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Innovative Entrepreneurship: Martina Lokajova’s Path from Czechia to Denmark

14/06/2024

The Danish Chapter of My Life: A Little Piece of Home...

29/10/2026

A smiling woman in a navy and silver Indian dress sits on the floor in front of tall Durga Puja idols of Goddess Durga, Ganesha and other deities, set up in a sports hall.

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04/11/2023

The Danish Chapter of My Life: A Little Piece of Home in My Danish Life

Back home in India, October meant the blooming of white flowers known as Kash. And with that always came the message of one of...

Tur-retur: Episode 19 – The delightful un-creepiness of Danish cemeteries

Where I grew up in Canada, plastic headstones with bad puns like RIP Anita Nubody or Barry M. Deep are classic Halloween decor. Sometimes...

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...

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