Choosing your housing at DIS Copenhagen is one of the most important decisions of your study abroad experience. From my perspective, where a DIS student lives really impacts the way in which they get to experience Denmark. When I was choosing my housing, I had a tough time deciding what I wanted my first choiceContinue reading “Why Choosing a Homestay was Right for Me”
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Long Study Tour to Kosovo
Every core course at DIS takes a week-long trip somewhere in Europe for more hands-on learning. For my Humanitarian Law & Armed Conflict core course, we ventured to Kosovo for five days. Kosovo is located in the Balkans (think Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, etc.) and is one of the newest nations in the world, gainingContinue reading “Long Study Tour to Kosovo”
Week Five: Getting to Know Home
Last week was full of exploring distant parts of Denmark. This week, I got many opportunities to explore life more fully in the place I’m calling home right now. On Saturday, my host mom, Veena, showed me some shops in a part of Copenhagen I hadn’t been to yet before going to her sister’s apartmentContinue reading “Week Five: Getting to Know Home”
Week Four: Core Course Week
Part of studying at DIS includes selecting a Core Course, a class students spend a significant amount of time traveling with. Every Core Course at DIS takes part in Core Course Week, which consists of traveling somewhere close by for three days and spending the other two days of the week going on field studiesContinue reading “Week Four: Core Course Week”
Week Three: Celebration and Grief
This week my host brother, William, turned 11 years old. Since I arrived in Denmark, I’ve been looking forward to celebrating his birthday so that I could learn more about Danish culture. I had been grilling him with questions about what presents he wanted, what cake we would eat, and who was invited. The dayContinue reading “Week Three: Celebration and Grief”
Viaje a Copenhague 