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Here you’ll find tips, memories, and moments from my semester abroad. Follow along as I explore Copenhagen and beyond!
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Berlin
One last weekend getaway! This time I headed to Germany to find some bratwurst and see how Glühwein measures up to Gløgg. My friend and I spent two days exploring museums, Christmas markets, and all of the history that Berlin has to offer. We visited the DDR Museum, the history museum, Checkpoint Charlie, and had…
Budapest
Ladies trippppp! A few months ago, a few of my friends and I found tickets to Budapest in November for something like 13 euros. DIS gives us a little break from class over the week of Thanksgiving, so we swapped turkey and stuffing for goulash and headed to Hungary! Soaking in the thermal baths definitely…
Milan
Quick weekend trip to Italy? Yes please! Not sure when I’m going to ever be able to say that again, so I bought some cheap RyanAir tickets, packed my carry on, and set out in search of gluten free pizza. And we found some! And tiramisu. And LOTS of gelato. Nothing goes with INCREDIBLE gluten…
Favorite Painting Spots
My watercolors always come with me wherever I travel, so I was super excited about the opportunity to take watercolor class at DIS this semester. It has been one of my favorite classes so far and a great way to see different parts of Copenhagen. We often spend part of our Monday afternoon class visiting…
Paris Study Tour Food Highlights
Here is the past week in food pictures from my Study Tour to Paris, where my Economics and Globalization Core Course spent five days. We learned lots about European Economics, but the food and coffee was so incredible that I thought it deserved a post to itself. Enjoy all of the French deliciousness 🙂 Ladurée…
Paris Study Tour
At DIS, every Core Course goes on a trip somewhere outside of Denmark for a week. My section of Globalization and European Economies got to go to Paris, where we spent five days exploring, walking (a LOT), learning how to navigate the metro, and eating super yummy food (see my blog on this trip’s food…
Pumpkin Carving
It’s definitely fall here in Copenhagen–the leaves outside our apartment window are yellow, everyone’s wearing scarves and trench coats, and each night the sun sets closer and closer to lunch. Fall always reminds me of home, so this week I’ve been feeling a little homesick for my family’s halloween traditions and pumpkin-flavored everything back in…
Paris
After warming up in Seville for the first few days of my study break, my boyfriend and I headed to France. It had been a while since I had practiced any French, but I did successfully get us out of the airport to the train, so I think all those years of French class finally…
Seville
For our week long study break, I packed up the few short-sleeve tops I brought with me and headed south. My boyfriend is studying abroad in Seville, Spain this semester, so I went to visit him there for 6 days. I had never been to Spain before, but its beautiful cathedrals, gardens, and sunny little…
Living in a Residential Community
I chose to live in a Residential Community for my housing option at DIS, and it has been one of the best parts of my experience here so far. Living in a Residential Community means that I live in apartment-style housing with other DIS students from schools in the U.S. There are residential communities in…
Day Trip to Møns Klint
You might not think that you can find steep white cliffs and blue water in Denmark, but you can! And they’re just a two hour drive from Copenhagen! Looking to explore outside of the city, three friends and I headed to Møns Klint, or the cliffs of Møns. We rented a car for the day…
Jutland & Aarhus Study Tour
This week everyone went on a short study tour with their core course within Denmark or a neighboring country for a few days. My section of Globalization and European Economies headed to Jutland and Aarhus, a city to the northwest of Copenhagen, for a total of 3 days and 2 nights. After a slightly painful…
A Walk Through Rosenborg
I got really into walking over quarantine, just like many other people looking for a way to get out of the house and escape online work/school. I realized how getting outside could totally turn my day and my mood around, especially when I spent so much time hunched over my laptop in my room. Making…
A Day in Malmö
Yesterday, several of my flatmates and I decided to spend our Saturday in Malmö, Sweden. It’s just a 45 minute train ride away, so went to explore and get lunch. Where I’m from in Colorado it takes 45 minutes just to drive to the next county, so it was crazy how we made it into…
Exploring the Neighborhood
I have spent the past few days catching up on sleep and getting to know the area around my flat, and I am loving living here already. Ten of us share an apartment located in beautiful Indre By, or ‘City Center’ close to Strøget, a long pedestrian mall with shops and restaurants. We are walking…
Arrival & Move In Tips
I’m here in Copenhagen! Here’s a quick overview of how I got here over the past 24 hours with some tips for travel: Friday 8/19 at 8:55 PM EST: Boarded my flight at Boston Logan International Airport. I flew Icelandair and checked two bags, one huge one and one smaller one. TIP: Check safety regulations…
Annie Abroad 