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Tur-retur: Episode 11 – Getting through the last half of Danish...

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The Little Viking Saga – Official Language Assessment (Episode 10)

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Why My American Family Marched for Greenland in Copenhagen

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Tarot cards and curses – Why Danes have turned from secular Christians to modern witches

I have two decks of tarot cards - one at home and one perpetually in whatever handbag I am leaving the house with. I...

Tur-retur: Episode 18 – A Love Letter to Learning Danish

When I first moved to Denmark ten years ago, I hit the language learning hard and fast. Within a couple weeks of getting a...

5 Ways to Fully Experience a Danish Fall

Fall is one of my favorite times of year. The long, lazy days of summer have transformed into shorter, chillier days. The air has...

AI is coming for the half of the middle manager’s job they do best

A while back I was on a call with a marketing mentor, Mike, who runs a coaching and consulting practice in the USA. We...

The Cultural Explorer’s Diary: Bring a Brick, Not a Cathedral – What Improv Can Teach You Outside the Classroom

I have been intrigued by improv since reading comedy legend Tina Fey’s memoir Bossypants. Fey writes: “Life is improvisation. All of those improv classes...

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