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The Little Viking Saga – Episode 13 – A wheelie big...

Child in a helmet standing with a small blue bike on a grassy lawn beside a marina full of sailboats
Parenting & childcare

Tur-return: Episode 17 – Nudity is natural — and no big...

Woman in swimwear standing on a sandy path through green dune vegetation, looking out at the sea

When Integration Succeeds but Building a Career Remains Difficult

Found in Translation #11 – Velkommen Hjem!

Our family has been travelling a lot over the past month, which is one reason why I haven’t written a column recently! In February,...

The Little Viking Saga – Fool’s Spring – Episode 3

Fool’s Spring has made a brief but welcome appearance with its luring promise of sunshine and warmth. Morning birdsong hangs in the air with...

Being Danish – Episode 1: Finding my place in this newspaper – and helping you find yours in Denmark

Some of my earliest and fondest memories come from spending countless hours in my grandmother’s library, a space filled with thousands of books from...

Danish, Dinner and Deadlines: Juggling It All (And Still Not Fluent!)

Hands up if you’ve managed to juggle full-time working, full-time parenting, and—oh yes—mastered the Danish language??? If your hands have remained up, what’s your secret???...

Jeg Tog to Tog til Horsens

The Danish Railroad Company DSB (Danske Statsbaner) is the largest train operating company in Scandinavia, transporting more than 195 million passengers each year. This...

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