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5 Ways to Fully Experience a Danish Fall

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The Cultural Explorer’s Diary: Bring a Brick, Not a Cathedral –...

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Ira Sylvester and the Rise of Copenhagen’s English Comedy Scene!

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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...

“Small steps. Real connection”: Author and coach Mariola Kajkowska on how belonging really happens as an international

When you’re a newly arrived international, there’s a wealth of content out there on how to belong in your new country. LinkedIn posts, articles,...

Happy With Denmark, Not Happy In Denmark

A new book by a former Danish diplomat and a Moldovan-born cultural analyst argues that the hardest part of moving here has almost nothing...

Why Denmark Became Europe’s Go-To Wedding Destination

Copenhagen has long been dubbed “Europe's Las Vegas”, with thousands of internationals tying the knot in the city every year. But experts think the...

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...