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On Wednesdays, when I’m not volunteering at ØsterGRO or Studenterhuset, you can find me with my various courses on field studies throughout Copenhagen. These may look like connecting with local policy makers, businesses, farmers and makers, think tanks, and beyond. These have brought to life my studies this semester by taking learning outside of four […]
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Travel week! Hamburg _ I rolled in on a FLIX Bus around 5:04 am in the darkness and headed immediately for the Sunday morning fischmarkt. The air was brisk and my toes numb. Men yelled with rich German accent over crowds of passersby, selling carefully piled baskets of fruit and sandwiches stuffed full of fresh […]
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the most noteworthy To meet and think and experience… Visit the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art for an afternoon (about an hour trip to Humlebæk, explore the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek sculpture collection (on Tuesdays it’s free admission), or take part in a tour at the Cisterns in Søndermarken (free tour on the second Sunday every […]
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This past week was the long-anticipated study tour to Milan, Modena, and Bologna, Italy with my Sustainable Food: Production & Consumption core course. Also while in Milan, we visited Cascina Cuccagna in the heart of the city; home to a restaurant on the Michelin Guide, community garden space, and market of local artisans. I was […]
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Today is Sunday, and core course week has officially come to an end. It’s been a wild one, and definitely the highlight of my time thus far in Denmark. The week started on Monday morning with a lecture from Mads Frederik Fischer-Møller, from the Nordic Food Lab, before we headed off to a visit at […]
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The following stories are the cringe-worthy, comical, and goosebump moments of my third week in Copenhagen. Because transitioning to life abroad is not as picturesque and manicured as the pictures might portray One: Startled out of day-dreaming So there I was. I was just laying in the grass, eyes closed and mind fully absorbed by […]
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Finding my rhythm Today is Thursday and is also my first day of my core course. My excitement is difficult to contain. Starting my day in Værløse begins with two over easy eggs on some carrot bread and an apple. The day begins early in my new home, Hallie and Anne and Kjarten are all […]
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