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Tur-retur: Episode 8 – Delighting in the Danish wind

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

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

Found in Translation #10 – “Let’s Talk about Week Sex, Baby….”

One year and one month into life in Denmark as a queer family from Scotland, translating as we go and finding ourselves in translation...

The Trust-Based Leader: Why Influence Starts with Relationships

Picture this. A leader steps into a meeting room, armed with data, deadlines, and a clear action plan. The team listens, nods, and takes notes....

Tur-retur: Episode 2 – Six surprising things I’d missed about Denmark

After living outside of Denmark for six years, I knew I’d be happy to return to a few things. The diversity of bakeries and...

From London to Denmark via Covid: A Mother’s Musings – Episode 5 – Great Danes

And before you wonder, no, not the howling, four-legged kind. I’m talking about the inventive, creative, entrepreneurial, athletic kind: the Great Danes who have...

The Little Viking Saga – Episode 2

In pursuit of play Moving to a completely new place often means leaving behind your village and a network you’ve spent years building. This was...

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