Abroad Unfiltered

Last weekend my friend Abby and I headed to Edinburgh, Scotland for a fun weekend trip. Keep reading along to hear about our adventures! Friday 4/23: After our morning classes ended, Abby and I took the metro to the airport except on this day it was not an ordinary metro ride. To our surprise, the […]

When DIS recommended that we only bring one checked bag, a carry on, and backpack, I thought surely that would be impossible. However, while doing my packing for Copenhagen, I found that it was in fact possible. Keep in mind this isn’t possible for everyone but if you’re a minimalistic or on a budget its […]

This semester has been the first time I have to buy groceries and cook meals for myself. At my college back home, I was a on the meal plan so I didn’t have to cook for myself. At most my “cooking” would consist of making eggs at the dining hall egg bar or stir fry […]

The urban sociologist Ray Oldenberg describes a third place as somewhere between a first place (home) and a second place (work, or in our case school) where people meet and interact. It’s a place where people can put their worries aside, form relationships, and have a fun time.  Ever since I started kicking a ball […]

While Copenhagen has more than enough to offer, I have enjoyed getting to explore Denmark beyond the city center. Below, I have compiled some of my favorite day trips I have taken so far. As I continue exploring, I’ll be sure to update this list! 1. Møns Klint About 1.5-2 hours South of Copenhagen by […]

Welcome back everyone, I can’t believe it’s already been about two months in Copenhagen. Time is flying by! Last week, I had the week off for independent travel. To kick off the week, I went on a road-trip in Denmark on Saturday with some DIS friends to Forest Tower in Camp Adventure and Møns Klint.  […]

Hi everyone, Welcome back to my blog. It’s been a busy couple of  weeks for me. Hence, the reason why there’s been a delay in posting. Since the last blog post,  I traveled to Berlin with my core course (more on that to come later), traveled to Prague, joined a soccer club here in Copenhagen, […]

Hi everyone! About two weeks ago, we had Core Course week which is a 3 day short academic tour in a nearby country or Denmark and a 2 day seminar in Copenhagen with our Core Course class. My course Innovation and Entrepreneurship traveled to southern Sweden for the first three days and spent the last 2 […]

Hi again! Here’s a little recap of week 3 in Copenhagen (Jan 31-Feb 6) Highlights: Jan 31-Run along the Harbor On Monday I went for a run without  a specific route and ended up at the Copenhagen Harbour. It was so pretty here that the views definitely made me stop a couple times on my […]

Hej from Copenhagen! I can’t believe I have already been here for two weeks! It honestly feels like I have been here much longer. Here is a quick little recap from the past two weeks:  Highlights January 14th- Meeting my Roommate for the first time  My roommate  Emma and I had texted to get to […]