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Homestay Happiness

What is it like being in a homestay you ask? It is only the BEST thing ever! I want to tell you all about what it was like to truly have a home away from home. This is what stepping out on faith looks like and how something I was skeptical of, ended up beingContinue reading “Homestay Happiness”

My Hardest Blog Yet…

A little over a week ago, I woke up in Greve, made my eggs, biked to the train station, and arrived in the city to participate in my field studies for the day. That was pretty routine. I got home during dinner and joined my host family for burger night. I planned on packing whenContinue reading “My Hardest Blog Yet…”

Travel Week and Turmoil

Let me start by apologizing for the delay in bloggage, but in my defense, ya girl was on vacation and it was quite a crazy one at that! I am back though and ready to tell you all about my first independent travel week while abroad! The DIS Scandinavia program is really awesome when itContinue reading “Travel Week and Turmoil”

People of Copenhagen: Black History Month Edition

Happy Black History Month! For this edition of my ‘People of Copenhagen’ series, I wanted to highlight a local Dane from the black community and also talk a little about my experience living as an African-American woman here in Copenhagen. I hope this is an informative blog and also challenges you to broaden your thinkingContinue reading “People of Copenhagen: Black History Month Edition”

Inside Core Course Week

WOW! I have to start off with that because it is truly the one word I kept repeating the entire week during our Core Course Excursions! To say that this past week was one of the most incredible weeks of my life is an understatement! Core Course Week is where you and your core classContinue reading “Inside Core Course Week”

People of Copenhagen

Let me tell you about the people of Copenhagen. Now, I would like to disclaim that I am from Houston, Texas, so this is also coming from a southern perspective. However, I think that I have traveled enough to not be too bias in my view and some of my DIS peers have agreed withContinue reading “People of Copenhagen”

Living Like a Dane

Wow. One week in a new country truly feels like one month! I cannot believe it was just last Saturday that around thirteen hundred students from across the world all landed in Denmark to call it their home for the next four months. I am lucky to be one of those thirteen hundred! The nervesContinue reading “Living Like a Dane”

DIScovering Denmark

Meeting after meeting, advising after advising, orientation after orientation…until the day has finally come! Copenhagen, Denmark is calling my name and I could not be happier. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Gabrielle Darko and I attend Spelman College, the number one Historically Black College in the United States, located in Atlanta, Georgia.Continue reading “DIScovering Denmark”