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Video Interview – Student Job in Aalborg – Adrian

May. 22, 2013 by Aleksandra Goinska

Defining her own ‘Sound of Language’

May. 20, 2013 by Sparsh Sharma

Following the path to spiritual bliss

May. 19, 2013 by Sparsh Sharma

Focus on

Albrechtsen is an American journalist living in Denmark writing about the Danish Happiness phenomenon. Interestíng perspectives and comments from this Blog will be incorporated in her new book, Investigating Danish Happiness. Check out her new website www.happydenmark.com or email her on sharmiindenmark@gmail.com

Diane's Daily Denmark

Diane

Daily Denmark...living with those crazy Danes! Never serious, always informative. A Scot who fell in love with a Dane while working in Luxembourg. Permanently settled in Copenhagen and Mum to two little Vikings. I ♥ Denmark!

Street art & urban creativity

Nicolai Juhler

A lover of art and urbanity. With a great passion for creative use of the city. I am project manager of street art events, and Master student at History of Ideas. find me at facebook: http://www.facebook.com/nicolai.juhler

Copenhagen, the UN City

Lars Hormann

After 30 years in diplomacy with overseas postings in the United States, Nepal, Belgium and Austria, now international civil servant of the UN. In charge of overall planning for the UN City in Copenhagen. More than 28,000 square meters of offices for 1,200 UN staff members and a huge fully automated high bay warehouse taking almost 40,000 cubic meters of goods for development and emergency projects around the world.

Living and working in Denmark

Dagmar Fink

In my day job: software-engineer working at IBM Denmark / In my spare time: Leader of the Worktrotter-network. Author of the Worktrotter's Guide to Demark / My drivers: Innovation. What is not there, is just not there YET.

Denmark: An insider view from a student's perspective

Ankit Khandelwal

An Indian student studied master's in chemical and biochemical engineering and currently member of Youth Good Will Ambassador Corps Denmark. I am writing about some insights of Denmark from my perspective related to day to day life, education, food as well as sports. You are welcome to follow me on twitter @enlighting and ask any question you have. .

A view on Danish art

Amalie Valentin

Art History student from Copenhagen, now living in Aarhus. I have a passion for anything that's different and innovative when it comes to art, culture and music.

Fishing for Fashion

Stine Olsen

You are reading the blog of a 21 year old Danish girl, obsessed with fashion, interior design, music and life style in general. I’ve moved to Herning to study Fashion Design at TEKO and I’m enjoying every aspect of it. Besides that I love sunshine, photography, DIY-projects, being creative and in addition to that I get a lot of my inspiration from my everyday surroundings.Copyright © Stine Olsen. All rights reserved on photos taken by me.

Experiencing the Art

Julie Bogetoft

I am an Art History student, living and studying in Copenhagen. This blog will take you through my day to day thoughts on exhibitions, museums and cultural happenings in Copenhagen as well as the rest of Denmark. I wish to share my experiences with you and I hope for you to share yours with me.

CyclisticFrits

Frits Bredal

My name is Frits. I’m a cyclist and a journalist living in the City of Cyclists (cOPENhagen) where I work for the Danish Cyclists’ Federation. What else do you want to know about me? Am I crazy about bicycles? Of course, I am. I guess that makes me cyclistic.

Food of Life

foodoflife

Food, nutrition and health are what we are going to write about. We are two girls who are working on foodofLIFE.dk, a Danish website about nutrition and health research. We will bring you the latest science news spiced up with fun facts about food and Danish recipes.

Home is Where Your Heart is

Natalia

Atypical Mediterranean engaged to a Viking and learning the “ways of the north” in beautiful Aarhus. Amateur photographer, fairytale believer, biologist and closet sci-fi geek, among other things.

A Little Taste of Wild

Jennifer Lynch

A recent Irish import with a passion for all things wild. Living in Odense with my Danish boyfriend. The master plan is to improve my danish and find a nature-environment-conservation related job. When I'm not battling with soft d's I can be found digging in the garden, stalking birds in the woods or generally trying to get away from civilization into the wilderness.

Me-You-UCN

Aleksandra Goinska

Blog about studying and living in Denmark seen from international student eyes, always full of curiosities, pictures and informative videos that you, future student will not want to miss! I am an International Hopsitality Management Student from Poland, studying at UCN Aalborg - always interested in fashion, beuaty, animals, good food, travel, new cultures and places on earth. Do not forget to check www.meyouucn.blogspot.com :)

Food & Beverage CPH: Eat, Drink & Be Hyggelig

Antesa

By day, I work in IT Finance. By night, I eat, drink, and do everything I can to embrace the infamous hygge. A New York transplant arriving in Copenhagen in March 2011, I consider it my moral obligation to navigate, sometimes with reckless abandon, this amazing and ground-breaking foodie scene we've got here. And then? Well, obviously I'll write about it.

Eat Smart in Denmark

eatsmart

Carol Schroeder has an M.A. in Danish literature from the University of Wisconsin, and her daughter Katrina Schroeder is completing a degree in nutrition at Simmons College in Boston. Join them as they explore the delights of traditional Danish cooking and New Nordic cuisine for Eat Smart in Denmark, a culinary guide to be published by Ginkgo Press in the U.S. in 2013.

Stories from the Fairy-tale Land

Ani Movsisyan

I was born with a traveller’s suitcase in my hand. I am from Armenia, an ancient land of amazing beauty and big-hearted people. A few years ago a courageous Dane stole me over and after two weddings and two years of fabulous adventures in China and Germany, here we are settled in the fairy-tale country of Denmark. In September 2012 I am going back to the books and starting my Masters at DTU. Staying true to the travel spirit I work at Everplaces, where we build a tool for travellers. From my homebase in Copenhagen I am onto exploring the beautiful gems and curious traditions this land holds. To follow my adventures you can also check out my personal blog at http://movsisyan.dk/blog

Nothing Rotten in Denmark

Scott Larsen

Scott Larsen is an award-winning American journalist living on the West Coast of Canada. Since the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, he has covered the Danish communities for Den Danske Pioneer in Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Scott will be traveling to Denmark in September 2013 and hopes to connect with some local Danes.

Bike NYC Like a Copenhagener

Eric Blair-Joannou

A wannabe-Copenhagener-real-New Yorker's perspective on cycling culture in New York City and what the Big Apple can learn from spending time riding rapt over the bridges of the Danish capital. Biking across the harbors of King Christian IV may be just what the City's citizenry should experience in order to see that simply riding a bicycle is all the American metropolis needs to do to upgrade its stagnant transit system. Follow Eric on Twitter too @clintonledyard .

Postcard from Denmark

Barbara Brišová

I always wanted to study abroad but I was not ready for such a big decision in time I graduated at 6-year secondary grammar school in Martin, Slovakia so I decided to get some experience at Slovak university first. I finished my bachelor's degree in political science in Trnava in June 2012 and I am starting my new life in Denmark with a new study major Marketing Management at the Business Academy Aarhus. I am obsessed with writing, reading books, exercising from working out in fitness centre to yoga (I am also Piloxing instructor) and healthy cooking and I am pretty excited about doing all this things in my new home - Aarhus. You can join me on my personal blog postcardfromdenmark.posterous.com or on my FB page postcardfromdenmark where we can talk and get to know each other a little bit. I have also personal account on FB Barbara Brišová which I prefer to use it only for my closest friends, classmates etc. to keep it "personal" but you can always subscribe me and stay in touch with me this way. Thank you for your support it is really helping me to become better blogger. :)

Ezekiel Esbensen

I am a Dane, who has abrogated all claims to a Danish Mentality. I consider myself and everyone I meet Citizens of the 21st Century. I care about changes happening in our country, However Mainly about the way they are misbranded in the Medias’ Hyperreality.

DRAKKAR(t)

Maria Vittoria Ceschi

I'm an italian girl, studying Economics in Milan. And I'm getting the chance to spend three months in Copenhagen for an Internship program in a small company run by artists. That's why I decided to take advantage from this experience to explore Denmark and scribble something of my "discoveries" in my blog. Sharing my knowledge with the others will add value to my path but also to other's paths. This is the goal that I'm trying to reach, so just jump aboard on my DRAKKAR(t).

American Dream, Danish Dream

heidi

Emily i Danmark

Emily Merrick

After a six month exchange jaunt in Århus in 2011, I've made my way back on the arm of a gentleman and in the pursuit of hygge. In this city I fill my days riding around on a rusty bicycle, observing the seasons change and drinking an obscene amount of coffee. I enjoy taking photos, writing shy poems and telling lies to drunk men in bars. This blog is where I share our adventures and shenanigans as we drink, dance, eat and cycle through the streets Århus.

A flash of Denmark

camila

Brought together by faith - Camila and Andrea came to Denmark to share one great passion: getting to know other cultures! And yes, as good Brazilians, they talk a lot, laugh out loud, take millions of pictures and love to share this with everyone! That's where they came up with the idea of this blog! A place to share their views about Denmark with others who are also living here, Danes and expats alike! They hope to understand a little bit more about this country, its people, and culture through this photo project.

Corners of Denmark

polly

A Brit who has lived in Denmark for the past 15 years and is starting to appreciate the smaller, more low-profile sights the country has to offer.

Hilsen

fanny

Welcome to this “blog of thoughts” where a French lover of Scandinavia is sharing some insights, wonders and good tips about Denmark, and especially Aarhus City! Fanny is a 22 years old girl studying in Aarhus for six months as part of her Master’s degree in Journalism. She got the travel bug when she settled down for a while in Los Angeles, and since then she has never considered herself as a tourist again, trying to live as a true local wherever she unpacks her suitcases.

Aperture of a city

Matthew James Harrison

Award-winning British photojournalist Matthew James Harrison has over four years of professional experience working in the newspaper and magazine industry. He has provided images and articles for the BBC and MTV, and for many of the UK's national publications. Now living in Copenhagen, Matthew is working as a freelance photographer and has just started a new company, www.shootingcopenhagen.com- a series of workshops for amateur photographers. In his spare time Matthew is also a musician, a scuba-diving instructor, and runner.

The Lens Project

kait

Welcome to Linsen Projektet. Kait Bolongaro captures her Danish experiences through the lens of a camera. Peer into the life of a foreigner studying, traveling and working around Denmark. An Italian-Canadian journalist, Kait is settling in Denmark for one year to complete a Masters in Journalism.

Just Doing It

Halfdan Timm

Halfdan Timm is studying law at Aarhus University while working as student aid at a lawoffice. However, the majority of his time is spent on his two companies based on online projects. Expect a blog on being a young entrepreneur in Denmark and how to have both a full-time study, a job and two companies work out among other topics like self-improvement, sports and marketing - and remembering that there's more to life than books, beers & bits. Connect with me on Google Plus: +Halfdan Timm

Brunette in Denmark

daniela

Short and brunette migrant from sunny Italy. Can a person like this survive to Denmark? Daniela: an ugly duckling in Blonde&Tall-land, is trying to find the essence of “being Danish” and will write down her perplexities and discoveries about Danish culture and behaviours. Student of Journalism, she has found herself tied up to Aarhus, and moved again in this town to take a MA, after having lived in here 8 months in 2011. This time she looks to the city with the eyes of a citizen, but still feeling as a foreigner. Cause, she misses real pizza sometimes.

MY wonderful Copenhagen

Laurette Tribert

Hello everyone, my name is Laurette. I am French. I have had a passion for Copenhagen and Danish culture since summer 2008. I visited the city and literally fell in love with it. Curious about different lifestyles and always eager to meet new people , I enjoy being an expatriate in Copenhagen everyday. With this blog, I intend to share my perspective on the city, its inhabitants and give you an insight of Danish culture. I love Art, music, style, architecture and design. I support any cultural events or creative initiatives that make people gather and have fun all together. So that's what I will promote here!! I hope you'll enjoy MY wonderful Copenhagen.

A foreigner in Denmark

Sabina Buzoi

Undergraduate business student at Copenhagen Business School. Formerly Romanian. Travelling and literature enthusiast. This blog represents my recent adventures in a newly discovered environment.

Flutterby

Cherry

“Just living is not enough. One must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower,” said Hans Christian Andersen’s butterfly. Welcome to “Flutterby”, the travelogue of a 20 something writer-editor from Hong Kong, revisiting all things bright and beautiful through written words.

Land of Opportunity

Sarah Davis

A Londoner who is 3/4 Danish and studied at Aarhus University. A little bit of an outsider, a little bit of a native, join me in my quest to find a good supply of sild in England and keep my grasp of Danish culture fresh. Expect writing about fashion, culture and good places to eat and drink in Denmark. To find out more about my other writing, visit Land of Opportunity www.opportunity-land.blogspot.co.uk or find me on Twitter @SarahMKD

Instant Karma

Sparsh Sharma

Sparsh is an MBA student at Aarhus University. An electrical engineer with a passion for writing, he has an extensive experience in the field of journalism and has also worked in the editorial departments of two of India's leading English dailies. A believer in Karma, Sparsh will write about his experiences as an international student in Denmark as also interview well-known literary figures, business heads, government officials and activists. Watch this space for more.

Archived blogs:

Music Cookies

Søren Mouridsen

Young man living in Copenhagen. With a passion for music.

Downsides Of Denmark

Peter Andreas

43-year-old ad man. Very disappointed with his country and people.

Jarl on Architecture

Jarl Engelbrecht Vindnæs

A blog about living and working as an architect in Copenhagen.

A pig called Liyuan

Li Yuan Wu

A Chinese student blogging about her life in Denmark

Jennys blog

Jenny Kjellbom

28-year-old Swede located in Copenhagen who just can't get enough of that Smørrebrød.

Mikael Colville-Andersen on Bicycle Culture

Mikael Colville-Andersen

A filmmaker and photographer who documents Copenhagen's bicycle culture from an anthropological point of view.

Malene on sustainability

Malene Freudendal-Pedersen

Malene Freudendal-Pedersen is working as an assistent professor at the Department of Environmental, Social and Spatial Change at Roskilde University (RUC), where she is a part of the research group Space, Place, Mobility and Urban Studies. Her main research interest are mobility and sustainability with special focus on everyday life and behaviour.

The Returnee

Pernille Bærendtsen

Passionate about Africa, open horizons, long-distance driving & loud music, photography, kelele, kahawa, kanga, African politicians, social media and activism.

Bichi Attack!

Tobias Wilner

Award and Grammy winner Tobias Wilner Bertram is an Danish-born vocalist, guitarist, producer, composer, songwriter, skateboarder, label owner, creater of Blue Foundation, Bichi and member of Ghost Society. Check his website: www.dpc-rec.dk

Damien on the Arctic Denmark

Damien Degeorges

Damien Degeorges from France writes about the Arctic Denmark, Greenland's development facing climate change.

Jen and Paul

Jennifer & Paul

Paul and Jen are a young couple from Austria who came to Denmark this summer.

Design is all around

Jesper Pagh

I am a designer devoted to sustainability, technology, experiences and human behavior.

Noha Abd Elmobdy

22 year-old with an egyptian background. I study mechanical engineering at the Technical Univesity of Denmark. I was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. My famliy and I moved to Egypt when I was 9 years old; and we've lived there for about 6 years. So we came back to Denmark when I was about 15 years old; so you could say that I kind of learned alot from both worlds. Gave me a good perspective...

Patrick Bay Damsted

I used to be obsessed with the future, now I am very happy exploring the present. I am 38 years old, have two daughters and is Head of New Thoughts at my own consultancy company Soulfish ApS. Here I work with Danish and International organizations and companies, developing and putting products and services to the market.

The Emperor's New Crib

Stephanie Bergeron Kinch

In 2006, two folks from two corners of the world met in Ithaca, NY. They started their life together in 2008 in a third corner: Lund, Sweden. Now they live in Copenhagen, Denmark with their daughter, Estelle. This is the rest of the story.

Copenhagen by bike

Kamilla Stoffregen

I am a Copenhagener reporting from the city’s busy bicycle lanes. My bike is made for riding, and I ride all over the place, jumping off at spots for practical reasons or to take in upper and underground city culture. Half my life I have cycled in this city. I do not wear a helmet and I have not fixed a single puncture but I know where it can be done with a smile. Follow me and you too will find out the best way to move around in Copenhagen is by bike, not because you can. Because you love it.

Integrate this

Shahar Silbershatz

I moved to Copenhagen from London in spring 2010 with my Danish partner, and found Denmark to be a fascinating place full of contradictions. In September I started sharing my impressions of Denmark in a blog on Berlingske Tidende (http://shahar.blogs.berlingske.dk) which later moved to Politiken (http://blog.politiken.dk/shahar). I try to use humour to explore Danish culture and the country's relationship with foreign professionals.

My Copenhagen

Renette Youssef

My Copenhagen is about my journey and the adventures I am experiencing whilst living in a new city. I am an Australian who moved to London seven years ago and fell in love with the city almost instantly. I loved exploring and discovering my now favourite places to eat, read, meet friends and spend time on my own. Now I am embarking on a new career which finds me in Copenhagen.

Cultural Perspective: A Year in Denmark

Winnon Brunson Jr

A Fulbright student from St. Louis, Missouri, USA taking Master's level courses in the Department of Public Health at the University of Copenhagen. I like to blog about Danish culture in general and just some of the differences between Danish and U.S. culture. I have another blog that you are more than welcome to check out: brunsonw.wordpress.com

Living with a Danish family

Madelein Oliveros

I am Madelein. A Venezuelan girl who fell in love with Denmark back in 2008 and decided to come back as an au pair to explore more about Denmark, its society, language and culture. I live with a Danish family, so everyday i learn a little bit about Danish families and how they live their everyday life, how they behave once they are at home and how they spend their leisure time.

Artistory

Stine Nørgaard Lykkebo

One metropolis + one Danish girl = a lot of perspectives on Danish culture and history. The metropolis is currently Paris. The Danish girl’s name is Stine. And the perspectives will be on art, design and fashion – always with a Danish and historical point of view... and maybe a little Parisian one.

DenmarkDanmark

Maja Hald

Let me introduce you to: the top of the pop, the fly in the soup, the shrimp in the shrimp cream crease, the lady of the gig: MAJA HALD. That’s me. I’m a young and naïve Dane, who is a big fan of a lot of things, among other pancakes and Mikael Simpson. I know how to fold a paper hat and the dance move “the worm”. I will use all my superpowers to paint a picture of my Denmark and I eagerly receive tips about interesting people, sites and events: hald.maja@gmail.com

Doodles on Danish screen

Madeline Stürup-Toft

Danish film then, now and in the future as seen through the eyes of a 27 year old Copenhagen'er with the lifephilosophy, that a person can never have too many visits to the cinema in a week.

Contemporary Copenhagen

Maja Laybourn

Student, mum, art-communicator and culture-craver. Born and raised in Copenhagen and has not lived outside the city apart from a brief stay in London (where I missed my bicycle, rye bread and the familiarity of never getting lost). Married to a Brit which is why i tell myself I have a broader perspective on what it means to be Danish.

Why i love Denmark

Petra Sjouwerman

Freelance journalist from the Netherlands and Scandinavian correspondent. I have been living in Denmark for 15 years and I feel quite at home here. But I am still sometimes astonished, amazed and bewildered by Danish traditions, customs and habits. Or frustrated because I feel homesick, lonely and rootless.

Stylesking

Linda Ghabain

Part time editor, part time model, full time fashion lover. Half Jordanian, a quarter Romanian and a quarter Hungarian, Linda grew up in Romania and Jordan, with her family spread across the globe. In 2009 she moved to Aarhus, Denmark to complete her education. Her inspiration comes from traveling, music, movies or photography - and of course from all you fabulous bloggers out there!" Copyright ©Linda Ghabain All rights reserved on photos taken by me.