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, I am loving having been in the holiday spirit here for many weeks! Christmas markets... Continue Reading →

Good morning to all from Denmark on this chilly (first frost on the ground and 25 degrees F) morning at 9am as I wait for my train to arrive and bring me into the city for classes (back to class after break - agh)! I've had a wonderful Thanksgiving week - though it sure wasn't... Continue Reading →

(*The following is a post made up of information I have gathered from news articles, readings, and class lectures. I cannot guarantee that the information is 100% correct, as I may have misunderstood or been unintentionally misled, but I am quite sure that it is mostly accurate. Please excuse any potential errors. After digesting all... Continue Reading →

We made it to Paris a-okay on Saturday afternoon. Despite my 6 years of French, I was a bit rusty and frankly overwhelmed when we arrived at the airport because the train running from the airport into Paris was down, so there was an alternative route we had to take (and figure out how to... Continue Reading →

Hello all! After Halloween, I traveled to London and Paris with one of my best friends from Dickinson, Lauren (who is studying in England this semester). We arrived in London late at night Thursday and left early Saturday morning, so we really only had one day - all of Friday - in London. However, I... Continue Reading →

As if I wasn't lucky enough already with the host family I got here, it turns out my host mom and sister are big fans of Halloween, which was amazing for me since Halloween is my second-favorite holiday (after Christmas)! I will always go hard and be festive for holidays; I had been listening to... Continue Reading →

For the second part of my trip to Italy, we traveled to Bologna, where Isabella is studying History and Political Science for the semester. She lives in a very nice apartment about a 25 minute walk from the city center. Bologna was much less touristy and more vibrant and authentic. The city was extra colorful... Continue Reading →

I am currently on my week-long break of Travel Week 2, during which I have free time to either relax or travel on my own. (I traveled to Iceland with my class on Travel Week 1.) For a long weekend this past weekend, I took a trip to Italy to visit my friend from Dickinson,... Continue Reading →

Last weekend, Lauren (one of my best friends from Dickinson, who is studying in Norwich, England this semester at the University of East Anglia) came to visit me in Copenhagen! We had a ton of fun together, spending the first night with the host family (playing cards with Gabriel, going to the beach with Miamaya,... Continue Reading →