16-21 August was Pride Week in Copenhagen. I’ve never been to any Pride events in Edmonton, and there weren’t any going on nearby where I lived in Germany, so I wanted to take advantage of living in a city and finally check out an event that I’d heard so many great things about. So on … More A Gay Old Time
It’s been just over a month since I moved to Denmark, and here I am wrapping up my summer in Germany. On my very last weekend back home, I insisted on something I’d been saying I’ll do ever since I moved to Germany. My family never made it a priority because for them it was … More Exploring Geroldseck
For years whenever I go to Germany, my mom and aunts have been saying, “We should go to Heidelberg.” Heidelberg is a university city about 150 km north of where my family lives. I’ve heard so many times about how beautiful it is and that it has one of the longest shopping streets in Germany. … More Holiday in Heidelberg
I wrote this post a few months ago, but with the Olympics just having come to an end I thought it would be a good time to finally share it. “Where are you from?” This has become one of my most dreaded questions. Naturally, considering how many people I meet through work and friends and … More Where Are You From?
I didn’t really appreciate Germany until I left it. And right now, when the sky is so grey in Copenhagen, I’m really missing it again – which is the perfect opportunity for me reminisce about some of the smaller highlights of my summer in Germany. One thing I was very excited about was the food. … More Summertime and the Living is Easy
After a last few adventures in Copenhagen with my mom, it was time to drive back to Germany. I felt pretty guilty that my mom had always driven me to Copenhagen, even when she came to see me, and always had to pay an exorbitant amount for the ferry. So this time I suggested we … More Roadtripping Home
By the beginning of May, I knew I was going to be heading to Germany a few weeks later. At the time, having not secured anything beyond my internship, I wasn’t sure whether I’d be going back to Copenhagen or not. Panicked, I reviewed my to-do list to find what I needed to do in … More Catching Up on the To-Do List
One of the trips I was most looking forward to in Denmark was to visit Kronborg Castle, the castle on which Hamlet‘s Elsinore Castle is based. Hamlet was one of the only texts we read in school that I actually enjoyed and would re-read. Granted, it’s been years since I was in high school and … More Something is Rotten in the State of Denmark
Honestly, I don’t know where the time goes. I’ve been in Germany for over a month (already?! Yeesh) and here I am, writing about spring in Copenhagen. The weekend after my mom left, it seemed tourist season officially began. I walked through the city on April 2 just trying to shop and could barely move … More Springtime in Copenhagen
Since I moved to Copenhagen, certain things about the city and its people have stood out to me. I don’t want to call them weird or odd, so perhaps “quirky” is the right term. I’m not going to pretend all Danes do this – I live in the country’s biggest city after all – and … More Quirky Observations About Copenhageners
