Laughs, Love, and Pasta: Sister Adventures in København and Italia
Ode to My Final Adventures in Copenhagen…It’s been a couple months since my adventurous semester abroad came to an end, but I would like to share with you those last memories. —————————— Oh dreadful and stressful week of finals…completed with a bam! Dierdra, my most spectacular younger sister, traveled to Copenhagen and arrived on the day of my last and final exam for DIS. My host mom and I greeted her bright and early at the airport, and we were pleasantly...
read moreA Hyggeligt Thanksgiving: Sharing Thanks with Friends and Host Family
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting extremely shorter. And I mean that literally. I get out of class at 5:30 pm some days, it’s practically pitch black. I walk around Copenhagen adoring the lights and festive air, and it feels like it’s about 9 pm…when it’s actually 4 pm. Let’s just say, I’ve been taking a lot of Vitamin D supplements for the lack of sunshine. But, despite this slightly gloomy and dark weather here in Copenhagen, the bright and cozy attitude makes up for...
read moreMr. and Mrs. Bailey Come to… København
It’s a funny feeling when you have visitors in a place in which you’re technically a visitor yourself. But, honestly, I felt like Copenhagen was “my city” when my parents came to visit me during my last travel break. Prior to making the tour de Copenhagen with me, they hopped around Ireland for a couple days, exploring its beautiful landscapes and ruined castles. They even had the opportunity to meet a real Irish sheep farmer and a couple “smarter than you’d expect” border collies. (As a side...
read moreLittle Miss Bri in Frankfurt and Paris (Pah-ree)
“We must go beyond textbooks, go out into the bypaths and untrodden depths of the wilderness and travel and explore and tell the world the glories of our journey.” -John Hope Franklin “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain Yeah these quotes sound wonderful, and I can attest to their accuracy! ...
read moreTEDxCopenhagen – Truly an Experience of Movement
I never thought I’d get the chance to say that I WORKED at an official TEDxCopenhagen event. But yesterday, I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity and honor to do so. I’m in this class called “Creative Industries” that explores the role of creativity in the experience economy. How can we generate a memorable experience for consumers? How does Starbucks make a simple place to buy coffee into a place where people want to hang out with friends, listen to music, and linger in the smell of freshly brewed...
read moreVikings, Handball, Trampolines!
It’s been so long since I’ve written anything because my life has been full of so many new adventures! …Some more academic than others, but interesting for sure… But, I pinky promise I will not wait so long to share them with you next time. So for now, bear with me and my proceeding novel. Let me break it down for you. 1. Short Study Tour to Northern Denmark (September 3-5) DIS is such a unique program in that the curriculum incorporates academic excursions to different areas of Europe. Last week, my core course...
read moreAnd All the Queen’s Horses
Class ended around 11:30 am yesterday, and I had time to kill until my final class at 3:30 pm. I decided to wander to the “Black Diamond” (also known as the Royal Library). On my way there, it began to rain, and of course I wasn’t prepared and was left without a raincoat or umbrella. (As a side note, I should probably always have some sort of rain gear with me at all times while in Denmark….you just never know when it might rain!) To avoid getting completely soaked, I took an alternative route through the vast...
read moreHappy Birthday Casper!
Yesterday morning I awoke to this beautiful breakfast display in honor of Casper’s birthday! Casper, my host brother, just turned twelve years old. Jesper, Birgette, Christina, and I tiptoed up the stairs to his sporty bedroom, and woke him up with a round of Happy Birthday (in English). While we enjoyed sweet Wienerbrød (Danish pastry) and freshly baked rolls with cheese, vegetables, or nutella, Casper opened a couple of his birthday gifts, excited to receive a ticket to a table tennis tournament, his favorite team’s...
read moreA First Impression: Where’s Waldo in København?
It’s been almost two days since arriving in Denmark, and I have experienced so much. First off, my flight from Knoxville to Newark and then to Toronto and finally Copenhagen (phew!) was an exhausting success. I left the US August 18 and landed in Copenhagen August 19, and sleep wasn’t really on the agenda, so although my body felt sluggish and sleepy, I was extremely excited to be in this new place. My host family met up with me at the Hilton Hotel at the airport (minus the daughter Christina because she was gone for a...
read moreWhat a lovely surprise: My Danish Family
Things have been super busy for me as I have prepared for the Dental Admissions Test (which I took yesterday and it was a success!), packed for my volunteer medical brigade to Honduras, and worked on finalizing everything for Denmark! I’m actually at the airport about to fly out to Honduras, spending that oh so lengthy layover posting my most recent and exciting news. Just a couple days ago, I received an email from my Danish mom, Birgette. She was so excited to describe the family: herself, her husband Jesper, and the kids,...
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