I got lucky. One of my homestay network friends worked with a brewery in the US that partnered with a Danish Brewery. He got offered to tour the brewery and I got to go along with. Last Wednesday, we went up, taking an hour bus ride north to Gørløse to Dry & Bitter Brewing Company. …
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Reflections
One semester is completed at DIS and another one is about to start. I took a while off during my winter vacation to relax and travel with my family. First: reflection on the last semester. It was a blast! I remember being absolutely nervous coming into Europe with questions of: will I like my host …
Thanksgiving
To celebrate Thanksgiving in a country that doesn’t celebrate it with a family who hasn’t cooked for it as a guy who hasn’t cooked for it either, is an experience. I was late trying to get a turkey, so I guessed ham would have to do (I like ham better anyway). Now recipes… Just googled …
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 …
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 …
Roskilde
On Saturday I finally arrived in København and moved in with my host family living in Roskilde. I found it quite interesting that the rails I traveled on were all electric powered train lines that had an average speed of approximately 120 mph. Having done Amtrak’s Coast Starlight train from San Luis Obispo to Seattle, …
My year abroad in Europe 