The first few weeks of the semester, I took part in the Roskilde Viking Museum Viking ship sailing. The first time I sailed on a 1913 Nordic fishing vessel reconstruction with my host grandfather and host cousin. Most of the viking ships that Roskilde has, have square sails that use a boom on top, this …
Category Archives: Weekend Fun
Cultural Events
On the 28th of September I got the change to go to a F.C. København match. It was awesome! Even though I couldn’t understand even close to a quarter of what was being said, it was great to be part of the atmosphere. DIS provided tickets and our seats were 10 rows back and on …
Stockholm
The lack of focus on women’s history has been a greater problem than the lack of sources.VasaMuseet Kvindnoord Exhibit Planning This weekend I spent Saturday in Stockholm. After my nine hours of classes on Friday, a group from my homestay-network left, by train, for a day in Stockholm. While planning this trip, the group that …
One week of explorations
This past week was full of different explorations throughout the city of København, filled with swimming, laughing, and learning. Last Saturday, the homestay network in Roskilde got together to go swimming in the harbor baths. With about the same temperature as Puget Sound ~50 F, I was a touch skeptical on how long I could …