To refugee or not to refugee, that is the question
Today I wanted to open up the floor to a close personal friend of mine and fellow expat, Michelle Exarhos. Michelle was born and raised in the United States but is, in fact, half Danish. Here she...
View ArticleDO IT FOR MOM (Do it for Denmark)
It’s highly unlikely that you’ve missed this one, but if you’re reading this from outside Denmark then you might want to read on. This is the new tagline for a funny commercial that came out recently...
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Knitting is getting popular in Denmark
Riiiiing, riiiiiing, biiip, biiip, buuuuz. No matter where we are, we can hear these sounds from either our own device or other people’s phones, smart watches and tablets. What is the latest news? How...
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Danish Imports: The Psychologist and her son
Due to some technical issues we’re running a little behind here, so let’s get back on track with our Danish Imports exhibition from last year’s photo exhibition. Today we take a look at the life of...
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The Green Side of Denmark
Since the Kyoto agreement in 1992 the well-being of planet Earth has been a world wide topic on the political agenda. It is especially global warming which has been appointed as a threat towards planet...
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Everybody Loves Denmark? including Hillary Clinton
It is amazing that yes, we the people of the happiest place on Earth, are being thrown around in the United States presidential election…. Hillary says she loves Denmark but hey, no socialism in the...
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Internet connection and speed in Denmark
Normally when countries attract entrepreneurs and international companies, it has been through the development of strong infrastructure. Throughout the 19th century the most important parameter in a...
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Why lambskin is fabulous
I studied at the danish university in Aarhus from 2010 to 2015. The five years meant living of the danish SU which is around 5.000 DKK a month. I lived in a studio apartment where I had my own room and...
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Danish Imports: The Neuropsychologist
Grasia Maria Banegas initially moved to Denmark from Honduras in Central America as a volunteer for MS (Action Aid Denmark), to join an educational program called Global Change, where she trained to...
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Danish Imports: The Freaks
“I won’t tell you the name I was born with, because what’s a name, anyway?” These are the words of wisdom from the polite, baratone vocals of the tattooed gentleman that is Enigma. Covered from head...
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Danish Imports: The Opera Singer
We’ve come to the end of our revisit to the Danish Imports exhibition, and today we’re finishing off with somebody who I’m very fond of. I hope you’ve enjoyed reading these interviews and the images...
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From Copenhagen to Crete
Why a late-November trip to the Greek island was just what the doctor ordered The first time I ever tried Greek cuisine – it was goat’s cheese I remember – I had a thumping headache. I was about...
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Copenhagen to Crete, Part Two: An Aggro-Blogging experience
Long Days and Pleasant Nights At a height of 848m above sea level, Father Andreas’ Shepherd’s Shelter – known locally as a Mitato -sits on the slopes of Crete’s highest point, Mount Ida. Getting there...
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Who you’ll meet at the ‘Julefrokost’?!
It’s been a while since I posted. More than a year actually. With all the work and school and everything I didn’t really had the spare time to post every once in a while. But I finally had some time...
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Og jeg cyklede hjem til københaven
The ‘nabe, Frederiksberg Med en “lånt” cykel jeg op fra min fætter Mortens lejlighed på Nordre Fasanvej og gjort den velkendte venstre på Mariendalsvej, der ville tage mig til Centrum. Øjebliket jeg...
View ArticleWhen travelling, I learned to appreciate these things about the Danish culture
Currently, I’m sitting in Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). I’ve travelled from Las Vegas this morning, where I’ve been for the last 8 days with my girlfriend. I’m heading to Tokyo for the next...
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”Las Vegas wasn’t build by winners”
I was only in Las Vegas for a single week, but that was enough time for me to make several ’realizations’- close to these famous light bulb moments. I’ve already written about some of the major...
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Fastelavn (Danish Carnival) is fast approaching!
If you’ve walked past the window of a Danish baker’s shop recently, then you’ll already know that Fastelavn is fast approaching… Because the first fastelavnsboller made their appearance just as soon as...
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